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Illinois releases Cannabis Report FY2024 (IDFPR portion)

Illinois News Joint

The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments. According to the Department of Agriculture (IDOA), around 30 percent of businesses that have been awarded cannabis licenses are actually operational.

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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). Employers should: Establish fair and transparent testing policies. Data Privacy 29.

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IDOA issues cannabis transporters compliance alert

Illinois News Joint

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Division of Cannabis Regulation today issued a compliance alert for cannabis transporters in Illinois. Other regulatory and policy reminders included: Transportation of Cannabis Containers – Daily Inventory Once the transporter receives a cannabis container, it must create a daily inventory.

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FDA to Clear a Path Within Four Months To Lawfully Market Hemp-Derived CBD Products

Canna Law Blog

On the same day the coalition’s letter went out to the agency, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell convinced the Senate Appropriations Committee to incorporate provisions into an agriculture spending bill that directs the FDA to issue enforcement guidelines for Hemp-CBD products. Overall, both of these effort by U.S.

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Stream Flows May be Impacted by CA Farms Using Groundwater Irrigation

Veriheal

A brand new study fresh out of the Cannabis Research Center at UC Berkeley draws serious attention to the burden that cannabis cultivation imposes on water policy. The Act also serves as a protective supply shelter for agriculture, fish, residents, and various types of wildlife.

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NY: Audit says New York Department of Agriculture and Markets Not Up To Speed on Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

DiNapoli’s office, the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets inspected only 57 percent of growers authorized to produce hemp under a state pilot program that authorizes the limited cultivation of the plant. The report also said officials didn’t follow a draft policy for quarantining and disposing of non-compliant samples.

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Cannabis and climate crisis: Do consumers need to take more responsibility?

The Cannigma

The significant energy required to create an artificial climate for plants indoors causes cannabis to be extremely greenhouse gas emissions intensive compared to other agricultural products, researchers wrote. If energy efficiency isn’t considered at the outset of designing any indoor agricultural facility, a lot of energy will be wasted.”.