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Thailand: 4,000 prisoners on cannabis abuse convictions to be freed after June 9th

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As many as 4,000 prisoners, serving jail terms for offences related to cannabis or marijuana, will be released, starting on June 9th, when the announcement from the Ministry of Public Health, removing cannabis and hemp from the Category 5 drug list, becomes effective, according to the Department of Corrections. About 110 million baht seized from the offenders under the anti-money laundering law will also have to be returned to its owners after June 9th.

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New York’s Legal Take on Cannabis

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What is New York’s legal take on cannabis regulations? Every day the state gets closer to the legalization of cannabis. The state’s Cannabis Control Board has recently announced some new rules for soon-to-be cannabis retailers. New York’s Legal Take on Advertising New York’s legal take includes allowing TV ads, but they can’t target minors.

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Medical Cannabis & Sleep Disorders: What Do We Really Know?

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Medical Cannabis & Sleep Disorders: What Do We Really Know? Even though medical marijuana is often recommended to help treat sleep disorders, a new study confirms that more research is required. . The post Medical Cannabis & Sleep Disorders: What Do We Really Know? appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Answer of the Day for Jun 5, 2022

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What is the half life of CBD? How does it compare to the half life of THC? The half life of CBD is 18-32 hours, which is similar to the half life of THC of 20-30 hours. Both CBD and THC are distributed to fatty tissues and highly perfused organs such as brain, heart, lung, and liver. Medical Marijuana, Recreational Cannabis, and Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

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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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New York Taxpayer-Funded Ad Slamming Racist Marijuana Criminalization Laws Airs During NBA Finals

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Marijuana Moment. A first-of-its-kind taxpayer-funded marijuana PSA aired in most of New York during an NBA Finals game on Thursday, boldly addressing the racially discriminatory harms of cannabis criminalization and highlighting steps that state regulators are taking to right the wrongs of prohibition. However, one major TV station refused to air the spot.

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Morocco launches agency to regulate medical marijuana in step towards legalisation

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Morocco’s national regulatory agency overseeing the use of marijuana for medical use met for the first time on Thursday in one of the last steps before legalisation in the world’s top cannabis-resin producer. The North African nation adopted a law in 2021 provisionally authorising the legal uses of cannabis for medical, cosmetic and industrial uses, and tasked a national agency to oversee the process.

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New York Senate Approves Bill To Mandate Medical Marijuana Health Insurance Coverage

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Marijuana Moment. The New York Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would require public health insurance programs to cover medical marijuana expenses and clarify that private insurers are allowed to do the same. The legislation, sponsored by Diane Savino (D), moved through two committees before passing the Senate by a vote of 53-10, and it’s now been transmitted to the Assembly, where it awaits action in the Ways & Means Committee.

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California targets cannabis businesses over unpaid taxes

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MJ Biz report. California’s business tax collector is ramping up enforcement against unlicensed and licensed cannabis companies, which owe the state nearly $200 million in unpaid taxes. In the past few months, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has taken a new tack against underground businesses that have undermined the legal market by skipping taxes and undercutting licensed companies.

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Alaska: Sitka School Board endorses plan to tax cannabis to support student activities

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The Sitka School Board has offered its informal support for a plan to tax the sale of cannabis products, in order to pay for extracurricular activities in the school district. The Sitka Assembly has drafted a ballot proposition to put before voters this fall that would eliminate the municipal sales tax on cannabis, and replace it with a slightly higher consumer tax.

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First harvest at medicinal cannabis facility near Mildura in Victoria’s north-west

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ABC Australia. Cann Group has begun harvesting at a “first of its kind” medical cannabis facility in north-west Victoria. Key points: The first crop has been harvested from a medicinal cannabis facility built in a former fruit juice factory near Mildura. Cann Group received approval to cultivate the crop at the $115 million facility in March.

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Alert: New Bills in NC, Updates in MN, NH & VT

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North Carolina. Three new bills in North Carolina will firmly legalize hemp and hemp products and create a friendlier environment for hemp production. SB 765 , a marijuana legalization bill, swaps North Carolina’s expiring hemp pilot program structure for a 2018 Farm Bill hemp plan. SB 455 and SB 762 redefine hemp to match the 2018 Farm Bill’s federal definition, define hemp product to include “all products made from hemp,” and redefine THC in North Carolina’s controlled substances law to e

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Scotland Yard chief suspended on full pay for two years over claims he used cannabis, LSD and magic mushrooms refused to take a drugs test because he feared it would ’embarrass’ the Met if he failed it

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The Daily Mail love this story. Commander Julian Bennett has pocketed £250,000 after being taken off duty. He wrote the strategy for raising ‘awareness of the dangers of drug misuse’ . Bennett had been due to face gross misconduct charges in February this year. It has been delayed until summer, more than two years since he was suspended.

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Monterey County officials cut cannabis taxes again

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The Monterey Herald… SALINAS — Monterey County elected officials on Wednesday again cut taxes on cannabis growers while trying to walk a fine line between helping a struggling industry without hurting county revenues during a time of budget deficits. A glut in production is tanking the price for commercial cannabis in Monterey County and the rest of California, prompting local growers to ask elected officials to modify the way it taxes crops.

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Thai government to launch mobile app for cannabis growers to register

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Thai officials on Wednesday urged people interested in cultivating cannabis and hemp to register via a mobile application as the plants will be removed from the Type 5 narcotics list on June 9. The application is called “Plookganja” and it will be available to download on the same day that the delisting officially takes place, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Marketing marijuana in New York

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Overtime: Eric Holder, Michael Shellenberger, Douglas Murray | Real Time with Bill Maher “Republicans will ‘steal’ the marijuana legalization debate and make it about freedom”

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