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Panama Set to Have Legal Medical Cannabis, But Hemp Bill Stalls

Canna Law Blog

Back in October 2019, Deputy Kayra Harding introduced a bill (Proyecto de Ley No. 323 ) to promote the development of the hemp industry in Panama. The bill would establish a licensing regime for hemp cultivation and processing. Hemp is defined as cannabis whose THC content does not exceed 1.5% on a dry weight basis. However, legislative consideration of the bill has been slow.

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Is weed legal in New Zealand?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. New Zealand legalized medical cannabis in 2018 but recreational cannabis is still illegal, following the narrow defeat of a referendum in late 2020 that would have legalized adult-use cannabis in the country. The country’s medical cannabis program is run by the Medical Cannabis Agency , but while doctors can prescribe cannabis-based medicines in New Zealand, the program has been criticized as having some of the strictest regulations in the world.

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A Team of BIPOC Women Launch The People’s Group: A $50M Fund for Social Equity in Cannabis

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Here’s what the release says. The People’s Group Fund Aims to Provide Growth Capital for Diverse and Competitive BIPOC and Women-led Cannabis Businesses. Despite efforts to repair the damage of the War on Drugs and its disproportionate impact on BIPOC communities, less than 10% of cannabis business owners are BIPOC. The People’s Group (TPG) led by Christine De La Rosa, one of the most influential women in cannabis, aims to change that with its $50 million nationwide fund.

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How Oklahoma Became The US’s Biggest MMJ Market In Just 3 Years

MMJ Recs

The Oklahoma medical marijuana industry has gone from strength to strength in the three short years since its inception. Oklahoma MMJ news has been positive from the beginning. Large numbers of OK residents are benefitting from medical marijuana treatment, and MMJ is also bringing massive economic benefits to the Sooner State. Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana in the summer of 2018.

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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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This may well be moot as of today …”Czech President Expected To Sign-Off Bill To Introduce ‘Technical Cannabis’ With A THC limit of 1.0%”

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Business Cann reported the following late last week… as of today the Guardian reports that the PM has been booted out in an election wipeout (post Pandora Papers revelations?) and to top that the President has just been admitted to intensive care, reasons as yet unknown. Hemp may have to wait. SWEEPING changes to the way cannabis is regulated in the Czech Republic have been warmly welcomed as a positive development for the industry.

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Germany: Director – Regulatory Affairs Full time Cantourage

Cannabis Law Report

Job Description. For our office in the midst of Berlin, Cantourage is looking for a Director Regulatory Affairs (m/f/d) working full-time starting at the earliest possible date. Cantourage offers cannabis-based medicinal products. As a think tank we develop new ideas and concepts for providing medical cannabis to patients both in Germany and Europe.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. In July, 2017, a joint ministerial decision between the Ministers of Health and Justice legalized medical marijuana in Greece, and changed the classification of cannabis from a Table A drug to a Table B drug. The following year, Greek lawmakers approved a law to allow the cultivation and processing of medical cannabis with up to 0.2% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which was followed in 2021 by the approval of a bill to legalize the cultivation and sale of medic

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Angermeyer On Linked In – “Dear Humanity I Am The Solution To Your Problems. Make Me Very Rich”

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This man has some serious delusions of granduer… Here’s his latest post to Linked In. If we were writing the next Bond script we’d just use this as our template. Remember the quest has just begun. Why the number of people needing mental health support is all 100% of the world’s population. October 10th is World Mental Health Day . Today, on occasion of World Mental Health Day, many are highlighting the shocking scale of the global mental health crisis and how this affects appro