Canna Law Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The House Judiciary Committee approved a 2019 bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and end cannabis prohibition on Wednesday. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act passed by a vote of 24 to 10 after more than two hours of debate. Two Republican representatives, Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), joined the 22 Democrats who voted for the bill.
Leafly
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Cannabis in the workplace is a complex issue—employers now complain governments didn't do enough to educate them ahead of legalization. The post Employees and bosses equally uninformed on medical cannabis rights appeared first on Leafly.
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The Fresh Toast
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Cannabis and cannabinoids like THC and CBD can deliver various medicinal benefits and relieve many painful side effects caused by this injury. Continue reading How Cannabis And CBD Can Help Treat Serious Spinal Cord Injuries at The Fresh Toast.
Leafly
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Both hemp and cannabis can produce CBD, but they're different in the eyes of the law. Why? The post What’s the difference between CBD derived from hemp and cannabis? appeared first on Leafly.
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.
Cannabis Life Network
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Vancouver‘s unlicensed medical dispensaries returned to court this week, appealing a December 2018 B.C. Supreme Court decision that had ordered them to shut down, keeping in time with the initial launch of the coincidental federal legalization late last year. That was followed in early 2019, when the B.C. Court of Appeal dealt a subsequent blow […].
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Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
By: Robert Finkle , Senior Counsel. On November 21, 2019, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDFTA) announced increases to both the cannabis excise taxes , which are taxes owed by the consumer upon the purchase of cannabis, and cannabis cultivation tax, which are owed by cultivators and are calculated by weight. While the actual excise tax rate remains at 15% of the retail price, the basis for calculating the tax, called a “mark-up rate”, will rise from 60% to 80%, resulti
Leafly
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Vessel partners with cannabis brands that want to expand their product offering with vape cartridges, power, and accessories. The post How leading brands can differentiate with vape products appeared first on Leafly.
The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Snowy and icy roads Friday morning made for a short, and yet to be completed, public comment period for medical cannabis rule changes. New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program (MCP), which is run by the state Department of Health, convened a meeting for public comments on a number of proposed changes, including patient reciprocity, consumption areas and testing standards.
Leafly
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
CBD edibles are one of many ways to receive CBD's many wellness benefits. Here's what you need to know about those tasty little morsels. The post CBD edibles: What are they and what’s to know? appeared first on Leafly.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: Judge Mary Celeste (ret). PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Author Biography. Judge Mary A. Celeste (ret.) sat on the Denver County Court bench 2000-2015. She was the Presiding Judge 2009 and 2010 and the co-founder of the Denver County Court Sobriety Court. She is currently a law school professor teaching Marijuana and the Law at California Western School of Law and researcher under a contract with NHTSA
Leafly
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The province’s social development and poverty reduction ministry announced $675,000 in funding over two years aimed at helping independent businesses transition into the legal cannabis market. The post BC funding initiative to usher legacy growers into legal industry appeared first on Leafly.
Cannabis Life Network
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Not all of us have suffered a serious headache and even fewer have experienced the power of a severe migraine. That faint sense of disorientated nausea begins to emanate from an uncomfortable pressure throughout the forehead. This familiar warning of the impending threat brings forward a panic of defenses. Once the episode has been realized […].
Leafly
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
We tested 47 products so you don't have to. The results: Shocking! The post The Roll-Up #116: The Great Leafly CBD Test appeared first on Leafly.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
You know the world is moving on, when, not far from Wall St, discussions include, INTRO TO PSYCHEDELIC MARKETS & CAPITAL RAISES FOR PSYCHEDELICS. Click on the image to learn more.
TheAnswerPage
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Does ingesting CBD with fatty food, as opposed without food impact the absorption of CBD? According to studies evaluating the metabolism of Epidiolex, (a CBD FDA-approved drug),consuming CBD with fatty foods may increase its absorption and blood levels up to 4-5 times.As a result, it is difficult for patients to control the amount of CBD absorbed if their fat intake changes daily.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Isabela Amorim Diniz Ferreira, Corporate lawyer from Farroco Abreu Advogados, specialized on regulatory matters and post-graduated in Economic Law by Fundação Getúlio Vargas de São Paulo (FGV/SP). www.farrocoabreu.com.br. Anvisa and Brazilian House of Representatives yield to social pressure and move towards to the universalization of cannabis for medical purposes.
Cannabis Maven
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The G Pen Connect is a dab rig alternative.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Last Updated: November 19 2019. Article by Kara Thorvaldsen and Michelle Gallagher. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP. Published At: [link]. Trademark filings related to cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have experienced tsunami-like growth over the course of multiple years due to a combination of factors, including the dramatic rise of states formally legalizing cannabis goods and services, and a greater understanding of the ma
MJ Business Attorneys
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
During the past several years, the marijuana industry has faced many regulatory challenges, but none greater than that imposed upon them by the impact of Internal Revenue Code Section 280E. This provision of the Internal Revenue Code is one of several "disallowance" provisions found in the same code section. In pertinent part, IRC Section 280E states: "no deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying out any trade or busin
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Portland, OR — At its monthly meeting on November 21, 2019, the Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission affirmed the OLCC’s existing authority to ban adulterants, such as Vitamin E acetate, from inclusion in marijuana products. The Commission also approved eight marijuana violation stipulated settlement agreements. Public health investigators with the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have identified Vitamin E acetate as a potential culprit in the national vaping respir
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi estimates the bill could save Trinidad & Tobago up to $700 million per year. The Trinidad & Tobago Guardian reports. Legislation to have marijuana decriminalised is to be laid in Parliament today. The announcement of the long-awaited legislation was made by Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi at last nights People’s National Movement (PNM) Local Government election meeting in La Horquetta.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
MMJ International Holdings, the premier medical cannabis research company, announced that it has received DEA approval to ship THC and CBD from Canada. MMJ International Holdings is developing oral drug products from natural whole plant extract derivatives from the marijuana plant containing THC and CBD. MMJ will be utilizing its new products for an FDA approved treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Huntington’s disease (HD). “As MMJ International Holdings continues to advance to
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Presenting Greenheart CBD – a company about to embark on a journey in an industry that is exploding. In the heart of rural Ireland, as you would expect, fields of lush green crops are seen over the hills and for miles across the land. However, these are not the usual crop that you would see growing in this country. These are luscious hemp crops. The crops grown from seed by Greenheart CBD which is an Irish company owned by Paul Walsh and Mark Canavan.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
BPH Energy (ASX: BPH) has announced that its investee company Patagonia Genetics has acquired an additional 24 cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp strains to add to its existing collection of over 260 strains, thereby expanding and expediting its plans to commercialise its overall genetic library next year. BPH first made a commercial commitment in Queensland-based Patagonia earlier this year after acquiring a 10% interest in the craft cannabis company with a further option to increase its initial sta
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Nextleaf Solutions Ltd ( CSE:OILS ) (OTCMKTS:OILFF) has been awarded two patents related to extraction of THC and CBD, bringing its total issued patents to ten. The company received a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office, its sixth from the agency, pertaining to its proprietary chilled cannabinoid extraction process with downstream media treatment and filtration.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Last Updated: 19 November 2019. Article by M. Katie Gates Calderon , Lindsey Heinz , James Muehlberger and Mark Anstoetter. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against The Cornish Rum Co. against its ads marketing Dead Man’s Fingers Hemp Rum. The complainant asserted that two Instagram posts and an ad in a trade magazine used language linking the hemp-infused rum to cannabis, including “Delicious mixed with coke or g
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
HENDERSON, Nev.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– EVIO Inc. (the “Company” or “EVIO”) (OTCQB:EVIO) in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) preliminary finding on Vape illnesses, EVIO Labs is now offering tests for Tocopherol Acetate in hemp and cannabis products used for smoking and vaping; Also known as Vitamin E Acetate, it is sometimes used as an additive and flow agent in cannabis and hemp vape pens.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
19 November 2019. Article by Stephanie Sanderson. BeesMont Law Limited. Published Via Mondaq. [link]. In a Notice dated 12 November 2019, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (Authority or BMA) has confirmed that it will not object to BMA-supervised entities conducting business with licensed cannabis cultivators, processors or sellers, as long as the conduct of such business is not contrary to any offences that may be provided for in the laws of a foreign jurisdiction which amount to “criminal
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Last Updated: November 19 2019. Article by Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. Published at [link]. A consumer has filed a putative class action alleging that the labels of Global Widget’s products containing cannabidiol (CBD), including gummies, lollipops and syrup, do not identify an accurate amount of CBD in the products.
Cannabis Law Report
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Last Updated: November 19 2019. Article by Mark A. Salzberg. Squire Patton Boggs LLP. Published at: [link]. In another loss for the cannabis industry, a district court recently affirmed the dismissal of chapter 11 petitions filed by companies that sold product used by both state-licensed marijuana growers and non-marijuana growers. The district court’s decision in Way to Grow, Inc.
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