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The Week in Weed: November 30, 2018

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news this week, at least on the federal level, is that hemp legalization appears to be coming sooner rather than later. Remember, Massachusetts voters opted to legalize cannabis in 2016. Times have changed!

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. In 2018, Epidolex became the first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription medicine to receive FDA approval. What marijuana products are allowed in Japan? Shutterstock).

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California’s Cannabis Advisory Committee Annual Report For 2018 Now Published

Cannabis Law Report

I n 1996, California was the frst state in the union to legalize the use of medical cannabis under Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act. Per legislative mandate, on January 1, 2018, the state began issuing licenses for commercial cannabis activity. Here’s the Executive Summary.

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The Perils of Cannabis Transport Without Legal Advisement

Cannabis Law Report

The Perils of Cannabis Transport Without Legal Advisement. As such, transportation and logistics are paramount topics. In any event, at its basic level, the transport of how much cannabis an individual may or may not possess is governed at the state level under the applicable criminal/cannabis code legislative sections.

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FREE Webinar February 21: West Coast Hemp CBD

Canna Law Blog

In December 2018, Congress passed the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (better known as the “ Farm Bill ”). Among other things, the passage of the bill removed industrial hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing legal production of the crop. Please register for the event here !

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

The Cannigma

For more than three years, Canada has had the sort of nationwide legal cannabis that people in the US can still only dream of. But where do things stand in the Canadian cannabis world in 2021, and how has the customer experience changed in the Great White North three years after legalization? Canada: a global cannabis trailblazer.

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Illinois: Impact of marijuana legalization important lesson for employers

Cannabis Law Report

The road to Illinois becoming the 11th state in the country along with the District of Columbia to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis was a long and winding one. The complexities of this issue were discussed at length at a recent B-Sharp at Breakfast event. The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin reports.