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Hemp-based insulation firm secures Scottish National Investment Bank funding

Cannabis Law Report

IndiBreathe, an insulation material produced by sustainable construction materials business IndiNature, uses natural fibre made with UK-grown hemp. The Bank’s patient capital can help the company to achieve its growth aspirations, with positive economic and environmental benefits for Scotland as a result.” tonnes CO2.

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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. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

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

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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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Constitutionality of Cannabis: Federal Lawsuit Against DEA, DOJ Proceeds

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

As our Los Angeles marijuana patient attorneys can explain, the crux of the argument by plaintiffs of the claim, first filed in 2017, is that the designation ignores the merits of the drug for medicinal purposes. He further argued that an extensive delay would result in irreversible harm to the patients, particularly the children.

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California Closer to Allowing Food Containing CBD

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

This didn’t entirely green-light CBD for use in food products, but the amendments might eventually open the doors to the manufacture of such products, if they contain hemp-derived CBD (as opposed to cannabis-derived CBD) and are licensed within the cannabis chain. Call us at 714-937-2050.

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Investment Interest in California CBD Companies is Rising

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

This bill essentially relaxed restrictions, allowing licensed cannabis growers to produce hemp on an industrial scale, without fear of prosecution. It also relaxed restrictions around selling hemp-derived products interstate. but hemp is defined as the plant, or any part of the plant containing a THC concentration of no more than 0.3

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California Cannabis Growers at Pains as License Renewals Drag

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

The Los Angeles CANNABIS LAW Group represents growers dispensaries, ancillary companies, patients and those facing criminal marijuana charges. Call us at 714-937-2050. Our Los Angeles cannabis business licensing lawyers can help answer any questions you may have. Additional Resources: California Department of Food and Agriculture.