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Consumer Brands Association Forms Expert Board to Provide Strategic Oversight of Advocacy Approach to CBD

Cannabis Law Report

The Consumer Brands Association today launched an advisory board to guide the organization’s work to enhance safety and ensure appropriate oversight in the burgeoning cannabidiol (CBD) market for consumer packaged goods (CPG). When it comes to public safety and consumer confidence we need higher standards and more robust regulations.”.

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US Hemp Roundtable Supplies Open Report / Information Package on Hemp, CBD

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Roundtable (“the Roundtable”) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to FDA in response to its request for scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds.

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Inside Climate News: A Legal Pot Problem That’s Now Plaguing the Streets of America: Plastic Litter

Cannabis Law Report

From day one legislators have actively ignored this issue in the name of over cautious safety and the industry has not pushed back enough to demand better solutions Here’s the introduction “We’re going to have this entire new universe of plastic waste of the worst kind,” says one environmental activist.

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Public Affairs Firm Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP Creates Cannabis Practice for Legalized Weed

Cannabis Law Report

The group builds upon DHC’s decades of experience representing clients in highly regulated and similar industries, such as the state’s thousands of wine, liquor and packaged goods merchants. Our team’s advocacy experience for parallel hospitality, retail and other highly business sectors, allows our clients to hit the ground running.”.

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The Economic Impact of the Medical Marijuana Industry: Trends and Projections

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Regulations vary significantly by jurisdiction but typically encompass licensing requirements, product safety standards, and distribution protocols. This process involves various stages, including cultivation, processing, packaging, distribution, and retailing.

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Connecticut Cannabis Social Equity Council Meets For First Time

Cannabis Law Report

The Social Equity Council itself was created as part of a comprehensive cannabis legalization package that was passed into law by state lawmakers just months ago, in June of 2021 , and as of now 3 of its 15 members are yet to be appointed. Nonetheless, having a quorum present today, the Council was able to convene and conduct business.

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Cannabis Regulators Association Welcomes First Executive Director, Dr. Gillian Schauer & New Board Members, New States

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis Regulators Association is not an advocacy group and takes no formal position for or against cannabis legalization, but rather seeks to provide local, state, and federal government jurisdictions with unbiased information to help make informed decisions when considering whether or how to legalize or expand regulated cannabis.

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