Fri.Mar 18, 2022

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Kentucky: Medical Cannabis Access Legislation Advances to the Senate

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With a vote of 59 to 34, members of the Kentucky House of Representatives have advanced House Bill 136 to the Senate for further consideration. The bill provides for the production and distribution of a limited variety of medical cannabis products to qualified patients, including those with PTSD, cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy or any other intractable seizure disorder; multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity; and nausea or vomiting. .

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My store was robbed on Tuesday. We’re still recovering from the trauma

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Our store's inability to accept credit cards has left my co-workers staring at the barrel of a gun. Twice. Something's got to change. The post My store was robbed on Tuesday. We’re still recovering from the trauma appeared first on Leafly.

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State Policy Update 3/18/2022

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This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Illinois, Utah, South Dakota, and Kentucky, focuses on upcoming hearings, and provides updates on several other important bills moving forward across the country. The post State Policy Update 3/18/2022 appeared first on NORML.

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The Roll-up #234: Why athletes use cannabis

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Brittney Griner's arrest in Russia highlights the issue of athletes using cannabis. How are they using it? When? Where? We have answers. The post The Roll-up #234: Why athletes use cannabis appeared first on Leafly.

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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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Lawsuit Filed in Georgia Argues Delta-8 and Delta-10 Products are Legal Under State Law

Cannabis Law Report

A recent raid of a business selling delta-8 THC products in Gwinnett County, Ga., has sparked litigation in the state. Hemp Grower reports. A recent raid of a business selling delta-8 THC products in Gwinnett County, Ga., has sparked a lawsuit against authorities. According to CBS46 , a video surfacing online shows a multi-force task agency raiding Element Distribution, a vape smoke distribution center in Gwinnett, for delta-8 products.

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Federal Cannabis Cases Continue To Decline, With Fewer Than 1,000 Cannabis Charges In 2021

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports. Federal prosecutions over marijuana dropped again in 2021, with fewer than 1,000 people charged in cannabis trafficking cases—yet another sign that the plant is becoming a lower enforcement priority as the legalization movement scores wins in more states. There were 996 federal marijuana trafficking cases last year, according to an analysis from the federal U.S.

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Self-care cannabis products to celebrate women’s month

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Cannabis flower is female, so who better to celebrate Women's History Month than Mary Jane? The post Self-care cannabis products to celebrate women’s month appeared first on Leafly.

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NJ.com: More than 170 seek licenses to sell in N.J. as cannabis panel starts taking applications

Cannabis Law Report

Eventually the process starts. expect to see court cases very soon from those who didn’t get selected! NJ.com. Round Two of applicants wanting to enter the cannabis industry in New Jersey is officially on. The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission on Tuesday began accepting applications from those interested in opening a retail outlet to sell recreational cannabis to adults.

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How We Got Here Today – The Origin and Spread of Cannabis

Cannabis Life Network

420 looms, so why don’t we look at the origin and spread of cannabis? The plant’s been around, so it’d be nice to know how we got here today. Like a lot of domesticated plants, cannabis has an origin point. It started out as a wild plant in parts of Central and East Asia. Humans […]. The post How We Got Here Today – The Origin and Spread of Cannabis appeared first on Cannabis News, Lifestyle - Headlines, Videos & Cooking.

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New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Dispensary License

Canna Law Blog

The creation of New York’s conditional adult-use retail dispensary license has made headlines. Although New York plans to issue only 50-100 of this new license type, the license type and its underlying rules and regulations is incredibly significant. Why? First, because the OCM and CCB have issued actual rules and regulations that will apply to a specific license type.

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Can a laser bong handle heavy use? Hitoki Interview and Trident V2 Hard Kilometer Review

Cannabis Life Network

I smoke a lot of weed and my gear gets gnarly fast. If it’s not durable, well-made, and easy to clean, it’s not going to last for very long. For me to invest in a smoking device, I need to feel confident that it will perform well, regardless of heavy and continuous use. Anything less […]. The post Can a laser bong handle heavy use? Hitoki Interview and Trident V2 Hard Kilometer Review appeared first on Cannabis News, Lifestyle - Headlines, Videos & Cooking.

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Husch Blackwell Launches Psychedelics and Emerging Therapies Practice Group

Cannabis Law Report

By Steve Levine & Marshall Custer. March 18, 2022. Husch Blackwell has launched its Psychedelics and Emerging Therapie s team, an interdisciplinary, cross-office group of lawyers capable of addressing the challenges faced by innovators that seek to research, develop and commercialize novel therapies based on psychedelic drugs. Many of these drugs are regulated by a patchwork of state and federal laws regulating Schedule I controlled substances.

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Answer of the Day for Mar 19, 2022

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What common cancer-related symptoms do cannabinoids seem to treat? According to recent uncontrolled prospective studies of large groups of cancer patients, there were significant improvements of common cancer-related symptoms, including insomnia (70.8%), anxiety and depression (74.1%), and nausea and vomiting (54.7%), when cannabinoid-based therapy was introduced.

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The Cannabis Control Appeals Panel will hold a teleconference meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2022…. Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 and N-08-21, 

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Meeting Notification. The Cannabis Control Appeals Panel will hold a teleconference meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. . Click here for the meeting agenda. Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20 and N-08-21, certain provisions of the Bagley Keene Open Meeting Act are suspended due to a State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NJ’s Rec Market Coming Soon, Democrats’ Legalization Plans Stall, & Veriheal Releases Medical Cannabis Preference Report

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New Jersey’s governor says the state’s recreational market is coming “within weeks,” Democrats struggle to make progress on cannabis legalization, and Veriheal released its first annual medical cannabis preference report. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. New Jersey’s Upcoming Recreational Market Faces Last-Minute Barriers.

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Media Report – The Independent: UK medical cannabis trial to begin ‘ASAP’

Cannabis Law Report

The Independent writes. Large-scale government-backed trial will seek evidence on drug’s effectiveness for treating epilepsy. Large-scale trials of medical cannabis in the UK will begin “as soon as possible”, the department of health and social care has said. The government’s National Institute for Health Research is to oversee the studies – which will look at the effects of the substance on epilepsy sufferers.

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South Africa: Cannabis Bill Resurfaces with Dramatic New Commercial Use Clause (Section 3) That Creates Great Legal Confusion

Cannabis Law Report

As published in Cannbiz Africa. The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill (CPPB) raised its head in Parliament again with a new clause that opens up the possibility for commercial trade in cannabis. 2020-CannabisBill. But MP’s argued that the new clause, Secton 3, will also open up a whole new can of worms as it changed the nature of the Bill entirely.

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Two Execs From Vermont’s CeresMED Are Given Marching Orders

Cannabis Law Report

Heady Vermont reports. BURLINGTON — Two top executives of CeresMED , Vermont’s largest network of dispensaries acquired in a merger with a Canadian company this summer , were relieved of their positions Tuesday, Heady Vermont has learned. Reached by phone Tuesday, Shayne Lynn confirmed that he was let go from his role as CeresMED’s executive director.

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Vermont Cannabis Control Board Adopts Emergency Medical Cannabis Rules

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The state Cannabis Control Board on Monday adopted emergency rules to keep the state’s medical cannabis program running. The rules were necessary because Vermont’s medical cannabis statutes were repealed March 1 under state law, meaning there were no regulations to govern the program, according to in-depth reporting from the Battleboro Reformer. The board unanimously adopted three emergency rules, covering medical cannabis, compliance and enforcement of cannabis laws in Vermont, as well as th

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ASTM Launches Standard for International Intoxicating Cannabinoid Symbol

Cannabis Law Report

A new ASTM International standard seeks to create an internationally recognized symbol that indicates a product contains intoxicating cannabinoids. The cannabis technical committee at ASTM, D37, developed the standard for the International Intoxicating Cannabinoid Product Symbol (IICPS). The International Intoxicating Cannabinoid Product Symbol (IICPS).

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Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies (OCT) More Trouble At Mill

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It seems OCT are going down the road of MedMen & CannTrust. Here’s the latest drama. GAVIN Sathianathan, a founder member of Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies (OCT), published a bombshell letter to fellow investors last week laying bare the numerous reasons behind his call for the company’s board to be replaced. . The six-page document details what Mr Sathianathan describes as a ‘series of regulatory and governance failings’ for which he believes ‘sweeping changes’ need to be made in or

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Truck Accidents: Why Do They Happen?

Cannabis Law Report

Trucks are incredible in weight and size when compared to an average car. That is why there are often more serious consequences when they are in an accident. Truck accidents can cause catastrophic injuries and a lot of things can go bad in a matter of a few seconds. Knowing why truck accidents happen will go a long way to avoid situations that are dangerous and harmful to human life.

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Webinar: Legal Situation of Cannabis In Poland – 23 March

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Probably not high on the agenda of important issue in Poland right now.

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Milan City Council votes for cannabis legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Milano Today writes. Cannabis, Milan City Council votes for legalization. The Council has asked the mayor and the junta to take action with the Parliament to support the approval of a law on the legalization of the production and consumption of marijuana. Lega wants to do the hair test for all the councilors and the brawl breaks out. The City Council of Milan voted in favor of the ‘legalization’ of cannabis.