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

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This burgeoning industry encompasses a wide range of activities, including cultivation, processing, distribution, and retail sales of medical cannabis products. Additionally, the economic activity generated by the medical marijuana industry boosts local economies through increased consumer spending and tax revenue.

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Cannabis Sustainability: GACP and GMP

Cannabis Law Report

Mass industrial agriculture practices are debated hotly as significant contributors to climate change. As the global cannabis industry grows exponentially, its rapidly evolving trajectory in the United States is commercial agriculture. Somerset answers first on cannabis agriculture and farming, specifically: Types of Cultivation.

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New York Cannabis Control Board: Seventh Meeting News Highlights

Cannabis Law Report

According to the OCM, this positions equity-entrepreneur-owned dispensaries to make the first adult-use cannabis sales in New York State by the end of 2022 while speeding the delivery of investments into communities across the state that were most impacted by the disproportionate enforcement of cannabis prohibition.

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Lithuania’s Hemp Growers Say New Rules A Missed Opportunity

Cannabis Law Report

Lithuania was the European Union’s second largest producer of hemp in 2019, with 9,182 hectares under cultivation. The industry is booming in the EU, with the cultivated area soaring to 56,196 hectares in 2019, with production growing 62% to 152,820 tonnes. Cultivating hemps in such uncertainty makes no sense.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Maine

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Each Sunday, we summarize a new state in alphabetical order. 459 and S.P.

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Foley Hoag: Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Issues Draft Guidance on Hemp; Public Comments Accepted Through December 15

Cannabis Law Report

Pursuant to a 2020 amendment, adult-use cannabis establishments licensed by the CCC are permitted to cultivate, manufacture, and sell hemp products. Hemp and hemp products are not required to be tracked in the Seed-to-Sale System, although the Draft Guidance states that retailers should maintain a record of all sales.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: Florida

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. A license from FDACS is required to cultivate hemp.

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