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Gwinn brothers become Florida’s first Black medical cannabis licensees

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The Gwinn brothers were born and raised on Florida farms. They're now the first Black farmers in the state licensed to grow medical cannabis. The post Gwinn brothers become Florida’s first Black medical cannabis licensees appeared first on Leafly.

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Dr. Peter Grinspoon’s Recommendations On Using Cannabis To Manage Chronic Pain

The Fresh Toast

Dr. Peter Grinspoon’s Recommendations On Using Cannabis To Manage Chronic Pain. Peter Grinspoon is a medical doctor who is both a thought leader and pacesetter in the field of medical cannabis. The post Dr. Peter Grinspoon’s Recommendations On Using Cannabis To Manage Chronic Pain appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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North Dakota: Fargo – Moorhead – Amendments to the use regulations for the sale and manufacturing of Cannabinoids to be discussed

Cannabis Law Report

Obviously there’s a sub-text to this story ! MOORHEAD – Amendments to the sale and manufacturing of cannabinoids will be discussed by the Planning Commission during a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 3. The Commission plans to request amendments to the City Code regarding cannabinoid use regulations from the city of Moorhead. Cannabinoids are a group of […].

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How budtenders can better serve customers and patients

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Budtenders are expected to provide a certain level of customer service for patients and customers. Check out more budtending tips here. The post How budtenders can better serve customers and patients appeared first on Leafly.

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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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Understanding the New Marijuana & Hallucinogen Study

CannaMD

The recent release of a report by the National Institute on Drug Abuse generated a flurry of attention-grabbing headlines in the popular press. “Young adults are using marijuana and hallucinogens at the highest rates on record,” warned one major new agency, while another described the use of marijuana and psychedelics as “soaring among young adults.” […].

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CLE: Cannabis & Insolvency: Debtor Creditor Rights And Remedies Under State And Federal Law

Cannabis Law Report

The program will review: 1. Access to U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Courts, for plant touching and ancillary businesses and overview of Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act 2. Out of Court Restructurings 3. State Receiverships: Comparative Analysis A. New York, Nursing Homes, Liquor Stores, Mortgage Foreclosures B. Cannabis Receiverships in Oregon and Washington C.

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Patients Are Reaping the Benefits of Switching From Pharmaceuticals to MMJ

Veriheal

With the growing acceptance and legalization of cannabis, the pharmaceutical industry is taking serious hits, according to a 2022 novel study into the impact of cannabis legalization on pharmaceutical firms. On top of recognizing the vast scope of benefits cannabis can provide, patients are saving lots of hard-earned money by swapping their pills for cannabis.

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Harris Bricken: FREE Webinar: Cannabis in Latin America – Oct 5 2022

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 Many North American and European cannabis companies have set their sights on Latin American countries. The region features rich land, an abundance of natural resources, a ready workforce, and many millions of potential customers. The goal of these prospecting businesses is to make Latin America part of their supply chains or […].

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Cannabis Topicals: Consumer Trends

Cannabis Life Network

What’s up with cannabis topicals? Why aren’t they more popular? Cannabis topicals make up less than 1% of total cannabis sales in North America. And its popularity is slowly decreasing in both Canada and the US. Why? They have greater bioavailability than capsules, for instance. You can find near-instantaneous relief by directly applying cream or gel to sore or infected areas.

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Is Steve D’Angelo Going Back To His Yippie Roots?

Cannabis Law Report

The talk of the town this week will be Harborside & Arcview co-founder’s new article Topple The Pyramids (see below) where D’Angelo advocates the idea that the corporate model isn’t working for growers and everything needs to revert or re-invent back to a smaller grower model. Blow me down it took that long to work […].

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South Australia – Driver admits to using medical cannabis but police say ok

Cannabis Law Report

This report illustrates that there appears to be little co-ordination with police on how the issue should be managed A motorist on a road trip has drawn attention to Australia’s evolving medical marijuana legislation after capturing the moment police let him pass through their drug checkpoint despite confessing he had just used marijuana on […].

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Amsterdam council on Wednesday to vote against ban on tourists ‘smoking weed’ in coffee shops

Cannabis Law Report

Interesting report…… the ban has, over the last year, been presented as a done deal. WION reports Amsterdam council is set to vote against a proposal to impose a national ban on visitors smoking marijuana in coffee shops, DutchNews.nl reported. The official vote is on Wednesday. The report mentioned that a majority of parties opposed […].

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Massachusetts new cannabis commission chair, Shannon O’Brien, says she didn’t need to tell public about being registered as an “Owner/Partner” Greenfield Greenery LLC

Cannabis Law Report

The Boston Herald reports that she believes disclosure to ethics commission was enough… They write The state’s new cannabis commission chair still isn’t saying why she and the body she leads did not publicly disclose her ties to the marijuana business before she took over the group regulating the industry. “I disclosed all this to […].

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Is Australian Special Access Scheme Just A Furphy?

Cannabis Law Report

As we always suspected the TGA’s special access scheme was / is a great way for a few politically connected companies to rake in the cash. The sooner there’s a reality check and the Australia Federal govt allows a grow at home adult use environment that somehow reflects the legislation that the ACT have enacted […].

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Survey Indicates 53% want S’pore to explore legalising cannabis for medical use

Cannabis Law Report

Considering what a conservative place Singapore is, this is an interesting read. The Straits Times reports SINGAPORE – Slightly more than half of 1,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents surveyed recently believe the Republic should consider legalising cannabis for medical purposes. Asked whether Singapore should consider legalising cannabis only for medical purposes, 53 per cent said […].

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Politico Article: “Courts could throw state marijuana markets into disarray”

Cannabis Law Report

Well worth a read – here is the introduction President Joe Biden is showing no interest in loosening federal restrictions that have left states in charge of developing how the multibillion-dollar U.S. cannabis industry grows. The nation’s courts may ultimately force the issue — in a chaotic fashion that could undermine efforts to diversify the […].

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Inside Climate News: A Legal Pot Problem That’s Now Plaguing the Streets of America: Plastic Litter

Cannabis Law Report

Great report. From day one legislators have actively ignored this issue in the name of over cautious safety and the industry has not pushed back enough to demand better solutions Here’s the introduction “We’re going to have this entire new universe of plastic waste of the worst kind,” says one environmental activist. Waste packaging from […].