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Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) and Canadian Health Food Association (CHTA) Publish White Paper

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See the White Paper below. The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) and Canadian Health Food Association (CHTA) distributed the attached News Release and White Paper on 8May2019 asking the Government of Canada to revise their policy on CBD. 2019-05-08-CHTA-CHFA-CBD-White-Paper-Press-Release-(Final).

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New Washington Regulations Require Cannabis Pesticide Testing

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The rationale for the is consumer safety – which seems like a legitimate concern given that recreational use cannabis producers were previously not required to test for pesticides at all. Processors in particular, says the white paper cited above “who extract cannabis oil from plant material hold the greatest risk.”

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New Washington Cannabis Regulations Require Pesticide Testing.

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The Board’s consumer safety concern is indeed a legitimate one as recreational use cannabis producers were previously not required to test for pesticides at all. a WA licensed cannabis testing laboratory, in a white paper released in February, the issue of pesticide contamination in cannabis products in the state is serious.

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New cannabis coalition wants to influence how — not if — weed is legalized – Cannabis Business Executive

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Those policy areas include public safety concerns, youth prevention, minority access to the industry, and national standards on product testing and pesticides. The group plans to compile data and research, and to release white papers on these policy issues that can be used to inform lawmakers.

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Cannabis Freedom Alliance Publish Their Inaugural Monthly Newsletter

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Indeed, there is a danger that federal legalization, done incorrectly, could produce outcomes even more adverse than the status quo wherein consumers and patients in states where marijuana is legal are generally able to access the marijuana they need. Protect public safety: a better approach on marijuana, Americans for Prosperity, March 2021.

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Closing the Gender Gap in the Cannabis Industry

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The NCIA and Arcview Group report authors identify five areas where the gender gap must close in order for businesses to achieve parity: Capital access. The “Gender Parity in the C-Suite” white paper from NCIA and The Arcview Group identifies seven factors that strongly contribute to the gender gap in the cannabis industry: 1.

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Federal Legalization – Then What?

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Such actions by the federal will create some very difficult paths because of policy distinctions arising from individual rights, public protections, commercial activities, health and safety, use of resources, etc.]. We have written a set of seven white papers that are available to the public to review. for the same information.