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Cannabis and California Farmers’ Markets Could Soon Meet Up

Veriheal

Origins Council is an advocacy organization with about 900 members consisting of rural cannabis farms throughout California. For small-scale producers to have direct marketing and sales opportunities with consumers is really critical.” MacNear views her position as one that oversees a food business.

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International Cannabis Brand COOKIES Reimagines the Traditional Dispensary With First-Ever “Superstore” Location

Cannabis Law Report

The block party will feature celebrity guest appearances, meet and greets and food trucks alongside a curated cannabis menu. COOKIES’ seed-to-sale business allows for complete quality control at every step—from cultivation and production to customers’ end retail experience. SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Opens Its First U.S.-Based Consumption Lounge on West Coast

Cannabis Law Report

Located just off the I-5 approximately 200 miles from San Francisco and Los Angeles, the high-end consumption lounge is the first in Fresno County and was thoughtfully designed as a bespoke space for people to consume legally and responsibly while also having the option of ordering food. The Cookies Coalinga dispensary is located at 144 E.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis lawyers are heading to Brussels next week to challenge a recent decision by the European Union to reclassify food products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and prohibit their sale. A food can be considered ‘novel’ if it was not consumed by humans to any significant degree prior to May 1997. AUTHOR: Mark Taylor.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

NORML

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 440, to prohibit the availability of cannabis-infused food and drink products for qualified patients. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! At the state level, North Dakota state Rep. Your Highness, Carly. Actions to Take.

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Minnesota Hemp Assoc is Now Minnesota Cannabis Assoc

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Acres has built 3 facilities specialized for each hemp commodity, totaling 40,000 sq ft of food grade hemp processing facilities, designed to handle 50,000 acres of contracted hemp throughout the midwest for grain, fiber, and botanical extracts. It’s all cannabis,” said board member Charles Levine.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

Ringo said he would sell his seeds for as little as $5.). They sat in a circle at a house in the hills a few hours north of San Francisco — where wine country becomes weed country — to discuss the therapeutic potential of CBD, and how to get people to take it seriously. And with this group, finally, it seemed to be coming together.

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