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Behind the Buds: Examining Job Conditions in the Cannabis Cultivation Industry

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cannabis cultivation industry. This marked a somber milestone: the first known asthma-related death in the nation’s cannabis production sector. It demonstrates the urgent need for increased awareness and safety measures to protect workers in this evolving field. Her role involved areas where cannabis was ground.

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Illinois Hemp regulation battle continues

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Lightford , Senate Bill 3926 , which the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CannabizIL) presented at a press conference yesterday, sets forth provisions concerning applications, licensure, marketing, sales, labeling, transportation, testing, penalties, and emergency rulemaking by the Department of Agriculture. Kimberly A.

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The Week in Weed: April 21, 2023

The Blunt Truth

Back in the US, there are five (count ’em *five*) federal bills dealing with cannabis. GERMANY Enacting cannabis legalization is never smooth sailing, it seems. The scaled down version would allow the creation of cannabis clubs, non-profits that would be permitted to cultivate and distribute marijuana to its members.

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Should the Cannabis Industry Be Concerned About Endotoxins?

Medicinal Genomics

Employees in cannabis production facilities are exposed to large quantities of ground product, which may trigger asthma, allergic rhinitis, and urticaria. In November 2023, the CDC reported a fatal occupational asthma attack suffered by an employee at a Massachusetts cannabis production facility. This piqued our interest.

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Medical Cannabis Production and Cultivation Now Allowed in France

Veriheal

France has officially permitted medical cannabis production and cultivation. France’s Medical Cannabis Decree to be Overseen by ANSM. Prior to the decree’s publication, France had already been busy importing cannabis products for its medical cannabis pilot program.

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The Week in Weed: November 4, 2022

The Blunt Truth

This week, we start off in Nevada, where a judge determined that marijuana should no longer appear on the state’s Schedule I, and where a lot of people would like to open cannabis lounges. Then we travel to Mississippi, where medical marijuana sales will begin in January 2023. NEVADA RESCHEDULING. MISSISSIPPI.

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Cannabis Recall Issued by Oregon Regulatory Commission for Arsenic

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In June 2023, the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission recalled a batch of cannabis after finding it to be tainted with mold and heavy metals such as arsenic. The cannabis in question was a batch of Blueberry Muffins cultivated by Bend Cannabis Company.