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Australia Cannabis Q&A

Canna Law Blog

Importation, cultivation, production, and other activities conducted for medicinal and scientific purposes are lawful under federal Australian law when the necessary licenses and permits have been obtained. Therapeutic Goods Regulations 1990 State and Territory Laws oversee advertising, distribution, and other local requirements.

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One Signature Could Remove Marijuana From Schedule I Tomorrow

Canna Law Blog

Treaty compliance: the path is legally justified The Single Convention (which refers to “cannabis,” not “marijuana”) requires that cannabis be “controlled” by member states to only medical, scientific, and industrial purposes. In other words: AG Bondi could reschedule marijuana tomorrow.

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How a Lawyer Can Aid Cannabis Entrepreneurs in Starting and Growing their Business

Connor & Connor PLLC

Lawyers specializing in cannabis law are well-equipped to handle the specific challenges of obtaining a business license and growing your operation. This guidance is crucial for securing the funds necessary to launch or expand your business and ensure compliance with state-level financial requirements (Fairlie, 2024). Fairlie, M.

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

Canna Law Blog

Thousands of dispensaries operate without clear legal guidelines, creating compliance nightmares for investors and confusion for consumers. But international buyers demand legal consistency, standardized quality, and trade compliance—none of which exist under the current system.

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File Under Bad Ideas: 50/50 Cannabis Business Ownership

Canna Law Blog

This is an extremely common set-up for smaller companies where two partners may want to have equal control of a business (I may use the term “partner” in this post for ease of reference, even though they’d be referred to as shareholders in a corporation or members in an LLC). And it happens ALL the time in cannabis.

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America’s Missed Opportunity in the Global Marijuana Market

Canna Law Blog

marijuana laws truly are. Of note, in this blog post I use the word cannabis when referring to the entire plant; it is also the word used in the 1961 Single Convention. I use the word marijuana to refer to cannabis exceeding 0.3% THC and hemp when referring to cannabis at, or below, 0.3% Unfortunately, state-legal U.S.

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

Canna Law Blog

The updated policy, effective June 1, has far-reaching consequences for small businesses operating in compliance with state law (and for some, in compliance with federal law) – especially those selling hemp-derived foods, supplements, and cosmetics (collectively, Consumable Hemp Products). Otherwise, be specific.)