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Article: Uruguayan Legalization, Nothing To See Here, The Sky Didn’t Fall In, “Gangs of Zombies” Nowhere To Be Seen!

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Milton Romani, the ex-secretary general of the National Drug Board, the government agency tasked with implementing Uruguay’s drug policies, said several myths hovered over the law regulating cannabis sales, which then-President Jose Mujica signed in December 2013 as an anti-drug trafficking measure.

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Top Five Drags on the Cannabis Industry

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Volatile Access to Banking. Lack of access to banking in the industry is the current norm, and it ultimately helps keep cannabis in the shadows and out of reach of full legitimacy and transparency. Fraudsters also help to keep cannabis in the wild, wild west.

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Rep Heck: We’re late to implement the SAFE Banking Act. Read his press release, the draft bill & full meeting package

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FIRST CONGRESSIONAL HEARING HELD ON CANNABIS BANKING. Today the House Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held the first-ever congressional hearing on the issue of cannabis banking. . From Rep Heck’s Office. Feb 13, 2019 . Press Release. Washington, D.C. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07).

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Hollister Biosciences Inc. Announces strategic initiatives including a planned rebrand, executive and board updates

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The brand is being created to represent a focused vision towards becoming a leading house of brands with a mission to empower consumers with access and a variety of trusted cannabis packaged goods. She brings 20 years of experience in the financial industry, specifically 10 years in banking and underwriting. Additional Information.

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‘Make It Legal And Give Us Control’, Swiss Pharmacies Tell Government

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There is a note of caution, however, as Dora said she was not a fan of the “unrestricted liberalisation” policy implemented in some US states, and she would rather not see the coffee shop approach of Amsterdam brought to the land of alphorns and cheese. We must under no circumstances trivialise or propagate consumption,” she told local media.

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Overview: Cannabis Taxes & Accounting Workshop

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Tim Morland, Compliance & Policy Director, River Distribution Tim was previously Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, for the Board of Equalization. Tim was the Assembly Daily File Clerk from 2013–2014, and the Reading Clerk for the California State Assembly from 2009–2013. Round of applause for himl. Panelist?—?Well,