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Three years after legalization, what’s the state of the cannabis industry in Canada?

The Cannigma

In 2018 Canada legalized recreational cannabis use, becoming the first G7 country to do so and only the second country after Uruguay, which legalized cannabis in 2013. Canadian law also includes packaging and labelling requirements , mainly meant to keep cannabis and cannabis products from getting into the hands of children.

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

Cannabis Law Report

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

Canna Law Blog

In addition, many states opt to err on the side of really robust regulation (mainly to satisfy the rescinded 2013 Cole Memo), which tends to spill into over-regulation in certain contexts such as advertising, marketing, quality assurance testing, and packaging and labeling. Fraudsters also help to keep cannabis in the wild, wild west.

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Tax Court’s decision in Harborside A Big Challenge For CA Cannabis Dispensaries

Cannabis Law Report

Steve DeAngelo, Harborside’s co-founder and Chairman Emeritus, also commented, “Harborside’s policy towards the federal government has always been to exhaust all reasonable available legal options to pursue justice. That policy has been validated by the Tax Court’s downward adjustment of PMACC’s liability.

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Article: Seeding the future of the British hemp industry

Cannabis Law Report

The BHA believe that these three policy changes would enable the UK to become the hemp hub of Europe. Due to the removal of the processing subsidy as part of the EU CAP in 2013, and the above political barriers to growth, hemp has received little to no industrial interest or funding. A healthy dose of THC means a healthier plant.

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Just Published: European drug report 2019: trends and developments – including detailed analysis of cannabis issues, trends & issues

Cannabis Law Report

The EDR package also includes 30 Country Drug Reports, which provide an overview of the current situation for all countries participating in the EU drug information network. Next year will see the final evaluation of the current EU drugs strategy (2013-20).

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What types of marijuana make you sneeze?

SpeedWeed

For example, before pre-packaged cannabis, we would fill the jars from our bulk stock and every time I touched Dutch Treat my arms would welt up.”. Ellen Holland is an Oakland-based journalist who has written about cannabis since 2013. A Guide to Cannabis Allergies and Symptoms. View Ellen Holland’s articles.