The Blunt Truth

MAY 23, 2022

The buzz of the cannabis industry has brought with it significant competition. The “green rush” of legalization produced a small group of legitimate competitors in both the consumable and pipe spaces. It is no surprise, then, that innovative companies protected their technology and did everything they could to box out their competition. The industry can expect more of the same as competitors fight for market share in a business ripe for explosion.

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Leafly

MAY 23, 2022

More than half of all patients using cannabis quit all other pain relievers by the end of the study. The post New study finds cannabis effective for cancer pain appeared first on Leafly.

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The Fresh Toast

MAY 23, 2022

Cannabis And Cancer: Study Reveals Nearly 50% Of Patients Stop Traditional Pain Meds. According to the research, medical cannabis helps lower the pain in oncology patients while also alleviating other symptoms as well. The post Cannabis And Cancer: Study Reveals Nearly 50% Of Patients Stop Traditional Pain Meds appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Leafly

MAY 23, 2022

These states have active campaigns to put cannabis legalization on the Nov. 2022 ballot. The post Election 2022: Marijuana legalization voting guide 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.

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The Cannigma

MAY 23, 2022

Getting the right answers in your cannabis journey can be tricky. But with The Cannigma’s Ask the Expert, you can find questions from readers like you, answered by a real cannabis pharmacist. Question: My preferred method [of consuming cannabis] is a pipe. This causes a dryness in my throat and coughing. I’ve used a dry herb vape pen, but find the heating element burns out way too fast to justify the cost.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Marijuana Moment reports. Federal marijuana arrests continue to plummet year over year as more states move to legalize cannabis, new data from the Justice Department shows. fjs20. While there were still 2,576 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) marijuana arrests in fiscal year 2020, cannabis busts have dropped an average of 11 percent each year since 2010, when DEA made 8,215 such arrests.

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TheAnswerPage

MAY 23, 2022

For what health conditions is the therapeutic applicability of CBD being evaluated? The range of conditions for which CBD has been (or is being) assessed is quite diverse. Currently, clinical trials are evaluating CBD’s analgesic, neuroprotective, antiepileptic, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor and anti-hypoxia/ischemia properties.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Reuters. (Reuters) – Ferrara Candy Co sued a company in Florida federal court on Monday for allegedly copying the branding of its Nerds and Trolli candies with weed-infused edibles. Boca Raton, Florida-based Top Five Wholesale’s THC candies use identical trademarks to Ferrara’s and will likely cause consumer confusion, Ferrara’s lawsuit said.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 23, 2022

California deems nearly all kinds of workers employees. There are, however, some important circumstances where workers may be classified as contractors. In my first post of this series, “ Classifying California Cannabis Workers ,” I explained the basics of employee versus independent contractor classification. Today, I look at some of the key independent contractor exceptions for California cannabis businesses.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Here’s what Verano say in their release. CHICAGO, May 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) (“Verano” or the “Company”), through its subsidiary, Verano Holdings, LLC, yesterday notified the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado of its complete victory in arbitration regarding various frivolous RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) claims brought by Nicholas Nielsen.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Today, the U.S. Hemp Roundtable sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf requesting the immediate issue of an enforcement discretion policy for dietary supplements containing hemp-derived CBD and other cannabinoids. Read the letter here. The FDA has recently announced its intent to exercise enforcement discretion with respect to the sale and distribution of certain products that contain N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) that are labeled as dietary supplements, along with the agency’s consideratio

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

By Patrick Muffo on May 23, 2022. POSTED IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. The buzz of the cannabis industry has brought with it significant competition. The “green rush” of legalization produced a small group of legitimate competitors in both the consumable and pipe spaces. It is no surprise, then, that innovative companies protected their technology and did everything they could to box out their competition.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

By MJ Biz Daily. Posted on May 23, 2022. Los Angeles has revised its cannabis ordinance and tweaked some other related rules in an effort to speed up business license application processing and approval timelines. The widespread changes, approved in April by the City Council and L.A.’s Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), hope to quell mounting frustrations and criticism from the marijuana industry – and the city’s own regulators and lawmakers.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

There’s nothing said about direct law & business related issues but we presume compliance in a number areas is an important part of what they are teaching. Earth Medicine Center say they do the following. We have created this program from a place of deep humility and respect for the ancient, sacred intelligence encoded within plant medicines that comes directly from the womb of Mother Earth.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

We’re not sure why they should be surprised, all the numbers have been pointing to a healthy polling day for cannabis. The country has over 100K medical patients who pay far too much for their prescriptions and in the main can only access these prescriptions from medical cannabis companies rather than GPs. These companies also tend to ask for hideously expensive consulting “fees” because the AMA refuses to take medical cannabis seriously so only very few GPs actually prescribe

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Some states still use cannabis prosecutions as a way of curbing journalistic independence. Here’s the latest example. When Kyrgyz police stormed the office of investigative journalism outlet Temirov LIVE on January 22 and arrested chief editor Bolot Temirov on drug charges, it sounded the alarm about press freedom in Kyrgyzstan. Police arresting Bolot Temirov (Photo: Kloop).

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Here’s the press release c/- Ganjapreneur. The interactive, customizable Rootwurks platform was built by the founders of Alchemy Systems, now Intertek Alchemy, and features content co-produced and vetted by Vicente Sederberg LLP. Austin, Texas (May 23, 2022) — Rootwurks, Inc. (“Rootwurks”), an e-learning, training, and compliance management platform solution designed by the former founder of an industry-leading food compliance and training company, has launched to help cannabis companies m

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 23, 2022

Just in case you needed to know another set of reasons why the cannabis vote has been so high. This story might be about meth but as we all know ,except the NSW politicians, is that those in the business of black market products the sellers don’t really distinguish. They are in the game of making a profit. The author of a landmark report into drug addiction in New South Wales believes the government’s “tough on crime” approach to a spate of shootings is destined to fail unless it dramati

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