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The History of Medical Marijuana

Greencamp

Most ancient cultures have realized and documented cannabis’ therapeutic applications, allowing us to trace a 6,000-year-old history of medical marijuana. Continue Reading. The post The History of Medical Marijuana appeared first on Greencamp.

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Who’s Turning Cannabis into a GMO?

Cannabis Life Network

Supply shortages, quality issues, and opaque production practices are all areas in desperate need of improvement in Canada’s cannabis industry, and some see turning cannabis into a GMO as the answer to these problems. More than a few conglomerate Licensed Producers (LPs) have assured us they are capable of fulfilling our national demand which apparently […].

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Everything You Need To Know About Your Endocannabinoid System

The Fresh Toast

If you're a newcomer to cannabis, the endocannabinoid system may be confusing. Welcome to Marijuana 101: All about your ECS. Continue reading Everything You Need To Know About Your Endocannabinoid System at The Fresh Toast.

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CannTrust’s auditor no longer endorses 2018 financial statement amid controversy

Cannabis Life Network

VAUGHAN, Ont. — CannTrust Holdings Inc. says its independent outside auditor has withdrawn its endorsement of the 2018 financial statements, the latest fallout from recent revelations about illicit grow rooms at the Ontario-based cannabis company. The Ontario Securities Commission and RCMP confirmed last week they are investigating issues around unlicensed growing at CannTrust‘s greenhouse.

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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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Popular Fashion Brand Merges With The CBD Industry

Leaf Science

The popular fashion brand Alice + Olivia have announced that they are entering into a partnership with Kush Queen, a luxury cannabis brand. The decision for a well-known women’s wear label to enter into the CBD market follows a recent launch of new CBD-infused products by global cosmetic brand Maybelline New York. Stacey Bendet, the CEO, creative director and founder of Alice + Olivia, publicly stated she has been using CBD products for over two years since independently discovering Kush Q

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Auditor withdraws cannabis firm CannTrust’s financial report amid controversy

Cannabis Law Report

CannTrust said KPMG’s decision was prompted by the Ontario producer’s caution against a reliance on its financial statements for the two periods, as well as recent information CannTrust shared with the auditor that led to senior leadership changes. “KPMG was not aware of the information recently shared by the Company when it issued the KPMG Reports and had relied upon representations made by individuals who are no longer at the company,” CannTrust said in a news release.

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How to Make CBD Gummies at Home

LIWTS

CBD has gone from being a presumed ‘flavour of the month’ fad to an all-out obsession the world can’t get enough of. If the science of CBD is to be believed, this remarkable compound has more wide-reaching therapeutic properties than almost any conventional pharmaceutical on the market. From relief from seizures to the treatment of [ ] The post How to Make CBD Gummies at Home appeared first on Legalize it.

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Washington DC To Accept Medical Marijuana Cards From 8 New States

Cannabis Law Report

Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Health, and the Mayor’s Office of Policy is announcing an expansion of the scope of its reciprocity rules for medical marijuana to all states that issue medical marijuana cards or other state documents. Non-residents needing their medication while they are visiting the District will be able to patronize the District’s regulated marijuana dispensaries and obtain their medication.

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Grading the Democratic Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Beto O’Rourke

Canna Law Blog

Each Saturday, we have been running a series of blog posts that take a close look at each of the Democratic Party candidates for President in 2020. We examine each candidate’s historic approach to marijuana law and policy, and we also canvas their current respective stances on marijuana. Over the past six weeks, we covered Joe Biden , Bernie Sanders , Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg and Corey Booker.

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Frost Todd Brown: The latest hemp laws state-by-state: July 2019

Cannabis Law Report

By: Hemp Industry Team. One state established a hemp growth program, one governor vetoed legislation expanding his state’s hemp program, and agencies in five states announced hemp policies or regulations. One county prosecutor announced CBD is illegal in his state. One city passed a one-year moratorium on new CBD businesses. Below is a review of the latest hemp legal changes listed state-by-state.

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THE GREEN ORGANIC DUTCHMAN FILES APPLICATION FOR NASDAQ LISTING

Cannabis Law Report

TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2019 /CNW/ – The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (the “ Company ” or “ TGOD “) ( TSX:TGOD) ( US-OTC:TGODF ) is pleased to announce that it has submitted an application to list its common shares on the NASDAQ. . The listing of TGOD’s shares on the NASDAQ will be subject to a number of regulatory requirements, including registration of the common shares under the U.S.

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Article: Reason Foundation – Capitalization Requirements for Marijuana Businesses Are Unjust and Counterproductive

Cannabis Law Report

Requiring cannabis businesses to prove capital assets in order to gain licensure is an economically ineffective and potentially damaging policy that several states have unfortunately adopted. The requirements differ to some degree, but the basic idea is that in order to gain a business license from a state, cannabis businesses must demonstrate a certain level of both liquid and non-liquid assets.

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FORMER FDA COMMISSIONER PUSHES EXPEDITED AUTHORIZATION FOR CBD PRODUCTS

Cannabis Law Report

Authored by: Akshita Singh , Mark Mansour , Ryan Holz | . Aug 9, 2019 | CBD , Enforcement | Federal. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb recently penned an op-ed in the Washington Post titled “The CBD craze is getting out of hand. The FDA needs to act.” In the piece, Dr. Gottlieb proposed an expedited process to permit cannabidiol (CBD) to be added to foods and drinks and marketed as a supplement.

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Florida To Retire Drug Sniffing Dogs

Cannabis Law Report

“The dogs are done,” said State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister, who runs the prosecutors offices in the Third Judicial Circuit in seven rural North Florida counties. “If they’re pot-trained, I don’t know how we can ever re-certify them. Unless they’re trained in the future in a different way, in my area, every dog is going to be retired.”. But Florida Sheriff’s Association President Bob Gaultieri, who is also the Pinellas sheriff, said he doesn’t expect to retire dogs in his area.

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Uganda’s President Museveni Launches Own Cannabis Company

Cannabis Law Report

Uganda is set to become one of the countries to dispense medical marijuana after President Yoweri Museveni launched a cannabis growing company, the Industrial Hemp (U) Ltd. The launch comes just months after a committee chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, Health minister Dr. Ruth Aceng, Trade and Industry Minister Amelia Kyambadde, Matia Kasaija of Finance, Agriculture’s Vincent Ssempijja, and Internal Affairs Minister Gen.

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Canopy Growth to Buy Cannabis Research Joint Venture

Cannabis Law Report

SMITHS FALLS, ON, Aug. 9, 2019 /CNW/ – Canopy Growth Corporation (“Canopy Growth” or the “Company”) (TSX: WEED), (NYSE: CGC) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the global cannabinoid-based medical researcher Beckley Canopy Therapeutics (“Beckley Canopy”). The acquisition brings together Canopy’s wholly owned research program with the Beckley Canopy research platform which is partly owned by Canopy Growth in order to combine the best teams, programs and cl