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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

According to the Department of Agriculture (IDOA), around 30 percent of businesses that have been awarded cannabis licenses are actually operational. Increase public outreach with the industry, newcomers to cannabis, advocacy groups, and the general public. Summary of FY2024 initiatives includes: Implement a new Seed-to-Sale System.

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Hunter Buffington Joins Santa Fe Farms as a Products Division Vice President and Director of Policy and Advocacy

Cannabis Law Report

As VP of Products and Director of Policy and Advocacy, Buffington will be responsible for commoditizing hemp by-products and creating an overall value chain in the agricultural, carbon and manufacturing segments.

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Over 40 Members of Congress Request SBA Access For Small Marijuana Businesses

NORML

A representative from the Small Business Administration previously acknowledged , “With the exception of businesses that produce or sell hemp and hemp-derived products (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334), marijuana-related businesses are not eligible for SBA-funded services.”

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Africa: Sustainable Agriculture Vs Increasing Population

Cannabis Law Report

Agriculture is a key cog to ending poverty especially in many communities of most developing countries like Zambia. Sustainable development and sustainable agriculture production in the 1990s were declared as the overarching issues that national governments and international organizations were going they strive towards.

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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

Key Australian federal government regulators include the Office of Drug Control (ODC), the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the Department of Agriculture, Fishery, and Forestry (DAFF), and the Australian Border Force (ABF). Are there any efforts to legalize recreational cannabis nationwide?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

NORML

Update: SB 440 was heard by the Senate Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development Committee, but no action has been taken yet. Update : The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a public hearing on HB 459 on 2/26/2019. Update : HB 1349 is scheduled for a hearing in the Agriculture Committee at 9:30am on 3/7/2019.

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Article – Cannabis lawyers discuss new laws for trade samples (Humboldt)

Cannabis Law Report

The Humboldt County Growers Alliance, a trade association that represents 275 licensed cannabis businesses in Humboldt County, recently joined the Origins Council as a regional partner for state and federal cannabis advocacy.

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