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Cannabis and the Environment: Seven Significant Side-Effects April 14, 2022

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis cultivation and processing are rapidly-growing industries, as hemp and both recreational and medical marijuana products are being legalized across the country. With this rapid growth and legalization, however, comes added regulatory scrutiny, including in the environmental and sustainability spaces. Larkin , Sheryl Sweeney.

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Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform

NORML

In advancing these legislative goals, Congress is not necessarily endorsing any state or territory’s legalization of marijuana-related transactions; similarly, the enactment of the SAFE Banking Act is not a call for the legalization of medical or retail marijuana in those jurisdictions that choose not to pursue such an approach.

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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. Now we look to the Senate, where we are cautiously optimistic.

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Halo Collective Announces Reorganization of International Assets to Create Akanda, a Leading African Medical Cannabis Company

Cannabis Law Report

2021 /CNW/ – Halo Collective Inc. (“Halo”) (NEO: HALO) (OTCQX: HCANF) (Germany: A9KN), a vertically integrated multinational cannabis company, today announced that its board of directors has unanimously approved the reorganization (the “International Reorganization”) of its non-U.S. About Halo Collective Inc.

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Lawmakers Want to Know the Environmental Impacts of Cannabis Cultivation

Veriheal

Cannabis can be cultivated in harmony with nature, but it can also strip the land of natural resources while leaving behind an incredibly toxic footprint on the surrounding environment if done incorrectly. Legal Cannabis Operations vs. Illegal Cannabis Grows. Legal cannabis operations are held accountable for their actions.

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PRESS RELEASE: PSYCHEDELICS CANADA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE FIRST NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR LEGAL PSYCHEDELICS COMPANIES

Cannabis Law Report

PSYCHEDELICS CANADA TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH IN PSYCHEDELICS. Incorporated as a not-for-profit trade association, Psychedelics Canada speaks on behalf of the legal psychedelics industry to government, the press, and the public. Psychedelics Canada Launch Press conference.

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Article – Reed Smith: UK: Cannabis In The UK – A Regulatory Environment In Transition?

Cannabis Law Report

Recently, three British MPs went to Canada on a fact-finding cross-party trip to consider the effects of a more relaxed regulatory environment in respect of cannabis. Authors – Carolyn E. Pepper and Jess Parry. THC, a tetrahydro derivative of cannabinol, is a controlled drug under the Act. Restrictions and licensing requirements.