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Canada: Ottawa has lost control of veterans’ medical cannabis program, audit finds

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Ottawa has lost control of veterans’ medical marijuana program, audit finds. April 2022. Collection of data and trends to inform policy. And that number is expected to grow to $200 million this year and $300 million by 2025-26. Read full report. Audit of Health Care Benefits – Cannabis For Medical Purposes.

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A Look Back at California Cannabis in 2022

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The year 2022 was a busy one for the California cannabis industry, with everything from tax reform to the beginning of enforcement. A few things happened in 2022 that indicate the agencies may be changing their approach. Under state law, CDTFA collected both a cultivation tax and an excise tax. California hints at enforcement?

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Applications open for Minnesota’s Industrial Hemp Program

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9—Online applications are now open for anyone wishing to grow or process hemp in Minnesota in 2022. Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2022, and a license is good for the 2022 calendar year. There are several changes to the 2022 program. The application can be found on the MDA website at www.mda.state.mn.us/industrialhemp.

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Alert: Governor Gavin Newsom signs legislation implementing the 2022-23 state budget, including trailer bill focusing on measures to bring tax relief to the cannabis industry

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The cannabis tax reform trailer bill will: Indefinitely suspend the cannabis cultivation tax effective July 1, 2022. The cannabis tax reform trailer bill will: Indefinitely suspend the cannabis cultivation tax effective July 1, 2022. Allow eligible equity retailers to keep a percentage of the excise tax they collect.

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

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Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. of the population enrolled.

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OHA Survey Results Show Significant Interest in Coming Psilocybin Program

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On February 28, 2022, the Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS), a new section within the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), released results from a community interest survey concerning Oregon’s still-developing psilocybin program. The survey opened on January 7, 2022, and closed on February 6, 2022, receiving 4,421 total responses.

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Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Program Could Be Delayed

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With the company’s previously announced acquisition of OhiGrow, LLC, one of 34 licensed cultivators in Ohio, and Ohio Green Grow LLC (collectively, “OhiGrow”), Jushi expects to start its first cannabis plants this month at the OhiGrow facility in Toledo, Ohio. ” View original article.