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Memo to Congress: Fix the Farm Bill

Project CBD

A recent study in the Journal of Cannabis Research revealed that around 85 percent of intoxicating hemp brands lack substantial age verification at checkout. 24 Over 80 percent did not have child-resistant packaging. This is especially troubling in the edible market, where other non-hemp ingredients are present.

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Cannabis Trends of 2022

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

The DEA still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, a designation reserved for drugs with no medical value and a high potential for abuse. Flower continues to command the market at 43%, but vapes, edibles, and extracts have also become more popular, at 27%, 11%, and 10%, respectively. each year since 2019.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana and Cannabinoids: Health, Research and Regulatory Considerations (Position Paper). Barriers to facilitating both clinical and public health research regarding marijuana is detrimental to treating patients and the health of the public. This process should also ensure appropriate funding allocated for this research.

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Report: Over a Third of CBD Vape Oils Have Synthetic Marijuana

The Joint Blog

Some operators are cashing in on the CBD craze by substituting cheap and illegal synthetic marijuana for natural CBD in vapes and edibles such as gummy bears, an Associated Press investigation has found. It’s Russian roulette,” said James Neal-Kababick, director of Flora Research Laboratories, which tested the products.

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Report: “Key pharmacological differences between side effects of refined, pharmaceutical CBD formulations and whole plant extracts:”

Cannabis Law Report

By: James Holley, Molecular Biologist, Scientific Officer, Mike Robinson, Co-founder, Research Institute, and Dr. David Ostrow, M.D., Research Director. International Cannabinoid Cancer Research Institute (Draft 5). This report (abstract below) asks if Epidiolex is as efficient a drug as the manufacturer believes it to be.

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Lighting Up Florida Medical Marijuana People: Rear Battalion, Part 9

Cannabis Law Report

Congress : “ Cannabis has gone from the butt of jokes on Capitol Hill to milestone hearings and the introduction of landmark legalization reform packages that offer the potential to pave the way for billions of dollars in new business opportunities nationwide. In early August , J.

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Canopy Growth Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2022 Financial Results – The John Bonham Of Cannabis?

Cannabis Law Report

Operating expenses : Total SG&A (“SG&A”) expenses in Q1 2022 declined by 17% versus Q1 2021, driven by year-over-year reductions in General & Administrative (“G&A”) and Research and Development (“R&D”) expenses partially offset by an increase in Sales & Marketing (“S&M”) expenses. Excise taxes.

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