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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

Is cannabis legal for business purposes in Australia? Cannabis businesses must comply with several laws, including: Narcotic Drugs Act 1967 regulates cannabis cultivation and manufacture for medicinal or scientific purposes. Laws apply to business activities of all kinds at the local government level. The specific license type.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

A new study from an industry advocacy group in California examines the content of dozens of unregulated intoxicating “hemp” products that are easily available in the Golden State despite being banned by state law. ” # # # Bill Weinberg is an award-winning journalist in fields of human rights, drug policy, ecology and war.

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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Awareness Days, 2025) But what’s love got to do with cannabis advocacy? Love is the unifying force behind two movements often seen as separate: LGBTQ+ Pride and cannabis advocacy. Hope will never be silent, ” Harvey Milk once declared—a timeless reminder that advocacy is rooted in visibility and voice. Everything.

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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. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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When adult-use eclipses medical: How recreational cannabis legalization has undermined patient care

The Cannigma

For her, these tax policies have been devastating. States must reform tax policies to acknowledge medical cannabis as a vital therapy, not a recreational indulgence. Every policy, product development, and public discussion should center on patient needs, not profits. International Journal of Drug Policy, 98, 102296.

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Cannabis Prisoners Answer: What Would Justice Look Like?

Veriheal

While industry professionals claim cannabis as a “post-advocacy” industry, Combatting the belief that we work in a post-advocacy industry, the Last Prisoner Project maintains urgency toward cannabis advocacy. Their policy team has helped facilitate approximately 250,000 cannabis pardons.

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

NORML

“Many of these establishments are small-to-medium size operators, with their employees keeping their doors open without access to the support systems in place for other businesses, thus depriving them of potentially lifesaving protections.” The majority of these businesses are small-to-medium in size.

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