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Why the legalization of edibles and concentrates will be worse than you think

Cannabis Life Network

If you thought that the Canadian government’s legalization of cannabis was already bad enough, it’s about to get much worse with the impending legalization of edibles and concentrates this October. The government’s efforts to make legal edibles as unappealing as possible to children may end up being so successful that even the adults won’t want […].

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Interviewing & Managing Cannabis Dispensary Staff

Cannabis Law Report

Hello all, hope you’re having a stupendous day! Rob Hendrix here with Cannabis Consulting Nationwide. Today’s story harks back to October 2014. I had been open about seven weeks, working about 85 hours per week personally so I was tired. 2014 was a tough year; I was the GM at a major new car franchised dealership and had been working endlessly during the meat grinder aka vetting process in order to become eligible for the Lottery.

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Weed in Your Suitcase? Canada Considering a Fine, Not Felony

SpeedWeed

OTTAWA — Travellers caught sneaking small amounts of cannabis into Canada could soon be forced to pay fines. Although stiff criminal penalties will remain options on the books, the federal border agency is developing administrative sanctions to give it more flexibility to deal with people who arrive at the border with cannabis in the era of legal adult-use cannabis.

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California: Cannabis Cultivation Tax (“CCT”) and Cannabis Excise Tax (“CET”) Fixing The Shortfall

Cannabis Law Report

If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: JORDAN ZOOT. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. This Post suggests some specific changes relating to the reporting and collection of Cannabis Cultivation Tax (“CCT”) and Cannabis Excise Tax (“CET”). California’s shortfall in cannabis tax revenue is not because California’s underground market did not pay CCT and CET taxes.

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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 Canadian Cannabis Advisory Ad Is Full-On Trippy

SpeedWeed

Here at Leafly we’ve long recognized the difficulty of crafting an ad campaign aimed at steering minors away from cannabis. It’s an admirable goal. It’s nearly impossible to pull off. Teens (the audience) are notoriously cynical. Adults (the producers) are famously bad at speaking their language. In recent years we’ve seen some efforts go bad from the start (Colorado’s “ Don’t Be a Lab Rat ” campaign) and others achieve a kind of unintended notorie

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The Australian Greens Admit Left Right And Center Of Their Illegal Drug Use Including Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Leader of the Australian Greens Richard Di Natale has admitted to smoking cannabis and now the flood gates are open according to this article in the Canberra Times who report the following. ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury revealed on Thursday that he’d tried MDMA once while at a party in his 20s , following similar admissions from NSW Greens MP Cate Faehrmann.

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Washington Legislation to Raise Legal Age for Tobacco and Vapor Products to 21 Passed by House Committee

The Joint Blog

Washington State legislation to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and vapor products has been passed by its initial House committee. House Bill 1074 was filed by State Representative Paul Harris (R) along with a bipartisan group of 28 other representatives. It was passed by the House Health Care & Wellness Committee today by a vote of 12 to 2.

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California’s Calaveras County refunding nearly $1 million in fees to marijuana farmers

Cannabis Law Report

MJ Biz Reports. California’s Calaveras County refunding nearly $1 million in fees to marijuana farmers.

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The FDA’s Stance on Hemp-Derived CBD as a Dietary Supplement (Part 2)

Canna Law Blog

This is the second installment in our series on the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and hemp-derived CBD (“Hemp-CBD”). Our last post focused on the Drug Exclusion Rule, which essentially states that an article cannot be marketed as a dietary supplement if it was investigated or approved as a drug before the article was marketed as a dietary supplement (or food).

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USA State By State Digest: Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington Wyoming

Cannabis Law Report

ALASKA. Alaska Governor Appoints New Marijuana Control Board Members With Anti-Cannabis Records. [link]. In a blow to Alaska’s cannabis industry, newly inaugurated Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed former Fairbanks City Councilwoman Vivian Stiver and Wildlife Trooper Lt. Christopher Jaime to the state’s Marijuana Control Board, which could have serious implications for the state’s efforts to regulate on-site cannabis consumption at state-licensed dispensaries.