Americans for Safe Access
AUGUST 6, 2021
A common challenge patients often experience when adult-use laws are adopted in their state is that legislative and regulatory improvements to medical cannabis programs are suspended while states pivot to organize adult-use models. As states continue to update laws regarding adult-use, it is imperative that they continue to prioritize policies that affect patients.
NORML
AUGUST 6, 2021
A separate ordinance passed by the city clears the criminal records of those convicted of low-level marijuana possession offenses. It is estimated that some 10,000 residents will be granted blanket pardons under this action. The post New Orleans: City Eliminates Penalties for Marijuana Possession, Vacates Thousands of Past Convictions appeared first on NORML.
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Leafly
AUGUST 6, 2021
Allen Iverson is a basketball legend ready for a renaissance in weed. Learn about his journey and partnership with Al Harrington's Viola. The post Allen Iverson finally gets his flowers appeared first on Leafly.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
Bloomberg Law is reporting. A cannabis and biotechnology entrepreneur was arrested and charged with securities fraud over his secret sale of shares in two companies in which he served as board chairman. Avtar S. Dhillon, 60, executive chairman of medical marijuana firm Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc., was arrested Wednesday on charges brought by federal prosecutors in Boston, who said he made more than $2 million from the scheme.
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.
Leafwell
AUGUST 6, 2021
Imagine if scientific evidence emerged that cannabidiol (CBD), a fundamental medical cannabis extract, showed potential to prevent people from lapsing back into cocaine addiction after they had been rescued from their substance abuse disorder. Can you imagine how valuable that data would be to the medical infrastructure, to many thousands of afflicted individuals struggling with cocaine relapse.
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Cannabis Life Network
AUGUST 6, 2021
A BC company is pushing to regulate magic mushrooms and recently submitted a proposal to Health Canada. TheraPsil is a non-profit organization that advocates for safe access to medicinal mushrooms. They believe that the use of psychedelics should be between a doctor and a patient. Using the first federal cannabis regulations as a guide, they […].
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
MJ Biz reports. Read full report at . [link]. The former owners of Oregon-based Cura Cannabis, one of the subsidiaries now owned by Massachusetts-based multistate operator Curaleaf, agreed this week to pay more than $500,000 to settle a class action lawsuit over mislabeled marijuana vape cartridges. According to The Oregonian , the settlement stems from a case last year in which state regulators concluded that the Portland company had mislabeled 186,000 vape cartridges under its Select brand a
Cannabis Life Network
AUGUST 6, 2021
Referred to me by my local cannabista at Alternative Greens, Bake Sale - All-Purpose Flower seemed like a great fit for the intriguingly named SurrealEstate. New to the SyFy lineup this year, we are only three episodes in, but what three episodes we've gotten. The post SurrealEstate and Bake Sale – All-Purpose Flour – Sativa appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
An effort to legalize marijuana in Ohio hit a setback Thursday. Reports Cincinnati.com Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rejected a summary of a law proposed by a group calling itself the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. Yost’s job was to decide whether the petition was a “fair and truthful” description of the proposed law. He cited seven deficiencies in the submitted language but said there could be more.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
Most Affected usually features a series of subjects who were sentenced or are serving long-term or life sentences. Katree Darriel Saunders’ story is different, but challenging all the same. Saunders, a mother of four, cannabis advocate and one-time employee in the Nevada medical space, served four months in federal prison over a probation violation after choosing cannabis over opioids to treat her traumatic brain and body injuries.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
Marijuana Moment reports. U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance funding legislation and attached report language that encourages the federal government to reconsider “arbitrary” THC restrictions on hemp and continue efforts to develop a regulatory pathway for CBD products. Those provisions, among others, were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of legislation to fund the U.S.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
City leadership in New Orleans got creative to push forward cannabis reform and decriminalization, as the city police struggle to gain back trust. On August 5, the New Orleans City Council passed several agenda items to end penalties for small amounts of cannabis possession and pardon about 10,000 convictions and pending cases. According to a news release, the council was able to remove penalties for simple possession of marijuana in New Orleans by exercising its power to pardon cases now and re
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
Australis Capital Inc., operating as Audacious (CSE: AUSA) (OTC: AUSAF) (“AUSA”, “Audacious”, or the “Company”), today commented on the cease trade order of its shares on the CSE. The cease trade order was issued in response to the Company’s delay in filing its audited results, which is caused by a slight delay in completing the Company’s full year audit.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
There is one cannabis question that is regularly searched across a variety of Internet platforms: How many states have legalized adult recreational use of cannabis as of today? As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question. My response is always the same, no matter the date or the year: “It depends on how legalization is defined.”.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is providing notice of a proposed rulemaking to adopt regulations for Quick Response (QR) Code certificates. DCC also today announced the approval of the readoption of emergency regulations allowing for information sharing with financial institutions. Notice of proposed rulemaking to adopt QR Code regulations.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
Cherokee native people just made history, as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has legalized cannabis. . For the first time in North Carolina history, medical marijuana is legal. It’s legal in Cherokee land, to be exact. Cultivating, selling and consuming medical marijuana has been approved by The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. . The Tribal Council, unlike lawmakers in North Carolina, recognizes the medicinal benefits.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
Executives for cannabis producer Canopy Growth received more than 4 million Canadian dollars ($3.2 million) in cash bonuses after making “solid progress in the year,” according to a regulatory filing , even as the company lost CA$1.7 billion and laid off hundreds of workers. [link].
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
There is one cannabis question that is regularly searched across a variety of Internet platforms: How many states have legalized adult recreational use of cannabis as of today? As a cannabis law professor and a legal analyst for emerging cannabis businesses, I often am asked that very question. My response is always the same, no matter the date or the year: “It depends on how legalization is defined.”.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
The virtual seminar will take place on August 9th at 3 pm and no registration is required. Curatorship and editing of Sechat Content, with information from Anvisa. Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) will hold a virtual seminar on the Sanitary Authorization process for Cannabis Products. The event starts on August 9th at 3pm and there will be no need to register.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
Image via. Pretty much every pothead has had a stoned run-in with the cops. But in Ohio, one man almost died trying to avoid getting busted for possession. . Last month, Ohio State Trooper Charles Hoskin pulled a man over for a routine traffic stop. When approaching the vehicle, the cop saw that the shirtless driver seemed to be choking on something.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
Hemp Today reports… Proponents are optimistic that a proposed law that would establish a framework for medical cannabis and industrial hemp in Costa Rica could be in place by this autumn. The law still must be confirmed in the Environment Commission, and pass other parliamentary checks before going for a vote, but independent Deputy Zoila Rosa Volio, who first proposed the law last year, said it has the endorsement of the majority of political parties and is considered a priority on the
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
Viola is giving an NBA icon his own line of strains after decades of influence in sports, fashion, and popular culture. The NBA’s 2001 Most Valuable Player, Allen Iverson, was wildly popular for his electric style of play and fashion sense during his time playing professional basketball. Last week, Al Harrington’s Viola announced their first-ever talent partnership with Iverson, including a collection of strains that honor the rich legacy of the freshly-minted Hall of Famer.
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
CBD, which is an abbreviation for Cannabidiol, is one of Cannabis’s primary components – one of its primary Cannabinoids. Cannabinoids are the naturally occurring compounds found in the Cannabis plant. There are over 480 different Cannabinoids in the Cannabis plant. CBD does not give its users the ‘high’ typically associated with Cannabis. It is non-psychoactive and has a multitude of health benefits.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
Image via. The third-largest tobacco company in the US just won a trademark infringement lawsuit against a small California cannabis company. . Earlier this year, tobacco conglomerate ITG Brands filed a lawsuit against Los Angeles-based Capna Intellectual for ripping off the logo of its Kool cigarettes brand. Capna, which produces a variety of legal adult-use cannabis products under the Bloom Brands name, was accused of intentionally copying the interlocking “OOs” from ITG’s Kool logo to u
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
The popularity of cannabis is nothing new, but a new study finds it dates back further than many may have expected. How much further back? Try 12,000 years. That’s the time period identified in a new study published in the journal Science Advances. The study also pinpoints a place: East Asia. The international team of researchers, led by co-authors from Switzerland and China, wrote that through genome sequencing they “show that sativa was first domesticated in early Neolithic times in East Asia
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
Be the first to know when new content like this is available! Subscribe to our newsletter to get alerts about new posts, local news, and industry insights. Thank you! Your submission has been received! Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form. Getting into the medical cannabis industry as a license holder in Connecticut hasn’t been cheap, and based on the state’s adult-use legalization bill ( CT SB 1201 ), which the governor signed into law on June 22, 2021, adult-use license holder
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
Having a sound marketing strategy for a trade show highly increases your chances of success and ROI. Read more to learn about it. The post How to Structure a Trade Show Marketing Strategy appeared first on USA CBD Expo.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
Neil deGrasse Tyson joined a comedian and ecologist as co-hosts on science podcast StarTalk Radio last week to discuss the “wonderful world of fungi”—with a selective emphasis on psilocybin mushrooms. The astrophysicist was clearly engaged in learning more, with a small group of co-hosts asking important questions about psilocybin, the Fungi Kingdom and mycology in general. .
Cannabis Law Report
AUGUST 6, 2021
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ:FLGC) (“Flora” or the “Company”), a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, will host its first half 2021 earnings call via webcast on Thursday, August 19 th , 2021 at 4:30 p.m. ET following the release of its first half 2021 financial results.
SpeedWeed
AUGUST 6, 2021
‘At a tipping point’: Why Missouri medical marijuana prices are dropping – Cannabis Business Executive – Cannabis and Marijuana industry news. skip to Main Content. View original article. The post ‘At a tipping point’: Why Missouri medical marijuana prices are dropping – Cannabis Business Executive appeared first on SpeedWeed.
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