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How Successful is B.C.’s Community Safety Unit? 

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’s Community Safety Unit (CSU)? ’s Community Safety Unit is a British Columbia law enforcement agency. .’s ’s Community Safety Unit is a British Columbia law enforcement agency. ’s Community Safety Unit? How many actions have they taken against cannabis shops? What is the CSU?

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Public Safety Canada: Announcement On Enforcement of Illegal Cannabis

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The Cannabis Act , which sets out the legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis across Canada, came into force on October 17, 2018. Health Canada (HC) has reported that there were about 100 dispensaries known to be operating on reserves across Canada, as of April 2019. Next Steps.

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California Cannabis Industry Has Provided $2.8 Billion in Tax Revenue Since 2018

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Since the state launched its first adult-use sales in January 2018, the cannabis industry has provided a total program revenue of $2.8 billion in total program revenue since adult-use sales launched in 2018 was mostly derived from nearly $11.7 Billion in Tax Revenue Since 2018 appeared first on SpeedWeed. Bringing in $40.4

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Oregon Cannabis: 2019 Legislative Session Update

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Back on March 1, I ran through a legislative forecast and report for Oregon cannabis in 2019. As we move into the home stretch of the 2019 session, each issue has been bandied about: some are close to passage and others have died. This means no cannabis lounges and probably no temporary event permits or tours in 2019.

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Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to State’s Ban on Smokable Hemp Production

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The state law at issue, passed in 2019, prohibits the manufacture of hemp meant to be smoked. It followed the passage of the federal 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp nationwide. After the companies won at district court, the agency appealed and the state’s highest civil court agreed to hear oral arguments on March 22.

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US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: “Crash rates jump in wake of marijuana legalization, new studies show”

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Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. THE REPORT.

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Oregon Cannabis: 2019 Legislative Forecast and Report

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At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Some of these laws will arise out of necessity (such as to accommodate the 2018 Farm Bill ). Oregon’s New 2018 Cannabis Laws. It needs to get done.