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California Cannabis Tax Payment Plans

Cannabis Law Report

Recently, numerous clients have come to us about issues with cannabis payment plans and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (“ CDTFA “). Recall, there was a time in California (not that long ago) where certain cannabis companies threatened to just not pay their taxes because they believed the tax rate was too high. In recent months, California enacted some tax reform that provides a modicum of relief to cultivators (it really just shifts the tax burden predominantly t

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NORML Op-ed: Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana

NORML

Those who wish to perpetuate the failed public policy of cannabis criminalization have lost the hearts and minds of the American public. And they know it. The post NORML Op-ed: Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana appeared first on NORML.

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10 Writers Who Love Cannabis

Cannabis Life Network

Is cannabis the cure for writer’s block? It’s possible. Cannabis is well known as a creative-inducing substance. Despite the positive and negative stereotypes, this one won’t die. And why should it? Stimulating your creative thoughts is one of the main appeals of cannabis. And we’re not the only ones who think so. Here’s a list […].

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Best strains and terpenes for being outside

The Cannigma

The great outdoors. The sun shining high, a breeze blowing through, and somewhere in the distance a bird calls. What could be better than this? Well, what about high hiking? You already know that cannabis consumers are usually more active than their non-consuming counterparts and that they tend to enjoy working out more. So it makes perfect sense that people who enjoy cannabis and hiking would enjoy high hiking.

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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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San Francisco decriminalizes psychedelics

Leafly

San Francisco became the fourth city in California to effectively decriminalize the use, possession, personal cultivation, and transfer of entheogens. The post San Francisco decriminalizes psychedelics appeared first on Leafly.

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Election 2022: South Dakota marijuana legalization guide

Leafly

Everything you need to know about South Dakota's proposed cannabis legalization amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot. The post Election 2022: South Dakota marijuana legalization guide appeared first on Leafly.

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Indica Or Sativa: Which Is Best To Treat Anxiety?

The Fresh Toast

Indica Or Sativa: Which Is Best To Treat Anxiety? Both strains are excellent anxiety treatments. The post Indica Or Sativa: Which Is Best To Treat Anxiety? appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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WOC-led psychedelics conference champions gender equality with all-women speakers

Leafly

Canada's blooming psychedelics industry is trying to do things a little differently by elevating women's voices and eliminating manels at conferences. The post WOC-led psychedelics conference champions gender equality with all-women speakers appeared first on Leafly.

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Tilray Cues German Regulators to Draft Adult-Use Cannabis Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

BERLIN, Sept. 6, 2022 – PRES RELEASE – Tilray Brands Inc. , a leading global cannabis and consumer packaged goods company, announced that the company has initiated a policy roundtable with German regulators on adult-use cannabis legalization in Germany. In this meeting, the German Drug Commissioner, Burkhard Blienert, presented the plan for adult-use cannabis legalization and repeated the German government’s announcement that a first draft of the bill would be presented in the coming months.

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Progress for Patients in Washington, D.C.: Residents Ages 21+ Can Temporarily Self-Certify

Veriheal

On July 6, 2022, Washington, D.C. implemented a revolutionary emergency amendment to its medical cannabis program. The Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Temporary Amendment Act of 2022 currently permits D.C. residents over the age of 21 to self-certify their intent to use cannabis for medical purposes when applying for D.C.’s Medical Cannabis Program.

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Ramm Pharma buys Polish hemp firm from TGOD for CA$1.2 million

Cannabis Law Report

RAMM Pharma Corp. Acquires Leading European Hemp Manufacturer HemPoland. TORONTO, Sept. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RAMM Pharma Corp. (including its wholly owned subsidiaries, the “ Company ” or “ RAMM”) (CSE: RAMM) , is pleased to announce that today it has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of HemPoland S.p.a. Z.o.o. (“ HemPoland ”) from The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd.

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Former Pfizer site in Puerto Rico picked up by Viro Health

Cannabis Law Report

Fierce Pharma reports. Looks like unloading surplus manufacturing sites to the cannabis industry is turning into a budding business for pharma. At the same time Novartis was negotiating a deal to sell a Colorado plant to a CBD producer, a former Pfizer site was leased to a to a medical marijuana supplier. Vireo Health says it has leased a 40,000 square foot former Pfizer site in Cruce Dávila Business Park, in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico to house its cultivation and processing operations.

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UK: Cantourage Clinic opens waiting list as demand soars

Cannabis Law Report

The UK’s fastest growing medical cannabis clinic has opened a waiting list as demand soars post-COVID. Cantourage Clinic is a leading medical cannabis clinic in the UK with a difference. . Since the legalisation of medical cannabis in the UK in 2018, there is little education surrounding medical cannabis and how it can help a large variety of conditions, should traditional medicine leave patients with an ‘unmet clinical need.’ .

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute partners with Green Flower to offer four cannabis certificates

Cannabis Law Report

Press Release. Worcester Polytechnic Institute and cannabis education company Green Flower are partnering to offer cannabis certifications this fall. The four programs will include cannabis healthcare and medicine; cannabis law and policy; the business of cannabis and cannabis agriculture and horticulture, NBC Boston reported. This is Green Flower’s first partnership with a Massachusetts college, NBC reported.

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Article: Morocco’s new cannabis production law needs faster implementation

Cannabis Law Report

ISS write in this opinion piece. Action is required to keep farmers on side and prevent traffickers from laundering proceeds through the legal market. 06 SEP 2022 / BY RAOUF FARRAH AND TASNIM ABDERRAHIM. . Morocco has long been ranked as one of the world’s largest cannabis producers. In June last year, Parliament adopted a law to regularise the plant’s production for medical, cosmetic and industrial purposes, while production and consumption for recreational purposes remained s

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Cresco Labs Closes Sale-and-Leaseback with Aventine Property Group for Brookville, PA Facility

Cannabis Law Report

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cresco Labs (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF) (“Cresco” or “the Company”), a vertically integrated multistate operator and the number one U.S. wholesaler of branded cannabis products, today announced that it has completed and closed on an agreement to sell its Brookville, PA property to Aventine Property Group (“Aventine”) for total additional non-dilutive funding of $45 million.

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Priti Is Out But She Can’t Leave Without Telling Us “Drugs Are A Scourge On Society” etc etc

Cannabis Law Report

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