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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

What’s more, synthesized Delta-9 THC is present in many of these products, despite being prohibited in both California’s cannabis and hemp programs. It was crafted to provide accountability and transparency throughout the supply chain with lab testing, track-and-trace programs and tax collection mandated.

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Red Light, Green Light for European Cannabis: Germany Goes to the Polls; Switzerland Eyes Pole Position on Cannabis Reform

Canna Law Blog

In this scenario, pilot programs for cannabis commerce might halt, but full repeal appears improbable. The proposal still has a long way to go, but it builds on pilot programs launched in 2023 that study legalization effects in specific Cantons. Non-smokable alternatives and low-THC product requirements.

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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

IDFPR cites the explosive growth by stating that 82 new dispensaries open for business in the last year, the single-largest expansion of cannabis dispensaries since the program first started with the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (CRTA) in 2014.

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Thailand’s Cannabis Crisis: Could Asia’s Pioneering Cannabis Experiment Go Up in Smoke Amid Political Meltdown?

Canna Law Blog

The coalition that couldn’t hold After the 2023 election, the anti-cannabis Move Forward Party won the most votes but couldn’t form a government. In the Bhumjaithai Party’s absence, the prohibitionist leadership is already moving to scale back access in favor of a restrictive medical-only program.

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New Insights into Hop Latent Viroid and Hemp

Medicinal Genomics

However, surprisingly her teams most recent field studies (2022-2023) found no HLVd. Nachappa shared that in 2021 he team found HLVd in the Colorado hemp fields, and since then nearly every hemp-growing state in the U.S. and in Canada has reported the presence of HLVd.

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Miami Cannabis Doctor Explains Florida Medical Marijuana Laws for Patients

LifeCannMD

Let me clear up the confusion and give you the straight facts about our state’s medical cannabis program. Here in miami cannabis clinics, I see patients who are often surprised by how much the laws have expanded since the program began. We can help patients with everything from edibles to flower to vapes. That’s it.

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Oregon Cracks Down on THC Inflation and Testing Labs

Canna Law Blog

The notices center on alleged THC inflation, and extend back to instances identified in 2023. In 2016, the OLCC program launched, with more testing rules and more enforcement authority, at which point a serious testing bottleneck ensued. In 2023, we also got House Bill 2931 , which creates a state-run cannabis reference lab.

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