Sat.Oct 08, 2022

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Did Biden Just Legalize Cannabis?

Cannabis Life Network

Did US President Joe Biden legalize cannabis? No, but his administration did pardon Americans with federal charges for small amounts of cannabis. This move will help over 6,000 people, but “it’s important to note here most small cannabis offences are actually sitting at the state level,” says Nawan Butt, Portfolio Manager at Purpose Investments Biden is urging state governors to pardon those with simple possession convictions.

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New Zealand: Cannabis grower released from prison after appeal decision

Cannabis Law Report

A positive decision from a NZ court. The grower had been growing low THC medical cannabis and was not profiting from the grow. The Otago Times A man behind a highly sophisticated cannabis cultivation of nearly 1000 plants has had two years slashed off his sentence. Matthew Ian Anderson, 40, was jailed for three […].

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Cannabis laws in Malta

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: legal, limited. Malta has some of the most progressive cannabis laws in Europe as the first country in the European Union to legalize weed. Malta legalized medical cannabis in 2018 and created a limited recreational cannabis program in 2021. You can legally carry up to seven grams and grow four plants per household. Smoking in public is illegal.

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California Bans Employment Discrimination For Marijuana Use

Cannabis Law Report

California has enacted legislation broadly protecting employees from discrimination for the use of marijuana, which has been legal in the state since 2016. Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1288 into law. It generally prohibits employers from discriminating “against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment, or otherwise penalizing a person” […].

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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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Upcoming psychedelic assisted therapy guide in Alberta

Cannabis Life Network

Alberta might not be everyone’s first guess for a province progressing on psychedelic policy. In contrast, British Columbia alone will decriminalize hard drugs, including MDMA, without leniency on LSD, DMT, or psilocybin. Alberta, on a lighter note, released a guide they will enforce by January 16 next year that outlines standards for psychedelic-assisted therapy Alberta‘s upcoming guideline includes psilocin, MDMA, LSD, mescaline (peyote), DMT, 5-methoxy-DMT and ketamine.

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Marguerite Arnold At Cannabis 101 Is Documenting The JuicyFields Scam & It Gets Scarier By The Day !

Cannabis Law Report

In her latest piece she writes Revealing Emails: The Juicy Fields Scandal Thickens A South American consultant has shared an email that appears to confirm the accounts of former Juicy Fields CCO and now whistle-blower Zvezda Lauric about the way the company appeared to operate internally but also opens other questions about the quality of […].

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Aurora Cannabis Repurchases ~US$23 Million Principal Amount of Convertible Notes; Balance Sheet Among Strongest in Industry

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Balance Sheet Remains in Net Cash Position, Further Strengthened with Accretive Debt Reduction EDMONTON, AB, Oct. 7, 2022 /CNW/ – Aurora Cannabis Inc. (the “Company” or “Aurora”) (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company defining the future of cannabinoids worldwide, today announced that it has repurchased an aggregate of approximately $31.3 million (US$23.0 million) principal amount of its convertible senior notes […].

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Transcript: “Background Press Call on Marijuana Reform”

Cannabis Law Report

Background Press Call on Marijuana Reform [link] 2:48 P.M. EDT MR. MUNOZ: All right. Hi, everybody. This is Kevin Munoz. Thank you for joining today’s press call on short notice. As a reminder, this call will be on background, attributable to “senior administration officials,” and it will be embargoed until 3:01 p.m. Eastern. We will also […].

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Karma Koala Podcast 98 Oct 10: This Week Queer In Cannabis With Tyme Ferris, Devan Finkell + Special Guest Senator Jeremy Cooney. Also Equity In Action with Tiyahnn Bryant, Khari Edwards & Dr Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

EPISODE 98, MONDAY:OCTOBER 10 2022 HEATHER’S SONG CHOICE Remember The Name by Fort Minor and Styles of Beyond Song: I’m Still Standing by Elton John INTERVIEW 1 QUEER IN CANNABIS TYME FERRIS FOUNDER AND CEO PANTHEON COLLECTIVE LLC & PANTHEON COLLECTIVE INDUSTRIES LLC, MOHAWK VALLEY CHAIR NYCGPA, CHAIR VILLAGE/TOWN OF BOONVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL DEVAN […].

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Biden’s Pardon and its Impact October 7, 2022

Cannabis Law Report

On October 6, 2022, President Biden announced that he will issue pardons for all prior federal simple marijuana possession offenses, clearing these charges from the criminal records of over 6,500 people convicted of the offense from 1991 to 2021. President Biden’s pardon is a moderate step towards federal legalization, as cannabis remains a Schedule I drug, along […].