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California Addresses 90% of Cannabis Cases in Expungement Efforts

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Seven years after California voters passed Proposition 64 in 2016, successfully legalizing marijuana possession, cultivation, and sales, the courts are finally nearly finished relieving all qualifying cannabis cases. The post California Addresses 90% of Cannabis Cases in Expungement Efforts appeared first on NORML.

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Court: DEA Must Explain Its Failure to Act Upon Pending Marijuana Cultivation Applications

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A federal court has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to respond to a lawsuit charging the agency with failing to move forward with a 2016 policy to expand the total number of federally licensed marijuana cultivators. On July 29, the Appellate Court ordered to provide a written response to the filing with 30 days.

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DEA Promises Progress on Federal Cultivation Applications, But Provides No Timetable for Action

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The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has once again pledged to take action to better facilitate clinical cannabis research. In 2016, the DEA similarly announced the adoption of new rules to expand to supply of research-grade cannabis, but failed to take any further action.

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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

A federal court on Friday denied a petition for a writ of mandamus that sought to order the US Drug Enforcement Administration to begin licensing private entities that wish to cultivate cannabis. The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials.

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

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Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% When it comes to hemp—and the world of cannabis in general—frequent and chaotic changes are the name of the game. In July 2016 Hawaii Gov. or less THC. Although the U.S. The Future of Hemp in Hawaii.

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CA: Sonoma County supervisor wants ‘review’ of cannabis cultivation tax

Cannabis Law Report

Following a local industry stir prompted by the state’s threat to raise cannabis cultivation taxes, Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore requested late Tuesday to revisit the tax on pot growers at a future board meeting. They’re also asking the county to eliminate or suspend its local cultivation tax for three years.

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North Macedonia expects cannabis cultivation to boost GDP by €250mn a year

Cannabis Law Report

North Macedonia’s government expects the cannabis cultivation business, which Prime Minister Zoran Zaev says is “very profitable”, to create more jobs and to boost the country’s GDP by an estimated €250mn annually. Previously, while the use of medical cannabis had been legalised, the law did not allow exports of cannabis flowers.