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Louisiana: Governor Signs Bills Into Law Facilitating Expanded Cannabis Access for Patients

NORML

John Bel Edwards has signed a series of bills into law greatly expanding patients ability to access medical cannabis products. ” Under the current law , doctors may only recommend medical cannabis products to those patients with a limited number of select conditions, such as HIV and cancer.

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House Members Pass Historic Legislation Legitimizing Retail Cannabis Sales

NORML

Members of the House of Representatives voted 321 to 103 in favor, representing 79% of the vote of HR 1595: The SAFE Banking Act, which amends federal law so that explicitly banks and other financial institutions may work directly with state-legal marijuana businesses. But we are not done. In fact, we’re just getting started.

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How Can Cannabis Professionals Better Educate Consumers?

The Cannigma

If your friendly neighborhood budtender still doesn’t know all there is to know about cannabis, then it’s easy to understand why the average consumer can feel a bit overwhelmed by the sprawling world of legal cannabis. The frontline workers of cannabis.

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Louisiana: Bills Facilitating Expanded Cannabis Access Sent to Governor’s Desk

NORML

House and Senate lawmakers have approved a series of bills to facilitate patients’ access to medical cannabis products. ” Under the current law, doctors may only recommend medical cannabis products to those patients with a limited number of select conditions, such as HIV and cancer. John Bel Edwards.

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Article: 5 cannabis banking options — plus 4 alternatives

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis banking options are still quite limited for marijuana entrepreneurs, despite 36 states legalizing medical marijuana and 17 states permitting recreational adult use, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Are there cannabis-friendly banks? Compare 5 cannabis-friendly banks and credit unions.

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NY State Bar seeks to educate attorneys on new cannabis laws

Cannabis Law Report

The New York State Bar Association today is announcing the launch of its Cannabis Institute, an ongoing series of programs on New York’s recently-enacted Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, which has been widely hailed as one of the most progressive cannabis laws in the nation. The effort will kick off on Wednesday, Dec.

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Talking risk management for your business: CANNABIS INSURANCE

Cannabis Law Report

Talking risk management for your business: CANNABIS INSURANCE. Blazers & Blazers is the NACB’s monthly webinar with our financial services/banking partner Emerging Markets Coalition where we bring together the Blazers of the cannabis industry with the Blazers of the financial services/banking industry.

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