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America’s Missed Opportunity in the Global Marijuana Market

Canna Law Blog

Most countries with any type of marijuana program now acknowledge both medical and scientific marijuana. As I discussed in The Hidden Potential Winners of Marijuana Rescheduling: DEA-Registered Bulk Manufacturers , U.S. As I discussed in The Hidden Potential Winners of Marijuana Rescheduling: DEA-Registered Bulk Manufacturers , U.S.

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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

Canna Law Blog

Small Business Administration (SBA) has quietly reintroduced a policy that effectively disqualifies most of them from critical federal loan programs. SBA policy timeline: A whiplash-inducing history The SBAs latest update to its 7(a) and 504 loan programs represents a return to the more restrictive, 2020 policy.

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Check out ASA's May Newsletter!

Americans for Safe Access

Our lead story addresses the ISO 17065 Accreditation of our PFC program and explains why PFC becoming the first cannabis certification body to have achieved this matters so much. You will also find out how to access the recorded panels from Unity 2021 to catch anything you missed.

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The Week in Weed: May 15, 2020

The Blunt Truth

The big news this week is that cannabis banking is included in the latest federal relief bill. Maine made changes to their marijuana program. cannabis banking. Whether the Senate will retain this language, considering that they have taken no action on the SAFE Banking Act, is not certain. SBA funds, however, are not.

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The Week in Weed: September 29, 2023

The Blunt Truth

The big news this week is that, for the first time ever, a cannabis bill, the SAFER Banking Act, got a markup in the Senate. SAFER BANKING Although the SAFE Banking Act has passed multiple times in the House of Representatives, it’s never gotten out of committee in the Senate. Spoiler alert: the two don’t mix.

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The Week in Weed: March 6, 2020

The Blunt Truth

They see legalization as a solution to problems with the medical cannabis program. The Department of Agriculture delayed a requirement that the DEA conduct all THC testing on hemp crops. A group called Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol filed a petition to legalize recreational marijuana. FEDERAL NEWS. ” ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.

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What Do Banks Require for CBD Websites?

Cannabis Law Report

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s narcotic drug schedule as defined by the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). While these products are no longer illegal (notably a different definition than “legal”), most banks have been hesitant to jump in, citing the lack of framework from the compound’s new agencies of oversight: the USDA and the FDA.