Canna Law Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2019
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level.
The Fresh Toast
OCTOBER 6, 2019
We now have more information about marijuana than ever, but there are still a bunch of myths that influence the way in which we view the herb. Continue reading Debunking 6 Popular Myths About Today’s Marijuana at The Fresh Toast.
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Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 6, 2019
A gang of drug smugglers learnt the hard way no good deed goes unpunished after they were arrested by three police officers they had just rescued from the sea. The unlikely caper unfolded early Friday morning in waters off the southern coast of Spain when police began pursuing a speedboat ‘with four people on board that was suspected of transporting drugs’.
The Joint Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2019
According to a new study published in the journal Pain Management, the presence of THC metabolites in the urine of patients undergoing pain management is associated with lower levels of opioids. For the study, researchers analyzed approximately 800,000 urine drug test results collected from pain management patients between the years 2016 and 2018. The study states that “For each of the eight opioids monitored, lower mean concentrations were observed when THC-COOH [the primary metabolite of
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.
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 6, 2019
Organizer: Heilongjiang Science and Technology Department / China Industrial Cannabis Industry Alliance. Co-organizer : Heilongjiang Provincial Office of Industry and Information Technology / Heilongjiang Agricultural and Rural Department China North Pharmaceutical Garden Industry AllianceHeilongjiang Academy of Sciences / Chinese Academy of Sciences-Changchun Branch Heilongjiang University of Traditional / Chinese Medicine Harbin Medical Sciences University / Yunnan University.
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Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 6, 2019
The deal will see RYAH provide its dry herb vaporizers and cartridges to Cannatrek, which will fill and distribute them to patients. RYAH Medtech Inc has established a foothold Down Under by reaching a distribution agreement with Cannatrak Medical Pty Ltd, a licensed medical cannabis company in Australia. The deal will see RYAH provide its signature dose-measuring dry herb vaporizers and cartridges to Cannatrek, which will fill them with its proprietary strains and distribute them to patients.
The Joint Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2019
Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe has officially opened its doors in West Hollywood, becoming the first legal marijuana cafe in the state. “We are excited to be that flagship, that benchmark, to show people that cannabis business isn’t something that is scary,” general manager Kevin Brady told Reuters. “It’s something that hasn’t been legal for 120 years,” he added of the restaurant venture, which is funded by cannabis farmers Lowell Herb Co, whose backers include the likes of pop star Miley Cyrus,
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 6, 2019
This is what the press release says.”The Morrison Government is investing $3 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to examine the benefits of medicinal cannabis for pain, symptom and side effect management for cancer patients.” Call us cynical but we think they only published the press release because they have co-opted a celebrity and we note there are no specifics about where the money is being allocated never mind most of the $3million will be, as is always the case
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 6, 2019
California has a troubling new wrinkle in the vaping story rocking the nation. Acting on a tip, state officials raided a warehouse in Canoga Park and discovered an illegal manufacturing operation. Prompted by a tip, investigators at the California Department of Consumer Affairs served a search warrant on Thursday, Oct. 3, at a light industrial space in northwest Los Angeles’ Canoga Park district.
Cannabis Law Report
OCTOBER 6, 2019
As of 2018, legal cannabis was a nearly $11 billion industry, at least according to sales figures published by Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics in their annual State of the Legal Cannabis Markets report. But according to Wall Street, it could be a $50 billion, $75 billion, or even $200 billion worldwide industry in a decade. This is what makes owning marijuana stocks so exciting.
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