Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Now and then in the cannabis & hemp sector there are people talking about the future. Let’s hope this initiative suceeds. We are certainly a supporter of anything that opens the discussion about reducing our planet destroying economy that’s going to lead us down the road of the the Mayans, Romans or any other civilizations that thought their time would never end. … Hemp Voice Plant-Based Economy Day is promoting the use of Hemp to create a “Plant-Based Economy” to replace t

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Next month, the New Mexico Legislature is expected to consider legalizing recreational use cannabis. But many medical cannabis patients and patient advocates believe the state should solve problems with the state’s Medical Cannabis Program first. Many in the medical cannabis community have publicly expressed concerns about producer plant limits, social inequalities within the program and testing standards.

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Leafly

DECEMBER 15, 2019

It's Day 8 of Leafly Canada's 12 Days of Giveaways and we're giving away a collection of sleek glassware from Red Eye Tek. The post 12 Days of Giveaways: Win glassware from Red Eye Tek (valued at $500+) appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

A great Investigative piece by the Trinidad & Tobago Guardian who have come across a cannabis connection to the country’s Attorney General, Faris Al-Rawi , who’s response so far, is. “My wife has a large fam­i­ly and they are in­volved in var­i­ous busi­ness­es. I knew noth­ing of this.”. We’ll start with a post on Former Minister Devant Maharaj’s facebook page.

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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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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level.

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CannaTech

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Health Care Versus Self Care: A Patient’s Journey. By Dan Berman, CEO and Founder at CannabisBPO. “Here is your prescription for Percocet, now fill it as often as you like, but don’t exceed this number of milligrams in a given month.” Can you imagine a pain doctor giving a patient such alarming advice? Of course not, this would never happen in the majority of our healthcare system, but with cannabis, it’s different, the patient must figure it out on their own.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

This Harris Bricken article is a timely warning of the future of hemp now that the Chinese are in the market. They are probably a bit more positive than we would be and as Jonathan Bench writes in this piece. “our advice remains unchanged: be on your guard where China is involved. Use whatever applicable cliché you have: trust but verify; speak softly and carry a big stick; keep your friends close and your enemies closer; or tread lightly on thin ice.” Here is the Oregon Dept of Ag a

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The Fresh Toast

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Our patients’ lives improved in multiple ways after using CBD, including sleep, anxiety relief and hope. They even began calling hemp a “miracle plant.". Continue reading How CBD Helps With Chronic Pain at The Fresh Toast.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Nebraska’s Lincoln Journal Star reports. One of 10 growers granted hemp licenses this year from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture was forced to shred their crop Nov. 26 because of the too-high THC level it produced. The licensed growers, Justin and Hilari Courtney, are from Richardson County. The department reported that of the other nine licensees, six completed the harvest, one did not plant a crop this year, one donated the plants to a university to finish the project and one was g

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TheAnswerPage

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Considering the pharmacokinetics of orally consumed cannabinoids, how should the oral consumption of cannabinoids proceed? According to Health Canada’s document entitled Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis and Cannabinoids,“consumption of … oral cannabis should proceed slowly, waiting a … minimum of 30 minutes, but preferably 3 h, between bites of cannabis-based oral products (e.g. cookies, baked goods) to gauge for strength of effects or for possible overdosing.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Ground was broken on Organic Growth Holdings Incorporated’s craft medicinal hemp farm at Long Pond Estate in Trelawny on Wednesday, December 11. Reports Jamaican media outlet, Loop. They write. Organic Growth Holdings Incorporated, which trades locally as OGH Grow Jamaica (OGH), has leased the 635-acre property to grow medicinal hemp to be used in the manufacture of a number of organic wellness products.

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The Joint Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The prosecutor for the largest county in Illinois filed motions on Wednesday to vacate more than 1,000 low-level marijuana convictions, kicking off the process of clearing tens of thousands of convictions, reports the Associated Press. The motions were filed by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, which re being dubbed as the first step in a plan to expunge convictions for possession of less than 30 grams of marijuana, then permanently remove them from criminal records.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The BBC reports. Pharmacists are calling for better regulation of products claiming to contain cannabis derivative CBD. There has been a spike in demand within the last twelve months, according to manufacturers. Non-medicinal CBD is now on sale in High Street shops across the country, including chemists. But the National Pharmacy Association says the products need clearer information and better checks on content.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Here’s their press release… Sony Joseph Entertainment Launching Kickstarter to Fund The “Cannabis or Else” Encyclopedia, Volume 1 . Finding quality information about nearly every Cannabis subject possible will soon be much easier. The “Cannabis or Else” Encyclopedia, Volume 1, will deliver all this and more. December 8, 2019. The effort to help make recreational Cannabis legal in 50 states is a righteous challenge, one that experts agree education and easy access to related inf

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