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The CLIMB Act: Is Federal Cannabis Business Reform Coming?

Veriheal

In May 2022, a bipartisan pair, Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) and Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.) introduced a never-before-seen bill—the Capital Lending and Investment for Marijuana Businesses Act (“the CLIMB Act”). The proposed legislation, H.R. 8200 , would result in a decrease in the cost of doing business as a cannabis-related business (CRB); the ability for such companies to treat banking, financing, and transactions as a traditional business might; and relief for third-party business services p

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Ontario Court Ruling: Can’t Randomly Test Firefighters For Cannabis 

Cannabis Life Network

A recent Ontario court ruling sided with firefighters regarding random drug tests for cannabis. In December 2018, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport Authority updated its policies to demand random drug testing. They were concerned that Canada’s legalization of cannabis (which had only occurred) would make it more likely firefighters would show up to work high.

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Veriheal’s 2022 Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship Winners

Veriheal

Every year, Veriheal celebrates the power of education by awarding the Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship to a select group of cannabis-minded students with big ideas. We know college is expensive, and we’re committed to investing in the next generation of cannabis industry leaders in the hope of seeing their one-of-a-kind inventions and solutions come to life one day.

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Star signs and cannabis strains: September 2022 horoscopes

Leafly

Stargazers, rejoice! Your September horoscopes have arrived, along with the strains you should smoke for peak alignment with the stars. The post Star signs and cannabis strains: September 2022 horoscopes 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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South Africa; Western Cape High Court has dismissed the application of a company director who made an application to decriminalise cannabis “grow clubs”

Cannabis Law Report

IOL South Africa reports. Durban – The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the application of a company director who made an application to decriminalise cannabis “grow clubs”. Last year, Neil Tristan Liddell, the director of The Haze Club (THC), and his employee Adam van Houten brought an application against the minister of police and others to determine the legality of growing cannabis.

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UK CBD Company Love Hemp Fined £70,000 After Investigation Finds It Published Information Which ‘May Have Given A Misleading Impression’ Of Its Finances

Cannabis Law Report

Business Cann reports. LOVE Hemp has been forced to pay a £70,000 ‘financial penalty’ to the Aquis Stock Exchange (AQSE) for breaching a number of guidelines, including the publication of ‘misleading’ information. The embattled CBD company, which has had its shares suspended from the platform since early May, announced last week that it had ‘reached a settlement’ with AQSE regarding a disciplinary notice.

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Cannabis laws in Idaho

The Cannigma

Medical: No Recreational: No Reciprocity: N/A. Both medical and adult-use cannabis are illegal in Idaho. Idaho has strict laws against cannabis, despite being surrounded by legal states. Despite 60% of Idaho residents agreeing with legalization, Idaho’s lawmakers aren’t rushing to embrace this potential revenue source. State lawmakers have tried numerous times to make it harder to legalize cannabis while advocates have tried numerous times since 2012 to legalize the plant.

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NEW Proposition 65 Cannabis Regulations

Canna Law Blog

Proposition 65 cannabis regulations are no joke, and they continue to change. For better or worse, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (a/k/a Prop. 65) has long plagued California businesses. Cannabis businesses are no exception (see here and here ). Prop. 65 requires businesses to provide “a clear and reasonable warning before they cause an exposure to a chemical listed as known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.”.

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Panama Regulates Medicinal Use Of Cannabis, President Signs Into Law

Cannabis Law Report

On Wednesday evening, the President of the Republic of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, signed an Executive Decree approving Law 242, which regulates the medicinal and therapeutic use of cannabis, along with its derivatives, in the Central American country. Read more at. [link]. Firmé el Decreto Ejecutivo que reglamenta la Ley 242 de 2021, que regula el uso medicinal y terapéutico del cannabis y sus derivados; una de las regulaciones más sólidas a nivel regional, para permitir el consumo del cannabis

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Pennsylvania: Governor Launches Effort to Issue Mass Pardons to Those with Low-Level Marijuana Convictions

NORML

“I have repeatedly called on our Republican-led General Assembly to support the legalization of adult-use marijuana, but they’ve yet to meet this call for action from myself and Pennsylvanians. Until they do, I am committed to doing everything in my power to support Pennsylvanians who have been adversely affected by a minor marijuana offense on their record.”.

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Department of Cannabis Control provides notice of modifications to proposed regulatory action

Cannabis Law Report

August 31, 2022. Notice of modifications of proposed text for standard cannabinoids test method and standardized operating procedures regulations. DCC is providing notice to the public of modifications to the proposed regulatory action to adopt regulations to implement and make specific Business and Professions Code section 26100(f)(2) pertaining to the establishment of a standard cannabinoids test method, including standardized operating procedures, that shall be utilized by all licensed testin

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31 August 2022: LCB Board Action: Cannabis Plant Canopy and Cannabis Advertising – Rule Projects

Cannabis Law Report

LCB Board Action: Cannabis Plant Canopy and Cannabis Advertising – Rule Projects. On August 31, during their regularly scheduled meeting, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board took the following two cannabis-related actions: Cannabis-related actions: New rulemaking initiated – Cannabis advertising, etc. The Board approved a Preproposal Statement of Inquiry ( CR 101) to consider creating new, amending, or repealing existing rule sections as necessary to update advertising requi

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#CannabisSOS Advocacy Webinar – Call to Action for the Future of Legal Cannabis – FREE WEBINAR • SEPT 14 • 1pm ET

Cannabis Law Report

They write… Cannabis community – it’s time for more action! C3 is inviting the cannabis community to come together on September 14th for a #CannabisSOS Advocacy Webinar. Governments have failed to do their part to support the legal cannabis industry – excessive taxes and mark-ups, strikes in BC and Quebec, repeated cyber-attacks in Ontario, and “Nanny State” regulations that protect the illicit market.

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Sapphire Medical Foundation to fund more UK cannabis prescriptions

Cannabis Law Report

UK medical cannabis charity, Sapphire Medical Foundation, has secured new funding to support access to prescriptions during the cost-of-living crisis. . From Wednesday 31 August, UK and Channel Island residents can apply for a grant to fully support their medical cannabis prescription, in the second grant round of 2022. Those selected who meet the eligibility criteria to access medical cannabis prescriptions and clinic appointments will be paid for by the Sapphire Medical Foundation for a mini

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Australian Tennis Player Nick Kyrgios in mid-match rant about cannabis smoke at US Open

Cannabis Law Report

Yahoo. Nick Kyrgios’ US Open campaign has been largely uneventful so far, but a telltale scent wafting across the court in Flushing Meadows left the Aussie star scratching his head. After a relatively straightforward win over fellow Australian star Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round, Kyrgios’ attention turned to Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi.

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Fiji Govt looking at getting industrial hemp seeds from Canada

Cannabis Law Report

Fiji Village. Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Fiji is looking at getting industrial hemp seeds from Canada. While informing parliament on the economic benefits of the direct Nadi/Vancouver flight, Sayed-Khaiyum says they have been informed by the UN that Canada has some of the best industrial hemp seeds. Sayed-Khaiyum further says this opportunity to fly to Vancouver was not something that was thought overnight and they are excited about it.

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Jamaica: Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) Hemp Farm Fails … Land Goes Back To Standard Agricultural Products

Cannabis Law Report

The Jamaica Gleaner writes. A MERE two years after Organic Growth Holdings (OGH) broke ground for a massive $540-million hemp production operation on former sugar lands near the old Long Pond Sugar Factory in Trelawny, the business has folded. It has been replaced by a new entity that is now planting agricultural crops on the 630-acre property. While efforts to contact American investor Robert Weinstein, the president of OGH, have proven futile, Shawn Rogers, the managing director of Hampshire A

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Canadian fined $80, 000 after admitting to importing 30.8 kilos of cannabis in his suitcase into Barbados

Cannabis Law Report

Barbados Today reports. Making it clear that resorting to illegal means was not the answer, Magistrate Deidre Mckenna ordered a Canadian man to pay $80 000 or face 36 months at Dodds for importing marijuana into Barbados. However, David William Deane from #70 Westwood Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada was unable to pay the forthwith fine on Tuesday and was sent to the St Philip jail.

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How Links to Marijuana Industry Can Affect Foreign Nationals’ U.S. Immigration Status

Cannabis Law Report

By William J. Manning & Kathryn J. Russo on August 31, 2022. Marijuana still is considered a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. A conviction under the Controlled Substances Act can lead to severe consequences for a non-U.S. citizen. Under U.S. immigration law, any non-U.S. citizen who is convicted under the Controlled Substances Act, even green card holders, who participate or make investments in the marijuana industry or use marijuana where it is le

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New York’s Social Equity Program for Cannabis Businesses

Cannabis Law Report

Since New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and Cannabis Control Board (CCB) issued and approved regulations regarding conditional retail dispensary licenses for the general public , businesses should start thinking about how they will incorporate social equity programs into their business plans. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the Act) created a robust plan that focuses on helping “social and economic equity applicants” succeed in the state’s new cannabis industry.

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Texas Original Advocates To Expand Compassionate Use Program To Include Chronic Pain

Cannabis Law Report

exas’ leading medical cannabis provider is highlighting the medicine’s efficacy in pain management therapies during Pain Awareness Month. AUSTIN, Texas, August 31, 2022 –( BUSINESS WIRE )–As Pain Awareness Month begins, Texas Original is calling on Texas’ legislature to add chronic pain as a qualifying condition to the state’s Compassionate Use Program (CUP).