Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 14, 2020

Hemp was legalized federally just over a year ago. During the run-up, legislators from Mitch McConnell to Ron Wyden said things like “[b]y removing hemp from the federal list of controlled substances, farmers can explore the bright future of this versatile crop, found in everything from a coffee mug to your car dashboard.” One planting season in, however, farmers aren’t doing so much “exploring” with respect to hemp: instead, the Brightfield Group estimates that 87% of 2019 hemp acreage was pla

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NORML

JANUARY 14, 2020

The New Jersey Superior Court has affirmed that an employee is eligible to have his medical marijuana costs reimbursed by his employer. Justices rejected the contention that cannabis is ineligible for reimbursement under the state’s workers’ compensation laws because it is illegal federally, opining , “Because we conclude the order does not require [employers] to possess, manufacture or distribute marijuana, but only to reimburse petitioner for his purchase of medical marijuana

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Cannabis Life Network

JANUARY 14, 2020

Ever since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, a list of permitted solvents has been provided to producers. The maximum residual limits for 36 solvents allowed in extracts have not changed, unlike the 96 pesticides restricted for cannabis cultivation, which has seen a recent shift. Each solvent has an allowance of 5000 ppm in cannabis […].

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Leafly

JANUARY 14, 2020

Growing giant cannabis Christmas trees may look awesome, but they can be a pain to maintain. Check out why keeping your plants small is a good idea. The post Bigger isn’t better: The case for growing small marijuana plants appeared first on Leafly.

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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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Cannabis Life Network

JANUARY 14, 2020

The Lift & Co. Cannabis Business Conference took place this past weekend, and change was in the air. It was a weekend filled with many new concepts and options for the cannabis industry, including insurance. Next Wave Insurance opened over ten years ago in California, and back in 2018, on the date of national legalization, […]. The post Cannabis Insurance – The future is here appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

January 14, 2020. The distribution partner of Australia’s ECS Botanics (ASX:ECS) has inked a deal with Woolworths that will see a couple of ECS soups containing hemp stocked on Woolies’ shelves. The two soups are ECS’s Mexican Spiced Bean Soup with Hemp and Indian Masala Lentil Soup with Hemp, which will be stocked in Woolworths stores via Just Foods Australia; which is a distributor of health, pharmacy and hardware products throughout the country.

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Cannabis Life Network

JANUARY 14, 2020

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has received eight responses to a request for proposals for the operation, distribution and sales of recreational cannabis in the province. The government issued the call for proposals in November, saying that losses incurred by Cannabis NB — the provincial cannabis corporation — persuaded the government it was time to […].

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

In the first twelve days of legalized cannabis use in Illinois, the state rendered 495,385 transactions, amounting to revenue from those sales of nearly 20 million dollars. Reports WSIL. This chart gives a little more details. The Department of Revenue expects to have a tax revenue estimate by the end of February, when initial tax payments from dispensaries are due.

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Cannabis Life Network

JANUARY 14, 2020

LEAMINGTON, Ont. — Cannabis company Aphria Inc. slashed its outlook as it reported a loss in its latest quarter. Aphria said it now expects net revenue for its 2020 financial year between $575 million and $625 million and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization between $35 million and $42 million. That compared with […].

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PrestoDoctor

JANUARY 14, 2020

Are you interested in using medical marijuana? PrestoDoctor can help! If you live in Oklahoma, you can now get a medical marijuana card. As of May 7, 2019, HB 2612 went into effect making this possible. Since this legislation is new, many transitional processes may be in effect. Read on to learn how to get a medical marijuana card in Oklahoma. What Is a Medical Marijuana Card?

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Cannabis Life Network

JANUARY 14, 2020

Organigram Holdings Inc. is anticipating that consumers seeking non-smokable cannabis will help to further boost its revenues that more than doubled to $25.2 million in the first quarter. The company based in Moncton, N.B., says revenues were up from $12.4 million a year earlier. Chief executive Greg Engel foresees tremendous opportunities ahead as demand for vapes, chocolates […].

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

JANUARY 14, 2020

California’s cannabis tourism may look a little different in 2020. That’s because the Golden state’s lawmakers recently closed a loophole with Assembly Bill 1810 , to prevent passengers from smoking or vaping cannabis products while inside moving vehicles. For some time, state legislators had been pushing for a bill that protects limousine and party bus drivers from the effects of second-hand cannabis smoke.

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Cannabis Life Network

JANUARY 14, 2020

NANAIMO, B.C. — Cannabis company Tilray Inc. announced changes to its senior executive ranks including a new chief financial officer. The company named Michael Kruteck as chief financial officer, replacing Mark Castaneda, who will take on a role at focused on strategic business development. Tilray says Kruteck has served in senior financial roles at Molson Coors […].

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PrestoDoctor

JANUARY 14, 2020

Are you interested in using medical marijuana? PrestoDoctor can help! If you live in Oklahoma, you can now get a medical marijuana card. As of May 7, 2019, HB 2612 went into effect making this possible. Since this legislation is new, many transitional processes may be in effect. Read on to learn how to get a medical marijuana card in Oklahoma. What Is a Medical Marijuana Card?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

Australian medical cannabis firm Little Green Pharma’s IPO officially opened this week, and quickly reached its goal of raising $10 million. Established in 2016, Perth, Western Australia based Little Green Pharma has been a quiet achiever we’ve mentioned a few times here on Hemp Gazette. It was the first company to harvest medical cannabis for commercial use in this country, which occurred in May 2018.

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Sensi Seeds

JANUARY 14, 2020

Medicinal cannabis is legal in Florida, but recreational cannabis, at present, is not. Various representatives have attempted to pass bills to make cannabis use legal, but so far, they have been met with opposition. As such, the penalties for possessing or selling the drug remain severe, with prison sentences in place for even minor offences. The post Cannabis in Florida – Laws, Use, and History appeared first on Sensi Seeds Blog.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

Bangor Daily News reports………PORTLAND, Maine — Boutique Portland coffee roaster Coffee by Design settled a lawsuit on Monday with two Utah companies that sell coffee infused with cannabidiol over the use of its “CBD” trademark. Coffee by Design, which uses a CBD logo on its coffee bags, claimed in the lawsuit initiated on May 28, 2019, that 4Bush Holdings and Desert Lake Group, both Utah companies doing business as CBD Coffee, had infringed its trademark on their packaging.

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TheAnswerPage

JANUARY 14, 2020

In the immediate post-operative period, do chronic marijuana users typically require more or less rescue analgesic agents? More. Chronic marijuana users typically report higher post-operative pain scores and require more analgesics compared to non-users. See Answer. See Answer.

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CannaTech

JANUARY 14, 2020

The popularity of cannabis use within the EU is predicted to grow, positioning Europe to become the largest legal cannabis market in the next 5 years. Why do we care so m uch about European Cannabis Market Growth? By Isracann Biosciences. Today, Europe makes up 9.78% of the world’s population, roughly 740 million people spread across 28 countries. That’s over double the population size of the US and Canada put together.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

FHN News Reports. Despite strong support, Florida voters won’t get to decide this year whether to make recreational marijuana legal. A group pushing a constitutional amendment said Monday that it will drop its bid to get the proposal on this year’s ballot and instead will focus on 2022. The decision means Floridians, for now, could be left out of a marijuana movement that is sweeping the nation.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 14, 2020

CLICK IMAGE TO ACCESS COMMITTEE INFO PAGE. Legislation. H.R. 171 , the “Legitimate Use of Medicinal Marihuana Act” or the “LUMMA” H.R. 601 , the “Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019” H.R. 1151 , the “Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act” H.R. 2843 , the “Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act” H.R. 3797 , the “Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019” H.R. 3884 , the “Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestm

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