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Weed Addiction – Is It a Real Thing?

Greencamp

Addiction isn’t something that’s easily defined and understood. That’s why, from the get to, we have to put to rest. Continue Reading. The post Weed Addiction – Is It a Real Thing? appeared first on Greencamp.

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CannTrust cutting as many as 140 jobs as it works to regain cannabis licenses

Cannabis Life Network

VAUGHAN, Ont. — CannTrust Holdings Inc. shares fell Friday after the cannabis company said it is laying off as many as 140 people — roughly one quarter of its workforce — while it works to regain its federal licences to sell and produce pot. Its stock fell as low as $1.52 on the Toronto Stock Exchange, down roughly 13 per cent from its previous […].

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New Publication: The Poland Cannabis White Paper

Cannabis Law Report

Poland is expected to play a central role in the European cannabis market in the coming years, after becoming the 12th country to legalise medicinal cannabis on the continent in 2017. With the Polish market expected to be worth at least €2 billion by 2028, key opportunities will be available to investors, entrepreneurs and influencers in the near future.

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Hexo Corp. Laying off 200 Workers Following Underwhelming Profits

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Canadian licensed producer Hexo Corp. recently announced that it will lay off 200 workers, reports the Ottawa Citizen. With its main plant in Gatineau, Hexo began as Hydropothecary, a medical cannabis provider with its own line of proprietary strains, sprays and other products. Recently, the company made headlines for its new cannabis product, which undercuts the average price of illegal marijuana by about one dollar per gram.

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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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Duane Morris – Mondaq Article: United States: SAFE Banking Act Passes The House – Cannabis Banking May Soon Be Reality Last Updated: October 23 2019

Cannabis Law Report

Article by Joseph J. Pangaro , Justin M. L. Stern , David E. Landau , Seth A. Goldberg and Michael S. Zullo. On Wednesday evening, September 25, by a vote of 321 to 103, the United States House of Representatives took a meaningful step toward easing federal restrictions that have limited the access of cannabis businesses to banking services notwithstanding the growth of the cannabis industry by passing the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (“SAFE Banking ActR

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Canada: Superior Court Overturns Quebec’s Ban On Home Grow Ops

Cannabis Law Report

October 23 2019. Article by Langlois Lawyers LLP. Langlois lawyers, LLP. On September 3, 2019 Quebec’s Superior Court ruled in Murray Hall v. Procureure générale du Québec that Quebec’s prohibition on home cultivation of cannabis is unconstitutional. The Federal Cannabis Act , which entered into force on October 17, 2018 ended the criminal prohibition of cannabis possession and, as well as creating a regime to regulate the commercial production and sale of cannabis, auth

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Today’s Answer of the Day

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True or False? Any item that is intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease is subject to the FDA’s approval process under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. That’s true. Only products that have been approved by the FDA may make medical claims, and those medical claims must be consistent with FDA- approved labeling and must provide risk information.

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France: Budget Approved For Medical Cannabis Trials

Cannabis Law Report

Yahoo News reports… Lawmakers in France,approved the budget Friday for two years of patient experiments that advocates hope will pave the way for a change in the law. The National Assembly voted for the tests, already given the green light by France’s ANSM medicines regulator, to be paid out of the social security budget for 2020. “I sincerely hope that the experiments can begin in the first quarter of 2020,” junior health minister Christelle Dubos said after the vote.

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Florida Talks of Marijuana Legalization Receive Bipartisan Support

WeedAdvisor

Marijuana legalization continues to be a hot topic on a federal level. Historically, however, those on the right wing of the political spectrum have always been the strongest voices of opposition. But it appears that even in the biggest conservative strongholds, bipartisan support for legalization is growing. One such example – according to the Miami New Times – is Florida, a Republican state that (begrudgingly) accepted medical marijuana following public and legal pressure.

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British Medical Journal Describes Case Of Rhinolith That Developed From A Marijuana-Filled Balloon That Patient Attempted To Smuggle Into Correctional Facility

Cannabis Law Report

As it is the weekend, we couldn’t resist this one. “Despite experiencing persistent symptoms of nasal obstruction and recurrent sinonasal infections, the marijuana package was only discovered 18 years after insertion following imaging for an unrelated indication” A nose out of joint: first reported case of prison-acquired marijuana-based rhinolith.

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Overall Rankings

Canna Law Blog

In a recent 13-part series, we reviewed the stance of each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ on marijuana, and we assigned each candidate a letter grade corresponding with our analysis. Our grading criteria is as follows: Current stance on marijuana : What have they recently said about marijuana legislation? When did they adopt this stance?

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Trinidadian Cannabis Activist Arrested Outside Parliament Under Summary Offences Act, Which Deals With “violent language and breach of the peace”

Cannabis Law Report

On October 18, 2019, activist Nazma Muller stood on the pavement outside Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament to continue to press the government to enact existing medical marijuana legislation. In a Facebook post that morning, she announced that she would be “outside Parliament from noon to 3 pm reminding the prime minister of his promise to decriminalise cannabis and make it available for personal and medical use by June 30 of this year.”.

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Mexican-licensed attorney Louis Armendariz Joins Hoban Law

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Hoban Law Group is excited to have Louis Armendariz join the team! Luis is a Mexican-licensed attorney with a special expertise in cross-border business law and corporate transactions. He obtained is law degree from the Tecnologico de Monterrey and later received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management.

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India: Himachal Pradesh To Discuss Cultivation of Legalized Medical Cannabis Crops

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amarujala.com reports On the lines of Uttarakhand, now even in Himachal Pradesh, the state government is preparing to approve the cultivation of hemp under the law. The state tax and excise department is preparing a policy on this, under which cannabis cultivation will be legalized for life saving drugs and some other treatments. Strict provisions will be made for cannabis to be used only for prescribed products.

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Research: Preliminary medical marijuana research shows promise in lessening opioid use, but needs to be confirmed by more studies

Cannabis Law Report

October 20, 2019 … ORLANDO, Fla. – Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic review of published studies being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY ® 2019 annual meeting. However, much more rigorous scientific research must be done to determine if there truly are pain relief benefits to medical marijuana that can ease chronic pain and outweigh potential risks.

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Kraft Heinz leads $23m investment in cannabis startup Flowhub

Cannabis Law Report

FoodBev reports October 24, 2019 that Kraft Heinz has made its first move into the cannabis sector, as its Evolv Ventures venture capital arm has co-led a $23 million funding round in cannabis technology startup Flowhub. Denver-headquartered Flowhub is a cannabis retail software company which delivers compliance, point of sale, inventory tracking and business intelligence data to cannabis dispensaries through a digital platform.

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Jones Day: The life sciences regulatory regime in Australia

Cannabis Law Report

c/- Lexology. The regulatory regime. i ClassificationBroadly, there are three categories of therapeutic goods under the TG Act, namely biologicals, non-biologicals and medical devices. Biological and non-biological therapeutic goods are distinguished on the basis that biologicals comprise, contain or are derived from human cells or human tissues, whereas, as the name suggests, non-biologicals do not.

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North Carolina Legislators Intend To Put Ban On Smokeable Hemp In 2020

Cannabis Law Report

Lawmakers said they plan to outlaw smokable hemp next year, a move that could hurt what’s become a big seller in North Carolina’s booming legal hemp industry. Reports WLOS news. Here’s the report in full. Senate Bill 315: law enforcement loves it, and industrial hemp backers hate it. Both are clear on their reasons. “Law enforcement has no issue with industrial hemp.

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Cannabis Wire Investigates Lobbying Power Of “Greenwich Biosciences” The US Arm of GW Pharmaceuticals

Cannabis Law Report

The Incredibly Large Lobbying Footprint of Greenwich Biosciences. Here’s Cannabis Wire’s introduction to their investigation. The US subsidiary of GW Pharmaceuticals, behind the only FDA-approved cannabis extract-based medicine, is lobbying in all 50 states. By Nikitha Sattiraju. Greenwich Biosciences , the United States subsidiary of the British GW Pharmaceuticals , registered to lobby in every single state in the country—including ones where all forms of cannabis are prohibited—ove

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Germany is Flavor Of The Week With Media

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What with share prices tumbling in the US & Canada we notice cannabis media are sloshing around looking for the next good news story and this past week Germany appears to be in vogue. MJ Biz run the “New data reveals top medical conditions for which cannabis is reimbursed in Germany” story. The German government disclosed the six most-reported diagnoses for which medical cannabis has been prescribed and covered by statutory health insurers (GKV), with pain No. 1 followed by a m

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