Canna Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

With so many new proposals for reconceptualized federal cannabis legislation floating around Congress, this summary should help clarify the differences to distinguish each bill from the others. This post will cover the MORE Act, the PREPARE Act, the States Reform Act, and the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. Part two in this series will cover the SAFE Banking Act, the Medical Marijuana Research Act, the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, and the Hemp Advancement Act.

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Sensi Seeds

MAY 5, 2022

Double Kush Cake Automatic is a fast-flowering, compact plant that produces sizable harvests. Hailing from an impressive lineage that includes Afghani #1, Skunk Kush, and Hindu Kush Automatic, Double Kush Cake Auto offers growers plentiful harvests in a short amount of time. The post Double Kush Cake Automatic Grow Report (Indoor) appeared first on Sensi Seeds.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

MAY 5, 2022

New Mexico cannabis businesses are expected to pay cannabis excise and gross receipts taxes by the end of this month. But the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department is also expected to issue about $15 million dollars worth of gross receipts refunds to medical cannabis companies that paid those taxes prior to the enactment of the Cannabis Regulation Act, which legalized recreational-use cannabis.

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Leafly

MAY 5, 2022

We don’t have flying cars (yet), but living in 2022 has its perks: Grocery shopping can be done with a few taps on the phone and delivered right to your doorstep, plus you can buy a variety of weed already pre-busted to perfection—and legally! Delivery is great, but milled cannabis flower might be better. The […]. The post Meet the six best pre-ground cannabis products in Canada 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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Veriheal

MAY 5, 2022

Choosing the proper pot for cultivating cannabis is important. Cannabis will grow in virtually any size pot or container. Cannabis plants can be grown to maturity in a Solo cup or pots ranging from 1 gallon up to 100 gallons. There are plastic pots, and there are fabric pots. So, how do you choose which pot is right to grow pot? There are many different factors to consider when you decide to dig into the world of cannabis cultivation.

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Cannabis Life Network

MAY 5, 2022

Is it time for legal cannabis in Switzerland? Swiss authorities think so. Last year they amended the Federal Narcotics Act allowing cannabis legalization pilot trials. Unlike the American States like Colorado or even places like Canada, there will be no widespread legalization yet. The Swiss authorities are running this trial program on 400 volunteers.

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Leafly

MAY 5, 2022

History shows that youth-led movements have been instrumental in affecting change on racial, social, and civil rights issues and the cannabis industry has been no different. Cannabis advocates and activists have been leading the charge for legalization since Henry Anslinger ushered in an era of prohibition back in the 1930s. Organizations like Students for Sensible […].

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

MLIVE report. FLINT, MI – A Mt. Morris Township woman was arraigned Wednesday, May 4, on one felony count of second-degree child abuse after authorities said she left her marijuana-infused edibles in a place where her six-year-old child grabbed them and shared them with classmates, an incident that left a handful of students hospitalized. Melinda A.

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Leafly

MAY 5, 2022

Cannabis research continues to grow in higher education. Learn about the top 25 cannabis research colleges and their cannabis programs. The post The top 25 universities and colleges leading cannabis research appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

This looks particularly useful. Section Member Price: $40.00. NYSBA Member Price: $50.00 Join (or renew) for special member pricing. Non-Member Price: $100.00. Review of federal taxation of cannabis companies, the taxes imposed by NY on cannabis and comparisons to other states. Faculty: Senator Jeremy A. Cooney, District 56, Chairman of Committee on Cities II, New York State.

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Leafly

MAY 5, 2022

Word to your moms, we came to drop bombs—soothing THC bath bombs. The post America’s best THC and CBD bath bombs for your moms appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Florida – A United States judge on Wednesday ruled that British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Fahie can be released on a US$500 000 bond pending his trial on cocaine trafficking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy charges, despite a prosecutor’s arguments that he should face pre-trial detention. Fahie would have to remain in monitored confinement in his daughters’ apartment, Judge Alicia Otazo Reyes of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida ruled.

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MMJ Recs

MAY 5, 2022

People in Louisiana looking to gain access to medical marijuana have to follow a few procedural steps to get approved and buy from a licensed dispensary. The first step in the process is recognizing whether or not you have a condition that qualifies for the use of medical marijuana. In the state of Louisiana, there are several approved conditions for people looking to gain access to cannabis products.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Marijuana Moment write. “None of these rights has any claim to being deeply rooted in history,” Alito wrote in the draft, which was first revealed by Politico. What the justice seems to be saying is that, if Roe v. Wade were to stand, it could invite further legal challenges over issues where government policy is seen as interfering with the autonomy of individuals, potentially rendering it unconstitutional to prohibit people from using illicit drugs, for example.

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TheAnswerPage

MAY 5, 2022

Globally, how many people consume marijuana? “According to United Nation Office on Drug and Crime, it is the most widely produced and cultivated drug with approximately 182.5 million users globally.” Masood S, Tariq SHB, Khanani A, Jawed H, Anzar W, Qureshi A. Self-reported survey on medicinal uses of cannabis in health professionals. JAMDC. 2021; 3(3): 103-109 doi: [link].

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

As a measure to protect cannabis consumers from untested and unregulated product at unlicensed businesses, two Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion today aimed at implementing a county program that issues emblem placards to licensed cannabis businesses. Under the County of Los Angeles’ Emblem Program for Authorized Cannabis Stores, storefront and delivery cannabis businesses are able to apply for an emblem, obtain the requisite inspection and place the emblem on their premi

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TheAnswerPage

MAY 5, 2022

What is medical marijuana’s effect on narcotic pain medication consumption in patients with prostate cancer? According to a retrospective chart review on a sample of patients (n=24) with a diagnosis of prostate cancer who had been receiving medical marijuana, “there was a decrease in narcotics prescription filling by two fold six months after starting medical marijuana therapy compared to one year prior to starting medical marijuana therapy.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

. Geoffrey Lawrence. Managing Director. [link]. Introduction. In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 to enact a regulated, adult-use cannabis market in the Golden State. At the time, four other states had already created adult-use cannabis markets, including Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. California already had a largely unregulated medical cannabis market in place, following voters’ historic passage of Proposition 215 in 1996, which was the first medical marijua

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

KPVI Wyoming reports. A Laramie County woman is suing the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and one of its officers after being accused of growing marijuana on her hemp farm, court filings show. Debra Palm-Egle and her son, Joshua, were charged in 2019 with growing and intending to deliver marijuana after DCI agent Jon Briggs said samples from their Albin farm were above the legal THC limit in Wyoming.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

ICBC is reporting… In a surprise announcement, the German Health Minister, SPD-affiliated Karl Lauterbach, has now thrown his weight behind a stepped-up schedule for cannabis legalization. Namely, he wants to put this on the summer legislative agenda rather than pushing it back to this fall (or later) as had been widely rumored. As quoted in Handesblatt , Lauterbach said that he has “changed his mind about this in the past two years…I’ve always been an opponent of cannabis legalization, b

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

The Star Malaysia reports. Malaysia should play a serious role and take progressive actions to allow the use of cannabis and hemp, especially cannabidiol (CBD) for medical purposes, said Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi (pictured). The Senate member representing persons with disabilities (OKU), said the usage of the substances is to increase access to quality health services for their well-being. “It is in line with Strategic Thrust 4 of the Action Plan for Persons with Disabilities (OKU) 201

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

On May 4, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent out warning letters to five companies distributing Delta-8 THC (FDA Warning Letters). This is the first time that the FDA specifically addressed products containing hemp-derived Delta-8. In all but one of the letters, the FDA also warned about distributing products containing cannabidiol (CBD).

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Two public New York colleges, including one from Queens, are teaming up to offer a two-day course focused on understanding the state’s changing marijuana industry. Queens College and Farmingdale State College in Long Island will host “Get Started in the Cannabis Industry” next month. The multi-day course aims to teach participants how to open, manage or work in the marijuana business in New York.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

SC’s Post & Courier has the story. Seven years of work to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina has gone up in smoke. . With only five days remaining in the 2022 session, House leadership ruled a bill to legalize medical marijuana was actually unconstitutional, and killed the measure before members had a chance to debate it. “Procedurally this bill is dead,” Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

From the New Mexico Political Report. New Mexico cannabis businesses are expected to pay cannabis excise and gross receipts taxes by the end of this month. But the state’s Taxation and Revenue Department is also expected to issue about $15 million dollars worth of gross receipts refunds to medical cannabis companies that paid those taxes prior to the enactment of the Cannabis Regulation Act, which legalized recreational-use cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

KCUR public radio has the story. Advocacy groups consider the move harassment of business owners. Cannabis products are legal in Kansas only with very small amounts of hemp-derived THC. Law enforcement officers are carrying out raids in Topeka on shops selling cannabis products. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office won’t answer questions about how many stores it has raided, on what dates or how much it seized.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

ICBC report. Trinidad and Tobago’s emerging medical cannabis industry received a big boost on Friday when the Caribbean nation’s House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the Cannabis Control Bill 2020. The bill would, among other things, set up the Trinidad and Tobago Cannabis Licensing Authority which would serve as the regulatory body for the nation’s medical cannabis industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

Business of Cannabis has the update for us. Vaughan, Ontario-based CannTrust, known for getting caught growing cannabis in unlicensed rooms, will now be known as Phoena Holdings, per a press release. “The name Phoena is derived from the word “phenotype” which describes the traits taken from a plant’s genetic code that we use to merge nature, purpose, and science to produce the best cannabis products on the market,” reads the release.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 5, 2022

The BBC reports today. The premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been replaced following his arrest in the US on drug smuggling charges. A no-confidence motion in Andrew Fahie, 51, was backed by the overseas territory’s assembly on Thursday. His deputy Natalio Wheatley has been sworn in as the new premier of the islands with the approval of its governor John Rankin.

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