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Health Canada: CBD Safe and Tolerable

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Health Canada has reviewed cannabidiol (CBD) and deemed it “safe and tolerable” for short-term use. Health Canada’s report looked at dosages ranging from 20 milligrams to up to 200 mg per day. As of now, all CBD products must go through a heavily regulated cannabis supply chain. One can only sell CBD in cannabis stores. […]. The post Health Canada: CBD Safe and Tolerable appeared first on Cannabis News, Lifestyle - Headlines, Videos & Cooking.

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Massachusetts State House Passes Cannabis Reforms

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This week the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation that will have sweeping reforms to the Commonwealth’s cannabis industry. An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry , which is expected to be signed by Governor Baker, will, among other things, limit the fees that municipalities can charge cannabis businesses as well as strengthen social equity programs aimed at helping entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition succe

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New York CAURD: License Application Scoring – Part 1

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We’ve been writing about eligibility criteria for licensure for the New York Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (“CAURD”) ( here and here ). In addition to the Office of Cannabis Management’s (the “OCM”) handy FAQ, it also recently published a scoring criterion to score eligible applicants after they have met the minimum requirements for each type of eligible applicant: 1) the business criteria applicant and 2) the nonprofit criteria applicant.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Cannabis Play Losing Lustre?

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It sounds as though the stock market casino is no longer delivering the goods. LA Cannabis News reports. Scotts Miracle-Gro has cut hundreds of jobs amid a slump in sales and an overinvestment in the company’s Hawthorne division that caters to the cannabis business. The Marysville-based lawn-and-garden company didn’t say Wednesday how many jobs were cut, where they are located or what kinds of jobs were affected.

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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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Answer of the Day for Aug 7, 2022

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In PRECLINICAL studies (studies conducted in a lab), it has been shown that cannabinoids induce apoptosis (cell death) of cancer cells. Do cannabinoids induce apoptosis (cell death) of normal non-malignant cells? According to the results of PRECLINICAL studies, including in vitro studies (laboratory bench studies) and studies in mice, cannabinoids induce apoptosis of cancer cells without causing negative effect on the viability of normal non-malignant cells.

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Applications for psilocybin Rules Advisory Committees due Wednesday, Aug 10th

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Applications for psilocybin Rules Advisory Committees due Wednesday, Aug. 10th. 08/05/2022. Greetings, If you or someone you know is interested in the Oregon Psilocybin Services rulemaking process and would like to discuss details of draft rules with a diverse group of people, we want to hear from you! Rulemaking Advisory Committee (RAC) members provide input on proposed administrative rules before they become effective and are an important part of the rulemaking process.

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Nevada: Cannabis businesses say they are frustrated by $111-per-hour bills for state regulator tasks

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The Nevada Independent is reporting that business are sick and tired of forking out cash to the regulators. It appears the NV Cannabis Compliance Board is beginning to get the message… Steve Cantwell has been cultivating cannabis for the past seven years through Green Life Productions, his Pahrump-based farm, and had no problems with state regulators when Nevada’s health and taxation departments oversaw the industry.

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Canopy Growth Announces Christelle Gedeon As New Chief Legal Officer

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Here’s their press release. Gedeon’s demonstrated cannabis and commercial expertise will further Canopy Growth’s Strategy for North American Cannabis Leadership. SMITHS FALLS, ON – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or “the Company”) (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC), a world-leading diversified cannabis, hemp, and cannabis device company, is pleased to announce that the appointment of Christelle Gedeon, Ph.D., as the Company’s new Chief Legal Officer.

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Massachusetts Cannabis Industry Reform

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Over the past few years, August has become a popular month for cannabis industry reform in Massachusetts. Lauren Medeiros Forster. Most recently, the Massachusetts legislature approved a bill, S. 3096, earlier this week that significantly changed many of the challenges faced by operators in the Commonwealth’s cannabis market for years. At a high level, the reforms focused on two main aspects – social equity and host community agreements (HCAs).

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Opioid Bods At Purdue & Frends Want Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act To Cap THC

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Business Of Cannabis reports on people, companies and organisations that have no concept of shame. Anti-drug coalition funded by Purdue Pharma opposes the CAOA. The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is asking supporters to write to Senators to oppose the recently introduced Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on the basis that the legislation doesn’t cap THC levels on products or require packaging to include warning labels, among other issues.

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Hemp could help clean up AltEn mess according to UNL researcher

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New Zealand: Scheme to make medicinal cannabis easier to access isn’t working, industry says

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Australia – NSW Police Press Release: Police seize more than $80-million cannabis plants near Parkes

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Friday, 05 August 2022 03:50:16 PM. Police have seized more than $80-million worth of cannabis plants following a five-month investigation into cannabis cultivation near Parkes. In March 2022, detectives attached to Central West Police District commenced Strike Force Burria to investigate commercial cannabis cultivation in the state’s west. Following extensive inquiries, strike force investigators attended a rural property at Trundle – about 53km north-west of Parkes – on Wednesday (3 August 202

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Canopy Growth sees $2B net loss as Ontario cannabis company takes large writedown

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Where does one start with numbers like this. Canopy make Tilray seem like the leanest company on the planet! Canopy Growth Corp. executives argued the company is advancing toward profitability, even as it booked a $1.72 billion non-cash writedown that contributed to a net loss of more than $2 billion during its most recent quarter. “Maybe our aspirations have changed over the last several years, but we believe that we can get ourselves, with the right focus in the right categories, to a pr

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India: Goa govt gives nod for medical cannabis cultivation, draws flak from opposition

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This one snuck up on us and I think the same applies to the opposition in Goa too. We can’t imagine New Delhi is overly pleased either. Law Minister Nilesh Cabral told reporters that his department has vetted and cleared the proposal to allow cultivation of marijuana (ganja or grass) for medicinal purposes in the tourist state. The National Herald India reports.

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Trump calls for ‘quick’ death penalty for drug dealers saying US is ‘going to hell very fast’

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