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US Hemp Roundtable: Latest State Alerts

Cannabis Law Report

As FDA continues to drag its feet on regulating hemp-derived CBD, state legislatures are filling the vacuum with their own measures to provide access to safe and legal CBD products. To date, bureaucrats in Maine have misread state law to prohibit CBD products that were derived from out-of-state hemp. State Alert: Kentucky.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

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Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of medical marijuana access. AL resident? OK resident? Pennsylvania.

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Article: Seeding the future of the British hemp industry

Cannabis Law Report

Open Access Govt write. Rebekah Shaman, Managing Director at British Hemp Alliance takes a close look at the future of the British hemp industry in this article. It is comprised of NGO’s, farmers, businesses, environmental organisations and individuals who want to support progressive changes in hemp legislation.

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Costa Rica: Will He Won’t He? President Alvarado Sitting On Cannabis Bill

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Today Reports. Costa Rica’s president said he is studying a bill that would legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp, giving no clear indication if he will sign the measure into law or not. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and the Ministry of Health would jointly oversee the hemp and medical cannabis sectors.

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UK: A blueprint for the UK Cannabis Industry

Cannabis Law Report

The UK All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cannabidiol (CBD) Products has published ‘A Plan for a Legal and Regulated UK Hemp and Cannabis Sector’. billion in annual tax revenue, and environmental and agricultural benefits aimed at meeting carbon neutrality commitments by 2050. These include an estimated 594,000+ jobs, £5.5

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Constitutionality of Cannabis: Federal Lawsuit Against DEA, DOJ Proceeds

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit include a 12-year-old epilepsy patient, an 8-year-old Leigh’s syndrome patient, an Iraq war veteran and sufferer of post-traumatic stress disorder, a former NFL player who heads a hemp company hawking sports performance products and a non-profit that helps minorities get ahead in the legal cannabis market.

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California Marijuana Lawyers Watch Local Elections for New Regulations

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

California marijuana business lawyers and economic experts mostly concur that communities outright refusing cannabis industry access are likely to be at an economic disadvantage, though the extent isn’t yet clear. Call us at 714-937-2050. One of the biggest compromises was to allow local control.