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Germany is now producing state sponsored medical cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis Agency (Cannabisagentur) was founded in 2017 by BfArM with its headquarters in Bonn and is responsible for the controlled cultivation, harvest, processing, quality testing, storage, packaging and distribution of medical cannabis plants. They also do quality control, following the agricultural laws of Germany.

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Article: Seeding the future of the British hemp industry

Cannabis Law Report

The UK is lagging behind many countries who recognise hemp as an agricultural crop, which can provide thousands of sustainable products from its flowers, leaves, stalk, roots and seeds. Hemp fibre from its stalk is stronger than steel and can be processed into building materials, textiles, cars, engines, ropes, paper, and packaging.

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Article: Willie Nelson Takes On Corporate Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

The most visible contender in this contest is probably the company Privateer Holdings , which was founded by three Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, one of whom had never smoked pot in his life but who somehow managed to persuade Bob Marley’s family to license his name and image to their packaging.

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Article: Frost Brown Todd – Now is the Time to Plan IP Strategies for Industrial Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

In more recent years, Congress passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow licensed research programs for the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp to be administered by either state departments of agriculture or universities in states where such activity is legal. In 2013, the U.S.

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Delta-8 pirates are scamming consumers and legit brands—and the feds don’t care

SpeedWeed

Two of the three products turned out to be brandless packages of supposed delta-8 products, with no indication of where they came from. He recognized a small sticker slapped onto the package of supposedly delta-8 THC-infused Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. . When Sam Slosburg saw the photo, he was shocked. It was his own company’s logo. .

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Lithuania’s Hemp Growers Say New Rules A Missed Opportunity

Cannabis Law Report

However, the liberal-conservative government has so far failed to pass a set of sub-laws to the revised version of the 2013 law that comes into effect on November 1, which are required to boost the production and sale of fibre hemp-based foods, cosmetics, pet food and other products in the country.

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Model Cannabis Brands with Business Lessons to Teach

Otherside Farms

Their SENTRI track and trace system uses the lot number located on the package to trace the origin of your cannabis from source to market, all the way back to the mother plant. The company was founded in 2013, which makes it one of Arizona’s flagship cannabis companies. What makes K.I.N.D. Apothecanna. That’s because it is.