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Cannabis statistics since legalization

Cannabis Life Network

Some staggering statistics are coming out of Canada currently. Cannabis stocks are leading the charts. An overwhelming percentage of cannabis sales are still going to the black market. Men hold a much higher rate of boardroom seats in the Canadian cannabis market than women. Ontario dispensaries saw great success on their opening day- over 6 […].

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Selling Hemp Products to Europe? Welcome to the GDPR Nightmare.

Canna Law Blog

Ever since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill , our hemp lawyers have been getting a barrage of questions about the lawful status of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) in the United States. The hemp laws appear to be changing in favor of a pro-hemp marketplace, but at a much slower pace than the actual U.S. market for hemp is growing. As the market in the U.S. continues to develop, companies may shift their focus to the international market.

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Vaping, Smoking Pot Banned on Venice Beach

Cannabis Law Report

Yo Venice reports. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently voted to update County regulations to address “threats to public health” posed by vaping and marijuana. In a motion passed March 20, county lawmakers updated the legal definition of “smoking” to include electronic cigarettes and cannabis. “Rules regarding cigarettes and cigarette-like products have not been significantly updated in a very long time.

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Segra Receives “Confirmation of Readiness” from Health Canada for Plant Tissue Culture Production Facility

MedicalMarijuana.ca

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Segra International Corp. (“Segra” or the “Company”), a cannabis agriculture technology company, is pleased to announce that its application for licensing with Health Canada has advanced to the “confirmation of readiness” phase. “Confirmation of readiness” precedes issuance of a production “Cannabis Nursery License,” the license subclass required to commence operations at Segra’s New Westminster, B.C.

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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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BCC Issues “Guidance on Commercial Cannabis Activity”. What is the point of the document?

Cannabis Law Report

If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: “Jordan Zoot. “aBIZinaBOX Inc., CPA’s” PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. BCC – Commercial Activities – it would have been a nice break if the California cannabis regulators refrained from issuing new documents during the final leg of the tax busy season…no such luck.

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50k Los Angeles Marijuana Convictions to be Dismissed, Reduced

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

As many as 50,000 Los Angeles marijuana-related convictions are to be dismissed or reduced, the L.A. District Attorney said, noting completion will not only align with California’s 2020 deadline for prosecutorial review of expungement for pot crimes – it will beat it by nearly 9 months. Los Angeles marijuana expungement attorneys understand this was made possible with the aid of a nonprofit called Code for America, which developed a digital algorithm that allowed prosecutors to more