Wed.Jul 03, 2019

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Oklahoma a Leader in Medical Marijuana Enrollment

WeedAdvisor

Marijuana may not be fully legal in Oklahoma, but its medical market is quite broad. In fact, local news outlet News 4 reports that Oklahoma’s medical marijuana enrollment rate among the highest in the United States, despite its relatively small population. This of course is good news for patients, as many states are quite limited and restrictive on which conditions qualify for medical cannabis.

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Article: Is Kansas City strangling the diversity plan for marijuana?

Cannabis Law Report

AUTHORED BY: Christopher M. McHugh and Andrew J. Goodwin , Seigfreid Bingham, P.C. RE-PUBLISHED AT: Cannabis Law Report. On recommendation of the City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, it looks like Kansas City is on the verge of passing an ordinance requiring any medical marijuana business in the city to be located at least 750 feet from a church, school or daycare.

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How Medicare For All Could Dramatically Boost Access To Medical Marijuana

The Fresh Toast

How Medicare For All Could Dramatically Boost Access To Medical Marijuana According to one cannabis CEO, opening medicare for all could “dramatically” increase medical marijuana access for patients. The post How Medicare For All Could Dramatically Boost Access To Medical Marijuana appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Can Hemp Flower Cigarettes Help Tobacco Users Kick the Habit?

Leafly

Smoking high-CBD hemp flower helped the CEO Pure CBD Exchange stop smoking tobacco. Now, his company is producing hemp flower cigarettes they hope will help others kick the habit. The post Can Hemp Flower Cigarettes Help Tobacco Users Kick the Habit? 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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Colorado’s Response To A Burgeoning Nationwide Marijuana Market: Part II – Marijuana Hospitality Establishments

Cannabis Law Report

Authored by: Craig Small , Hoban Law Group. Published By: Cannabis Law Report. . The federal republic nature of the United States of America requires that each state in the nation simultaneously cooperate and compete in all aspects of our society and the marijuana industry is no exception. Each state is perpetually in a free market arms race with the other states to concurrently balance the need to protect the social values of its constitutes and support the free-enterprise competitive edge of

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California Cannabis Cultivator Brings RICO Claims Against Fellow Cultivator, But Not For The Reason You Might Think

Canna Law Blog

In what appears to be a first, a veteran commercial cannabis cultivator in Santa Barbara County has sued another cannabis cultivator for, among many other claims, violating the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). According to the complaint, the defendants defrauded the plaintiff as one of many business partners, investors, and otherwise unsophisticated persons and entities targeted in a fraudulent business scheme to wrongfully acquire financial and real estate asse

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Why Doesn’t The Scent of Cannabis Linger?

Leafly

Cannabis smoke doesn't stick like tobacco smoke does. The post Why Doesn’t The Scent of Cannabis Linger? appeared first on Leafly.

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Why Do Americans Support Marijuana Legalization?

WeedAdvisor

With all the buzz going on as state after state legalizes recreational marijuana – or at least loosens restrictions – we never really questioned why most adults want to see the drug legalized. While its intoxicating effects are clearly its main appeal from a recreational standpoint, marijuana’s situation is much more complex. According to MarketWatch , most U.S. adults who support legalization do not cite legal consumption as their main argument.

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Former U.S. attorney Barry Grissom, Running For Kansas US Senate Seat

Cannabis Law Report

“My position on cannabis use, whether adult use or medical use I believe that’s something every state should have the right to decide. When I was the United States attorney, the federal prosecutor, I had what I believe was a unique perspective. Cannabis prohibition doesn’t work. I’m very pro-law enforcement. When we spend money going after folks in the cannabis business I think it’s a waste of taxpayer money.” – Grissom, to the Star.

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Is Canada About To Decriminalize All Drugs?

The Fresh Toast

Is Canada About To Decriminalize All Drugs? Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith recently introduced legislation that would repeal parts of federal laws that concern controlled substances in Canada. The post Is Canada About To Decriminalize All Drugs? appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Canopy Growth Announces Leadership Transition

Cannabis Life Network

Bruce Linton to step down as co-CEO and Canopy Board member Mark Zekulin remains CEO Company Launches Search to Identify Leader to Guide Next Phase of Growth TORONTO and SMITHS FALLS, ON, July 3, 2019 /CNW/ – Today, Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NYSE: CGC) and Bruce Linton announced that Bruce […].

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Unsurprisingly Canopy Shares Take A Dip

Cannabis Law Report

Shares of Canopy Growth slid more than 6% Wednesday after the company announced that Bruce Linton was stepping down as co-CEO and a board member, effective immediately. . Mark Zekulin will take the reigns as the sole CEO of the Canadian cannabis company and will work with the board of directors to identify a new leader for the next phase of growth.

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Michigan Releases Emergency Rules for Recreational Marijuana

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) today issued emergency rules for the administration and implementation of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), accompanied by an explanatory press release.

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Canopy Fires Linton

Cannabis Law Report

Well, this comes as a bit of surprise to an outlier, like cannabis law report. Linton always seemed to us one of the more sensible public faces of the cannabis industry. The only time we saw him speak he seemed not particularly arrogant or aggressive and noted he was happy to mix with all and sundry on the floor at a time ( August 2018) when the world was chasing him.

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4th of July Event

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Let the Sparks Fly Higher with July 4th Specials! Cannabis patriots, July is going to be lit up with fireworks of a different kind. But what else would you expect from the Budtenders at Kind Meds? Come on in for July 4th and take your pick at 20% off on all of our products. *Excluding any other discounts or special offers. You read that right. 20% off on tinctures, topicals, flower, concentrates, edibles, pre-rolls and more.

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Media Reports On Canopy Firing Linton

Cannabis Law Report

Market Watch. One Canopy Growth co-CEO is out, and the other isn’t far behind in major shake-up at world’s largest cannabis company. Bruce Linton, the public face of Canopy Growth, is terminated by board and counterpart Mark Zekulin says he will step down after replacement is found. [link]. Rolling Stone. Co-CEO of Canadian Weed Giant Canopy Growth Says He Was Fired.

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Moonrock B2G1 Cart Deal

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Variety Is the Spice of Life, Especially When It’s FREE! Saturday, July 6th only, is your chance to broaden your extract palate and get a gift from us for doing it. Come in-store and check out our bountiful display of Dr. Zodiak’s Moonrock carts. Buy 2 Moonrock carts, Get 1 FREE! *While supplies last. Choose from individually packaged 0.5 mg cartridges like Cookies ‘N Cream, Lemonade, Granddaddy Purple, Wedding Cake, Jawbreaker, Champagne, Gorilla Glue, Monster Mango and more.

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Linton Tells CBC It Was A Termination

Cannabis Law Report

Bruce Linton, the co-founder and co-CEO of Canopy Growth, a Smiths Falls, Ont.-based cannabis company, says he has been pushed out. A news release said the board had decided that Linton would step down and that Linton had agreed, but he later called it a “termination.

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710 Extract Event

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Celebrate 710 with these Essential Oil Specials. Have a love for dabs and concentrates? July 10th is the day to pay tribute to these cannabis delectable, and we’ve got something special lined up for you! July 10th, all day, all Oils are 20% off! *Excluding any other discounts or special offers. That means you can canvass our store in person and take your pick of Diamonds, Shatters, Crumbles, Carts, and Nectars for 20% off the regular price.

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When Alcohol Leads, Cannabis Follows

Burns Levinson (Cannabusiness advisory)

The nascent cannabis industry is much like a younger sibling, riding the wake of its forerunner, alcohol. In joining the vice industry’s consumer products market segment, the cannabis industry has had the benefit of being able to follow in the footsteps of the alcohol industry and anticipate potential upcoming obstacles. This use of the alcohol industry as a guinea pig can be readily observed in connection with the evolving legal and regulatory frameworks currently being formulated for cannabi

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Hemp Roundtable Update: Massachusetts HB 4339 , CBD & Hemp

Cannabis Law Report

As we reported a few weeks ago, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources issued a statement that CBD could not be sold as a food additive or dietary supplement. The Department of Public Health echoed this as they issued guidance that said CBD could not be added to foods. In response, State Representative Mark Cusack introduced a new bill, HD 4339 , a bill that would both expand the state’s hemp growing program, and clarify that hemp-derived CBD products could be sold at reta

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Do Cannabis Suppositories Work?

Project CBD

The back door is making a comeback - medically speaking. Cannabis oil suppositories have grown in popularity, but how and to what extent they actually work remains somewhat of a mystery.

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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Law Enforcement Division Now Hiring Wildlife Officers

Cannabis Law Report

Why are we telling you this. Because hidden in the job description is an important role that we concur should lie with CDFW and not a Police Dept or the National Guard as was enacted earlier in the year. “CDFW LED has numerous specialized teams and assignments including K-9, wildlife trafficking, cannabis enforcement , marine patrol, and oil spill prevention and response.” Cannabis growers who have no respect for the environment, law and national parks should prosecuted to the full e

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Op-Art: What If We Treated Restaurants Like Cannabis?

Leafly

Comic artist Box Brown imagines a world where illicit-market chefs face felony charges. The post Op-Art: What If We Treated Restaurants Like Cannabis? appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Sprays Explored: Can A GMO Be Certified Organic?

Cannabis Life Network

Fungal Flatulence We’ve already explored moulds that kill. They are known as ‘biological sprays.’ Next, we’ll look at genetically-modified pesticides and how some of these GMO’s are considered organic by Health Canada. Two other species of these deadly moulds that have been permitted by Health Canada belong to Bioworks Inc., branded under the name Rootshield®. […].

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6 Cannabis Strains That Taste Better as Hash

Leafly

Cannabis concentrates can provide the most flavorful experience, but some strains are better suited for the process than others. The post 6 Cannabis Strains That Taste Better as Hash appeared first on Leafly.

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How to Get Over a Weed Hangover

The Herb Collective

It's a well-known fact weed is one of the safest psychoactive substances you can use, but that doesn't mean smoking a lot won't have adverse effects. In fact, little is worse than waking up the morning after a long smoke session with a pounding headache, insatiable dry mouth and a fridge full of expensive delivery from the night before that you don’t remember ordering.

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NORML Chapter Newsletter – June 2019

NORML

Every day NORML Chapters from around the country invest countless hours in advocating for meaningful marijuana law reforms on the local, state and federal level! Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments. NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. “This September, we invite you to join NORML members from across America to learn effective strategies, hear the latest scientific and political advancements, and meet in person with influential members o

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What You Should Know About Marijuana Delivery In California

The Herb Collective

Marijuana has become increasingly legal across the United States and looks to become legal across the country in the next few years. This has been true across both a medical and recreational level, with the majority of states allowing its use in either capacity or both. One of the more prominent states to do so has been California, which was one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana for anybody over the age of 21, as well as anybody who needs it for medical purposes.