NORML

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said: “For millions of patients, cannabis is a legitimate therapeutic option. More and more, our laws and regulations are recognizing this fact and evolving their policies accordingly.". The post Analysis: Growing Number of States Allow Reimbursement of Medical Cannabis Costs by Workers’ Compensation Insurance appeared first on NORML.

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Leafly

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

LOWD CEO Jesce Horton talks to Leafly about resilience, growing in Oregon, and innovation in the weed industry. The post Q&A with Jesce Horton: CEO, cultivator, innovator appeared first on Leafly.

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

NORML Supports Swift Enactment; Stresses Need for Further Federal Reforms Washington, DC: The NDAA funding… The post House Advances SAFE Banking Act as Part of the Must-Pass NDAA appeared first on NORML.

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Leafly

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Temperate climates with clean grids grow the greenest green. The post Where is growing weed most environmentally sound? appeared first on Leafly.

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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.

Cannabis

The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in legalized marijuana. Cannabis banking hitches a legislative ride on the National Defense Authorization Act. Chicago’s new zoning restrictions allow more dispensaries. Michigan considers tightening restrictions on caregivers. Adult-use marijuana could become legal in Italy. And finally, is the NJ Weedman about to go legit?

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Note: Veriheal does not support illegally consuming therapeutic substances such as Iboga but acknowledges that it transpires because of the current illicit status, which we strive to change by advocating for research, legal access, and responsible consumption. Always consult a physician before attempting alternative therapies. Iboga is a botanical substance that is used for ritual and ceremonial purposes in certain African cultures.

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Leafwell

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The past few years have seen a huge surge in interest in using cannabis – in particular, the cannabinoid, cannabidiol (CBD) – for epilepsy. Furthermore, Epidiolex, a mostly CBD-based medication, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, both severe forms of epilepsy. There also seem to be several pieces of hard-quality evidence suggesting that various.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Cannabis; it’s smoking hot right now. As the fight for legalization continues across the nation, more and more entrepreneurs are jumping for a spot in the flourishing industry. Current statistics from the Anthenum Collective show that more than 67% of Americans believe cannabis should be legal, and legal cannabis sales are expected to achieve a value of $73.6 billion by as early as 2027.

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Cannabis Life Network

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

What’s the relationship between cannabis and the Taliban? August 30, 2021, marked the day the US left Afghanistan after a twenty-year-long campaign. Just like a body with a physical dependency suddenly being cut off, Afghanistan went into withdrawal as the entire world held its breath. With the Taliban poised to take over the country and […].

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Here is the letter dated 23 September 2021. CANNRA+Comment+on+CAOA+Discussion+Draft_Final (1).

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

On Monday, September 27, Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency will hold a public hearing on draft administrative rules updating all of the State’s current cannabis-related rules other than for hemp. The deadline to provide written public comments is that Monday at 5:00 PM. In a six-part series, we outline the substantive proposed changes in each of ten draft rule sets and then will conclude with coverage of next week’s hearing.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

They write. With New York state officials slow to establish regulations, members of the St. Regis Mohawks have raced ahead, opening a number of dispensaries for recreational marijuana. “I have the right to do what I see fit for my people,” said William Roger Jock, a partner in Good Leaf, a dispensary for recreational marijuana operating without a tribal license.

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TheAnswerPage

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Besides the endogenous cannabinoids arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide, AEA) and 2?arachidonoyl- glycerol (2?AG), are there other endogenous cannabinoids? Other than anandamide and 2-AG, there are actually several other endocannabinoids, including the lipophilic neurotransmitters 2-arachidonoylglyceryl ether (noladin ether), virodhamine, and N-arachidonoyl-dopamine (NADA).

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Crosscut report. The changes are part of a larger push to reduce barriers to entering the legal marijuana system. After blocking dozens of people with criminal records from entering the legal marijuana industry, Washington state officials managing the 9-year-old industry are preparing to chill out a bit. Right now, a past felony conviction can be enough to prevent people from getting a license they need to grow, process or sell cannabis on the legal market.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

On Monday, September 27, Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency will hold a public hearing on draft administrative rules updating all of the State’s current cannabis-related rules other than for hemp. The deadline to provide written public comments is that Monday at 5:00 PM. In a six-part series, we outline the substantive proposed changes in each of ten draft rule sets and then will conclude with coverage of next week’s hearing.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This Was the World’s First Published Study Assessing MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy as a Treatment for Addiction. Toronto, Ontario, Sep 23, 2021 (Newsfile Corp via COMTEX) — Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – September 23, 2021) – Awakn Life Sciences Corp., (NEO: AWKN) (OTCQB: AWKNF) (FSE: 954) (Awakn) a biotechnology company developing and delivering psychedelic therapeutics to treat addiction, announced today that it has acquired the exclusive rights to the data from

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Well worth a read if only for the FOI document they managed to get hold of… Here’s the introduction. For-profit companies want psychedelics to be treated as medicine; others want them to just be legal. They’ll have to learn to get along. In March, David Bronner, the “Cosmic Engagement Officer” of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, wrote that it was “time to publicly call out the for-profit psychedelic pharma company Compass Pathways, for their monopolistic and shady

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Marijuana Moment reports. A top federal drug agency is funding a study into how psilocybin could help people quit smoking cigarettes—one of the latest examples of the government’s growing interest in psychedelic therapy. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recently approved the grant, which will enable researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), New York University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham to explore how so-called magic mushrooms can help people curb their addiction

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Eversio Wellness grows first batch of psilocybin producing mushrooms. Eversio Wellness has grown its first crop of magic mushrooms. The Surrey company said it “harvested its first legal flush of psilocybin producing mushrooms” after recently being granted a Controlled Substances Dealer’s Licence by Health Canada. “Our first harvest marks a significant chapter in our company’s story as we are one step closer to bringing psychedelic mushrooms to research and healthcare communities across Canada,”

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

As noted in my previous posts this summer, law enforcement in Southern Oregon has been bitten by the Reefer Madness bug, and the heated rhetoric has been fueled in no small part by Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) officials. While it seems relatively clear that there has been a noticeable uptick in the amount of outright illegal marijuana grows in recent years, OLCC’s role in this trend should not go unnoticed.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Greenway write… The CBD business in Minnesota Could be Doomed according to Minnesota Cannabis Association. A precedent-setting ruling from the Minnesota Court of Appeals has the potential to upend the state’s burgeoning hemp industry, with impacts on both consumers and retailers. Minnesota-v-Loveless. On September 13, 2021 , the appellate court upheld a drug conviction based on evidence of an unspecified amount of THC in vape liquid.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High Tide Inc. (“High Tide” or the “Company”) (TSXV: HITI) (Nasdaq: HITI ) (FSE: 2LYA), a retail-focused cannabis company enhanced by the manufacturing of proprietary and licensed consumption accessories, announced today that its Canna Cabana retail cannabis stores located at 450 Garrison Road in Fort Erie, Ontario , and 1491 Innisfil Beach Road in Innisfil, Ontario , have begun selling recreational cannabis products for adult use.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (“Harvest”) ( CSE: HARV , OTCQX: HRVSF ), a vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., today announced the opening of a new medical dispensary in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Harvest Opens Fourteenth Florida Dispensary in Port St. Lucie. Harvest of Port St. Lucie is located at 1064 SE Port St.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

From. September 24, 2021. Just now, the House of Representatives passed HR 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). For the first time ever, this must-pass legislation included language, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, amending federal law so that state-licensed marijuana-related businesses can engage freely in relationships with banks and other financial institutions.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The FDA and CDC each issued warning notices to the public regarding delta-8 THC products on September 14, 2021, many of which are marketed as hemp products (and include some non-obvious references to other novel cannabinoids that may have similar effects and marketing). Both notices state most of the delta-8 THC products on the market have been “synthetically converted” from CBD but fail to address the fundamental stakeholder question as to the legality of these products.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Cresco Labs signs definitive agreement to acquire three Cure Penn Dispensaries in Pennsylvania (Photo: Business Wire). September 23, 2021 07:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time. CHICAGO–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF) (“Cresco Labs” or “the Company”), a vertically integrated multistate operator and the number one U.S. wholesaler of branded cannabis products, announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding equity interests

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We say congrats to Debra… Crain Communications has acquired Green Market Report, a digital media brand that covers financial news of the rapidly growing cannabis industry. Green Market Report was launched in 2017 by co-founders Debra Borchardt, a financial journalist and former Wall Street executive, and Cynthia Salarizadeh, a seasoned public relations expert and legal cannabis industry insider.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

BLAZE Announces Integration with BioTrack. Our mission is simple. To bring reliable, user-friendly, powerful software to cannabis businesses. That’s why the BLAZE® this integration will be so impactful in the 8 states that use BioTrack for track and trace compliance. Our best-in-class solution offers a sophisticated compliance integration with an intuitive interface that streamlines operations.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Ganjapreneur report. After years of openly conducting illegal sales, Ed Forchoin, aka NJ Weedman, said he will pursue a license to retail cannabis in New Jersey. Ed Forchion, better known as “NJ Weedman,” is going to try to get a license to legally sell cannabis in his home state, he said in an interview with Politico. Forchion has been selling cannabis, illegally but openly, in Trenton since at least 2016.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Interesting piece in Hemp Grower. Here’s the introduction. To crack down on illegal cannabis operations in Oregon, the state’s legislature created and passed House Bill 3000 , and Gov. Kate Brown signed it into law in July 2021. Photo courtesy of Allay Consulting | allayconsulting.com Kim Stuck. The bill gives more enforcement power to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC), the state’s cannabis regulatory agency, said Kim Stuck, founder and CEO of Allay Consulting.

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