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Front Range Biosciences Announces International Technology Licensing Agreement with The Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics in Barcelona, Spain

Cannabis Law Report

The agreement builds on an existing partnership between the FRB, CRAG, and IRTA formed in 2019 to develop research tools for the genetic improvement of cannabis plants. Spain was one of the first European countries to decriminalize the personal use and cultivation of cannabis for self-consumption.

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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. In that post, I touched on six main issues: hemp, marijuana production limits, interstate sales, social consumption, local grow tax and off-work use. Social consumption. As predicted, this one failed yet again. Local Grow Tax.

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Greenlight Law Group Provide Commentary On Current Cannabis Bills In Front Of Oregon Legislature – February 2019

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For those engaged in the legal cannabis industry in Oregon, the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session is of the utmost importance and relevance. . Again, this proposal will attract even more cannabis tourism but will also facilitate safe and lawful consumption for tourists and residents alike. They write. SB 639 AND HB 2233.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

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In Congress this week Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with Representatives Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), introduced The Marijuana Justice Act of 2019, to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and incentivize states to end the racially disparate criminalization of marijuana consumers. AR resident? CO resident?

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Frost Brown Todd Update: The latest hemp laws state-by-state: September 2019

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Alabama passed legislation , which took effect in June 2019, expanding its definition of hemp and removing hemp from the definition of THC. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Agriculture published proposed rules that will require retailers selling hemp-derived CBD products to register with the Division. New Jersey.

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Oregon Cannabis: 2019 Legislative Forecast and Report

Canna Law Blog

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. And anything else would be either housekeeping or progressive new laws, like a social consumption framework, or protecting employees for off-work consumption.

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Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency Is Now Called “The Cannabis Regulatory Agency”

Cannabis Law Report

The change moves most hemp oversight from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency. The agriculture department will continue overseeing hemp cultivation.