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State Policy Weekly Update 2/18/2022

NORML

Here is NORML’s weekly update on state legislative activity in Maryland, Vermont, Utah, South Dakota, Alabama, Ohio, Washington, Nebraska, Colorado, Maine, Hawaii, California, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, New Hampshire, and Arizona. The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/18/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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Ladies, You Can Lower Your Risk Of Diabetes By Using Cannabis Daily, According To Study

The Fresh Toast

Ladies, You Can Lower Your Risk Of Diabetes By Using Cannabis Daily, According To Study. Heavy cannabis use by females tends to lower the risk of diabetes, according to a new medical study. The post Ladies, You Can Lower Your Risk Of Diabetes By Using Cannabis Daily, According To Study appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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The Roll-up #231: Winter Olympics for stoners

Leafly

We need to talk about that figure skating drug test "exception" and Sha'Carri Richardson. The post The Roll-up #231: Winter Olympics for stoners appeared first on Leafly.

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Back To The Drawing Board? Italy’s Constitutional Court vetoes referendum to liberalise cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

It seemed they were almost over the last hurdle … but as The Local reports. Italy’s constitutional court on Wednesday rejected a request to hold a referendum on legalising cannabis cultivation despite a corresponding petition garnering a large number of signatures. The referendum proposal sought to legalise the growing of cannabis for personal use and ease sanctions on other related crimes, with offenders no longer risking prison sentences for selling small amounts of the drug.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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Delta-8 disposables and vape carts from Exhale Wellness offer classic strain options to go

Leafly

Delta-8 disposables and carts are a great way to get your favorite highs wherever life takes you. Exhale Wellness has a fire lineup. The post Delta-8 disposables and vape carts from Exhale Wellness offer classic strain options to go appeared first on Leafly.

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We tried HHC with Bay Smokes

Leafly

Here's what happened when this writer tried HHC with Bay Smokes, reporting back on her experience with the brand's new carts. The post We tried HHC with Bay Smokes appeared first on Leafly.

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Are Cannabis Churches Legal?

Canna Law Blog

I’ve spent considerable time explaining the law regarding religious use of psychedelics on the Psychedelics Law Blog lately. A lot of that same law applies equally to cannabis. Naturally, I want to answer a similar question here: are cannabis churches legal? The answer is that they are basically “legal” in the same sense that cannabis businesses are legal: they violate federal law but can comply with state law if licensed.

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‘Bing Bong’ sensation Nems shows off new strain and tells homemade bong story

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NYC's Bing Bong phenom Nems shares NYC weed history and previews his new line of cannabis products in an exclusive interview with Leafly. The post ‘Bing Bong’ sensation Nems shows off new strain and tells homemade bong story appeared first on Leafly.

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New Study Suggests CBD Could Negate Cognitive Impairment from THC

Cannabis Life Network

People familiar with the health effects of consuming Cannabis are well aware of its constituent THC’s negative impact on memory. However, a new study that found its way in the prestigious Journal of Psychiatric Research was conducted on the broader topic. It suggests that CBD, which is also a cannabis component, may counteract it. The […]. The post New Study Suggests CBD Could Negate Cognitive Impairment from THC appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks

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Hawaii Senate Committee Approves Bill To Legalize Weed For All Seniors

The Fresh Toast

Hawaii Senate Committee Approves Bill To Legalize Weed For All Seniors. Currently, only those with a debilitating medical condition can qualify for the program. The post Hawaii Senate Committee Approves Bill To Legalize Weed For All Seniors appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Oregon – Willamette Week Report Says Dutch Company To Build Psychedelic Wellness Resort In The State

Cannabis Law Report

A Dutch company bought an Ashland property more than four times the size of Laurelhurst Park for a psychedelics resort. And that’s just the beginning. When it comes to magic mushrooms, Oregon is the new Amsterdam. 🍄 Read today’s cover story on companies planting stakes for the “psychedelic renaissance” they expect to hit Oregon. Link in bio.

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Answer of the Day for Feb 18, 2022

TheAnswerPage

What are the common cannabis concentrates? How are they classified? Cannabis concentrates are either solvent-based extracts or solventless extracts. The common solvent-based extracts include shatter, wax, resin, and budder. The common solventless extracts include bubble hash or ice water hash, kief or dry sift, and rosin. Caroline A. MacCallum, Lindsay A.

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USDA Press Release: Value of hemp production totaled $824 million in 2021

Cannabis Law Report

Value of hemp production totaled $824 million in 2021. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2022 – Today, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey in its National Hemp Report. The survey collected data for hemp grown in the open and hemp under protection. Planted area for industrial hemp grown in the open for all utilizations in the United States totaled 54,152 acres.

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Answer of the Day for Feb 19, 2022

TheAnswerPage

In general, are concentrates considered to be a high or low risk product? Are concentrates recommended for medicinal purposes? Concentrates are generally considered to be a high risk product. The reasons include: 1.Typically, concentrates contain very high concentrations of THC, and higher THC doses are associated with increased risks of adverse effects 2.

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CA: Woodland City Council increases fines for illegal cannabis cultivation

Cannabis Law Report

The illegal cultivation of cannabis in Woodland is a problem businesses and neighbors have been dealing with due to the lack of severity in fines for breaking the city’s cannabis ordinance. Currently, the city’s cannabis ordinance allows for a cumulative total of six living plants at one time within a residence or detached structure. Any violation of this limit is declared a public nuisance and violators face negligible fines.

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The Week in Weed: February 18, 2022

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We’ve got several updates to share, starting with Senator Chuck Schumer’s plans to legalize cannabis at the federal level. Then, we look at the latest news from Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio. To round out our “serious” news coverage, there’s more on the TVA in Mississippi story.

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Clever Leaves Holdings Begins Sales of Cannabis Extracts in Germany Through Ethypharm Partnership

Cannabis Law Report

Products imported and to be commercially available in German pharmacies. BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVR, CLVRW) (“Clever Leaves Holdings” or the “Company”), a leading multinational operator and licensed producer of pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids, today announced the importation of its first German high-quality standards compliant commercial extracts that will soon be available for distribution by its partner in Germany Ethyph

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Slovenian company building Europe’s biggest hemp plant

Cannabis Law Report

Komenda, 17 February – Slovenian company PharmaHemp has started building an EUR 11 million facility to produce and process hemp products in Komenda, north of Ljubljana, in what it says will bring together the broadest range of services in the field of hemp in Europe. [link].

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CannaDAO to launch blockchain platform for cannabis industry

Cannabis Law Report

CannaDAO has introduced the launch of its platform for hashish rising and operations in a bid to disrupt, destigmatize and decentralize the hashish business. The decentralized autonomous group (DAO) launch is slated for 20 April and shall be powered by the Aurora cross-chain bridge operating on the NEAR protocol. The DAO will permit the group to take part and earn rewards from real-world operations throughout the hashish business.

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Washington D.C. Mayor  Will Allow Older Patients to Access Medical Marijuana Without a Doctor

Cannabis Law Report

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a bill meant to expand the accessibility of the District’s medical marijuana program. Sponsored by Chairman Phil Mendelson, the emergency bill will hopefully incentivize people to get their cannabis from licensed dispensaries instead of th[link] black or gray market. The legislation will allow senior citizens to self-certify their eligibility for medical marijuana without needing a doctor’s recommendation.

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US Hemp Roundtable Weekly Round-Up: Victory in MI and New Bills in 5 States!

Cannabis Law Report

Michigan. As we shared last week , the Roundtable is advocating for several important bills in Michigan. Thanks to your quick action and support, the bills overwhelming passed the state House and are on their way to the Senate. Collectively, the bills— HB 5058 , HB 5060 , HB 5061 , and HB 5617 —provide explicit protection for hemp products, including topicals and consumable food and dietary supplements, and create a more favorable legal landscape for hemp and hemp products.

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Action Alert: Massive Tax Hike on Oregon Cannabis Consumers Poised to Pass State Senate Committee

Cannabis Law Report

Senate Bill 1506 would allow local governments to increase their cannabis sales tax rate from 3% to 10%, on top of the state cannabis sales tax of 17%, resulting in an increase on the sales tax paid by non-OMMP cardholders from 20% to 27%. This tax increase will impact low-income Oregonians the hardest, destroy small businesses, disproportionately impact women and minority owned businesses, and drive businesses and consumers to the illicit market.

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Bob Hoban Writes For Forbes: “Apple Secretly Joined Amazon In Advancing Commercial Cannabis Reform”

Cannabis Law Report

This past summer, a little recognized thing occurred — one of the largest and most respected companies in the world quietly changed its policies in favor of cannabis. That company was Apple. As a result, they joined the ranks of Amazon as a global corporation advocating for policy reform that would open a federally legal, commercial cannabis industry in the United States.

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ASX Health Stocks: Little Green Pharma’s cannabis to set sail from Denmark to Italy after tender win

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis stock Little Green Pharma (ASX:LGP) has been awarded an Italian government tender to deliver a shipment of EU GMP medicinal cannabis flower from its Danish facility into Italy. While the the shipment value of around €200k is not material, the award means that LGP has joined a small group of international cannabis producers qualified to supply cannabis flower medicines into Italy.

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A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ÓSKARE CAPITAL

Cannabis Law Report

O?skare-Capital-Overview-Jan-2022.

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