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ACLU Sues Pennsylvania County Over Medical Cannabis Policy

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The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit against Lebanon County, alleging that the county’s policy of barring people on probation from using medical cannabis violates state law. The county announced in early September that as of Oct. 1, it would no longer allow registered patients in Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis program to use cannabis if they were on parole, according to a PA Post report.

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Today’s Answer of the Day

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True or False? Opium extracts, oxycodone, heroin, peyote, LSD, and mescaline are ALL considered Schedule I substances. False.Opium extracts and oxycodone are classified as Schedule II substances, while heroin, peyote, LSD, and mescaline are classified as Schedule I substances. See Answer. See Answer.

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Hoban Law Group Announces New Partner

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HLG is always looking to expand and add the Nation’s top cannabis lawyers to its ranks. Doing so allows us to offer our existing and prospective clients unparalleled professional services and most importantly, cannabis industry expertise and insight. To that end, Bob Hoban is extremely honored to be able to announce that Donnie Emmi has joined HLG as its newest Partner. .

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Tulsi Gabbard

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Over the course of of eleven weeks, we recently ran a series of blog posts that take a close look at the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examined each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvassed their current respective stances on marijuana. In all, we covered Joe Biden , Bernie Sanders , Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren , Pete Buttigieg , Corey Booker , Beto O’Rourke , Andrew Yang , Amy Klobuchar and Julián Castro.

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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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NZ: Medical Cannabis Supply Is Drying Up, Two Leading CBD Products Not Available

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The NZ Doctor website in NZ reports……For the second time in as many months, medicinal cannabis supplies in New Zealand have been depleted. 2 of the main Cannabidiol (CBD) products generally available in New Zealand are out of stock. Neither of the products are expected to have stock until the end of November at the earliest. These products are from different sources, with both Swiss and Canadian products affected.

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Finnish Cannabis Association Collecting Signatures To Get Referendum On Cannabis Legalization

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Newsweed report… While cannabis is not really a political issue in Finland, a citizens’ initiative has taken up the subject and proposes to decriminalize cannabis in Finland . The Finnish Cannabis Association has launched an information campaign on the benefits of the plant, as well as a citizen referendum to decriminalize the personal use, possession and small-scale cultivation of cannabis, and to allow Cannabis clubs.

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Malaysia Society of Awareness (MASA) launches national survey for cannabis in Malaysia.

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According to Masa, the survey aims to gather the views of 100,000 Malaysians and the results of the survey will be submitted to the Health Ministry (MOH). In April, former Masa president Intan Mustika Putri Mokhtar (better known as Yuuki Setsuna) lamented the fact that it has been nearly impossible for individuals or groups to conduct cannabis-related research in the country, as the plant is still defined as a narcotic under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 (DDA).

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Zimbabwean company sows first legal hemp seeds

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A Zimbabwean company planted the country’s first authorised hemp crop on Friday at a prison in the capital Harare after the production of industrial cannabis was legalised last month. The Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT) sowed six varieties of industrial cannabis, also known as hemp, saying it chose a prison yard out of “convenience” as the property already has tight security. “This project is the first of its kind in the history of our country,” Agriculture Mi

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Problems with Feminized Hemp Seed

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The big hype in the hemp industry is “feminized seed,” but an increasing number of hemp farmers are finding out that securing exclusively feminized seed can be much more difficult than anticipated. Farmers and cultivators depend on female plants and will pay top dollar for the feminized seeds that will produce them because it is the female that will yield cannabidiol (CBD)-rich hemp plants.

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MJ Biz Cannabis Industry Awards

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2019 MJBizDaily Award Finalists. Congratulations to the 2019 MJBizDaily Award finalists. The winners will be announced on December 12, 2019 at The Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas during the MJBizDaily Awards ceremony. U.S. Market Leader Award – Retail. Bloom Medicinals. Native Roots Cannabis Co. ONE Cannabis Group Inc. Planet 13. The Apothecarium ( subsidiary of TerrAscend Corp.).

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Texas Shuts Down Cannabis Dispensary Application Website

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The Texas Department of Pubic Safety has abruptly suspended the medical cannabis application process without an explanation just one week after it had opened it up, the Texas Tribune reports. The agency had indicated it would accept applications from Oct. 1 through Nov. 1. “The Department’s Compassionate Use Program is not accepting applications at this time,” the department’s website says.

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Dentons: Recent medicinal cannabis developments in Australia

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There have recently been a series of developments advancing the Australian medicinal cannabis industry. Key developments include recommendations put forward by Professor John McMillan AO aimed at reducing the regulatory burden on the medicinal cannabis industry, the Australian Capital Territory legalising possession of up to 50 grams of cannabis for an individual over 18 years of age and permitting the cultivation of up to four cannabis plants (excluding artificial cultivation), and the Australi

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Nevada Gov Forms Cannabis Anti-Corruption Unit

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MJ Biz report. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday announced he is creating a multiagency task force to “root out corruption or criminal influences” in the state’s legal cannabis market, spurred by federal charges filed against two businessmen with ties to President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.The indictment charged two businessmen linked to Giuliani: Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman.The announcement came a day after a federal indictment in New York detailed a failed attempt by a group with

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The Other Ukraine Story: Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine fixers indicted in US cannabis corruption scheme

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Here’s what Leafly have to say. The indictment states that Parnas, Fruman, Correia, and Kukushkin took $1 million from a “Foreign National-1” and “Made plans to form a recreational marijuana business that would be funded by ‘Foreign National-1’ and required gaining access to retail marijuana licenses in particular states, including Nevada.”. This money was transferred to a bank account controlled by Fruman on Sept. 18, 2018, “To cover all the donations whatsoever,” Kukushkin—who was born i

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