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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

What’s more, synthesized Delta-9 THC is present in many of these products, despite being prohibited in both California’s cannabis and hemp programs. It was crafted to provide accountability and transparency throughout the supply chain with lab testing, track-and-trace programs and tax collection mandated.

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Thailand’s Cannabis Crisis: Could Asia’s Pioneering Cannabis Experiment Go Up in Smoke Amid Political Meltdown?

Canna Law Blog

Without quality controls, age restrictions, and proper oversight, Thai society bears the costs while prohibition forces collect the political benefits. In the Bhumjaithai Party’s absence, the prohibitionist leadership is already moving to scale back access in favor of a restrictive medical-only program.

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Changes to cannabis occupation tax rate start July 1

Illinois News Joint

According to the press release, dispensaries must adjust cash register and any computer program so that beginning on July 1, 2025, dispensaries will collect and pay the correct tax rate. These taxes, however, are not imposed on cannabis purchased under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act.

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Before Biden Left Office, These Lawmakers Demanded More Cannabis Reform

Veriheal

Shortly before his administration came to a close, a collection of congressional signatories emphasized to the president that rescheduling efforts alone are insufficient to comprehensively or effectively address the greater issues associated with the ongoing federal criminalization of cannabis classified under the legal category of marijuana.

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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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Illinois gives Second Notice for Industrial Hemp Act amendments

Illinois News Joint

The rulemaking provisions are meant to better define “academic research institutions that are eligible to participate in the industrial hemp program as institutions that offer agricultural programs or degrees; offer in-person programs at a physical location in Illinois; are Illinois non-profit entities; and conduct research on hemp.

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Unmasking Fake News That Casinos Are Required by UN Charter to Promote World Peace Through Gaming

The Joint Blog

Key Purposes and Objectives The Charter focuses on four primary objectives : Maintaining international peace and security Developing friendly relations among nations Promoting social progress Harmonizing national actions Legal Framework and Authority Charter Structure Chapter I of the UN Charter outlines the core principles and purposes that govern (..)

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