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Fresh Toast Article Hopes For Jackson Appointment To SCOTUS To Shakeout Cannabis Cobwebs At Court

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Fresh Toast have a dream… Perhaps Jackson’s generational separation from Breyer and her unique experience will give marijuana laws a fair shake the next time they are up for debate in the highest court in the land. There will be a new judge on the United States Supreme Court, and in all probability, President Biden’s selection will be a historic one.

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Be In the Loop: Highlights of the 2021 Canadian Cannabis Survey Results

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How is cannabis use evolving years after its legalization? The Highlights of the 2021 Canadian Cannabis Survey Results give us a sneak peek! Since the 2018 Cannabis Act was legislated, policymakers have been keen to know how Canadian society is evolving after its legalization. For years, Health Canada conducts the Canadian Cannabis Survey to get […].

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Cannabis Trademarks: Is the Lawful Use Requirement Even Lawful?

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Is the lawful use requirement for trademarks lawful? In a recent Vanderbilt Law Review article , Robert A. Mikos compellingly argues that it is not. The article is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of cannabis trademarks, but highlights a problem that goes far beyond cannabis, and indeed trademark law. For those unfamiliar with the the lawful use requirement, it requires that “use of a mark in commerce must be lawful under federal law to be the basis for federal registration u

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Alert: More Bill Updates, New Bills in Two States, and Issues in PA

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Virginia. Your voices have been heard in Virginia. More than 1000 Hemp Supporter emails were sent to Governor Glenn Youngkin urging a veto of SB 591 , a bill that could criminalize the sale of most full-spectrum hemp products. The Governor listened, and the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, in conjunction with our intrepid Advocacy Partners, the Virginia Hemp Coalition, is now in discussions with the Governor’s office to urge him to use his unusually broad powers to amend SB 591.

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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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Endocannabinoid breakdown post Traumatic Brain Injury causes damage

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Trauma leads to hyper-metabolism of 2-AG, the most prominent endocannabinoid in the human brain. Fortunately, CBG can stop the excessive breakdown of the endocannabinoid which might positive outcomes on TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury.) Brain injury causes cannabis seeking but a previously discussed study on veterans missed a potential cause — endocannabinoid deficiency.

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Report – Australia: Red tape holding farmers back from global hemp market as Tasmanian government conducts review

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Outdated regulation is putting a handbrake on the industrial hemp industry, according to stakeholders, who believe it has the potential to be Australia’s next agricultural success story. An Allied Market Research report from 2020 found the global market for hemp, which is used in beauty products to food, clothes and construction, is worth about $4.9 billion.

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Thai Police To Receive Training & Advised To Be Cautious By Minister When Dealing With People Growing Cannabis After Elderly Ladies Arrested For Home Cultivation

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The Royal Thai Police has been asked to educate its officers across the country about the new legal status of cannabis and hemp, following the arrests of two elderly women growing the plant. A ministerial announcement conditionally removing cannabis and hemp from the banned narcotics list was made in February but has not yet become effective. Recreational use of cannabis, however, remains banned as extracts from cannabis which contain more than 0.2% of THC per its weight are not removed from the

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$42+ million in Michigan marijuana tax revenue to be distributed to communities

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WILX 10 Michigan. LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – More than $42 million will be distributed to Michigan communities. The funds come from tax revenue generated from Michigan marijuana shops. The marijuana industry has made a lot of money since the state legalized it in 2018. Aside from the $42.2 million distributed to municipalities and counties , $49.3 million was sent to the School Aid Fund for K-12 education and another $49.3 million to the Michigan Transportation Fund.

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UK: Construction begins on Sittingbourne Kent Jazz Pharmaceuticals medicinal cannabis facility

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The BBC Reports. Construction has begun on a medical cannabis manufacturing facility which will create more than 100 jobs. Jazz Pharmaceuticals is investing £75m in a plant based at Kent Science Park (KSP) in Sittingbourne, Kent. The site, which is due to open in 2024, will support the company’s production and development of cannabis based medicines.

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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

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You can have as many commissions as you like but in the end the issue needs to be tackled in parliament and an equitable system created. … maybe this is part of the process. All we’d say is. get on with it and don’t concentrate an industry with the few. This is the PR side of things. A new commission for the United Kingdom (UK), the Hodges Review of UK Public Policy and Regulatory Stewardship of the Legal Cannabis Industry, will analyze its current legal cannabis industry and

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How taxes collected from $1.1B in recreational marijuana sales benefits communities

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