Sat.Nov 09, 2019

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A New California Law Will Affect Marijuana and Hemp Businesses Across the Nation

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We’ve been writing a lot lately about recent major changes in federal hemp laws that will likely affect every hemp company in the United States (see here , here , and here ). While we’re on the topic of dramatic legal changes, it’s probably a good idea to talk about a California privacy law that’s about to take effect and require many cannabis and hemp companies across the nation to dramatically change their business practices—the California Consumer Privacy Act (or ̶

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R.I. legislature seeks to dismiss governor’s marijuana-regulation suit

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The Providence Jnl Reports. Arguments filed Friday on behalf of the House and Senate say lawmakers have already promised to repeal the veto provision challenged in court by Gov. Gina Raimondo. PROVIDENCE — “It makes little sense” to have taxpayers — and the courts — spend time and money on a challenge by Gov. Gina Raimondo to a new law giving the legislature veto power over new medical marijuana and hemp regulations when the law is already slated for repeal.

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Pot or not? Busts highlight growing confusion over hemp

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NEW YORK — The CBD craze is leaving the war on drugs a bit dazed and confused. The extract that’s been showing up in everything from candy to coffee is legally derived from hemp plants, which look and smell an awful lot like that other cannabis — marijuana. They’re so similar, police officers and the […]. The post Pot or not? Busts highlight growing confusion over hemp appeared first on Cannabis News | Lifestyle Tips | Expert Opinions | Stocks.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published new and important information about the vaping-associated illness investigation which needs to be acted upon immediately. “Updates”

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Dear Cannabis Licensee: Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published new and important information about the vaping-associated illness investigation which needs to be acted upon immediately. A new study has found vitamin E acetate in lung specimens from 29 of 29 patients from across 10 states with vaping-associated lung injury. This finding provides evidence that vitamin E acetate is present at the primary site of injury within the lungs and strengthens the association between

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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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Health Canada ‘actively monitoring’ U.S. vaping illness breakthrough

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OTTAWA — Canadian health officials say they are closely monitoring an apparent U.S. breakthrough into the cause of a mysterious vaping illness. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they have a “very strong culprit” in a chemical compound known as vitamin E acetate. This has been a suspected cause for months, but […].

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Today’s Answer of the Day

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Are the amounts of the various cannabinoids in edibles consistent throughout a single baked product or throughout a batch of baked products. No. The amounts of the various cannabinoids in edibles may not be consistent throughout a single baked product or throughout a batch of baked products.As a result, it is difficult to estimate the amount of marijuana contained in each portion of edible product.

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Alaska cannabis tax revenue tops $700K in September

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Stock Daily Dish report… Alaska‘s marijuana tax revenue continued a steady climb upward in September, with $723,757 collected statewide, according to a state official. Sixty-four growers from across the Interior, Southcentral and Southeast paid taxes to the Alaska Department of Revenue last month, wrote Kelly Mazzei, excise tax supervisor in the tax division.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Voices Support For Decriminalizing Psychedelics

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called for decriminalizing the use of and research on psychedelics, as well as comprehensive marijuana legalization, in a video message played for a drug policy reform conference on Thursday. At the opening plenary of the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, organizers played the video, in which the congresswoman offered a welcome and voiced support for the reforms that advocates participating in the event are fighting for.

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New Frontier Data Publish Inaugural Reports

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Vol. 1-2019: Cannabis Consumer Retail Engagement. New Frontier Data’s Consumer Insight Series: Cannabis Consumer Retail Engagement , explores consumer purchasing habits and what influences them. Here are some ways you can leverage this report: Identify strengths of different cannabis sources. Find which factors most impact a consumer’s purchasing decision.

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Explosion and fire damages major hemp processing facility in Kentucky, authorities say

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An explosion and fire Thursday night caused significant damage to a GenCanna hemp processing facility in Kentucky, according to authorities. Several GenCanna employees were inside the facility off Colby Road in Winchester when the fire was reported about 8:15 p.m. Thursday, but no one was injured, according to Clark County Fire Chief Ernie Barnes. Barnes said the cause of the fire and explosion is under investigation.

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“Expert” Says : Recreational marijuana in Minnesota could bring in $300 million in taxes

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Recreational marijuana could produce $1.12 billion in sales within five years of legalization, creating 20,000 direct and indirect jobs and $300 million in taxation. That was the estimate offered Wednesday by a Denver-based marijuana industry consultant who keynoted a Minneapolis conference on the impacts of legalization business and government. . Sal Barnes, a director of the Marijuana Policy Group, which consults with both business and government on marijuana policies and planning, based that

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Video: Augur Associates CEO says ‘France is ready’ to help bring in cannabis companies to the country

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Augur Associates CEO and Professional Hemp Union in France consultant Benjamin Jeanroy sat down with Proactive at the Cannabis Europa: Leaders Summit in New York. Paris, France based Augur Associates is a strategy & public affairs consulting firm specializing in the European cannabis industry. Jeanroy is also a consultant at the French Professional Hemp Union (Syndicat Professionnel du Chanvre – SPC).

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Law 360 Article: 5 Things Cannabis Biz Attorneys Should Know About Tax Law

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Video: Interview With Lorenza Romanese Managing Director @ European Industrial Hemp Association

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Article & Program Report: Perfecting Cannabis Policy

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RAPPAPORT PANELISTS DISCUSS ROLE OF MUNICIPALITIES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IN ACHIEVING PARITY IN THE POT INDUSTRY. The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy continued to place a spotlight on issues of equality, inequality, equity, and inequity with its most recent program, “Pot and Parity.”. The program, held on November 1 as part of BC Law’s alumni weekend, focused on the economic and social impacts of cannabis legalization in Massachusetts.

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