NORML

APRIL 18, 2019

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has pledged that her office will begin expunging thousands of low-level marijuana convictions in the coming months. Cook County, which includes Chicago, is the second-most populous county in the United States. Foxx’s office is negotiating with the same non-profit group that assisted the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office in automatically reviewing and vacating over 8,000 past marijuana-related convictions earlier this year.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

A bill introduced in California would allow veterinarians to recommend cannabis products for pets, VIN News Service reports. The measure first needs to pass a review by the state’s Veterinary Medical Board but, if approved, would be the first of its kind in the U.S. Last year, state regulators recognized cannabis in veterinary medicine , becoming the first state to provide legal protections for vets who talk to pet owners about cannabis use for their animals.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 18, 2019

The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) has until August to decide how much medical cannabis producers are allowed to grow at any given time. Until recently, Licensed Non-Profit Producers (LNPP) could have up to 450 plants, but in March the state issued an emergency rule allowing producers to grow five times that amount—or up to 2,500 plants—after a drawn-out lawsuit.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 18, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Beginning our coverage in Texas, the city of Dallas will no longer be prosecuting low-level first time cannabis offenders. And any pending cases will be dismissed. Moving on to Georgia, we have an update on our earlier coverage. The Governor has signed a bill lifting the ban on medical marijuana cultivation.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

Ganjapreneur report… The bill , which originated in the Senate , passed the House in a 69-29 vote on Tuesday and now returns to the Senate for the reconciliation of one amendment added by state representatives. The House amendment specifies that the bill would also apply to misdemeanor cannabis convictions resulted from municipal rules in addition to those charges brought under state law.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

Here’s the piece. How One Woman-Owned Cannabis Law Company Defies Everything We Thought We Knew About the Future of Law. When it comes to the topic of the future of law, there are nay-sayers – those who insist that computers will never replace them and they-sayers. As in, they say that access to justice solutions are impossible with outside law firm ownership.

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Medicinal Genomics

APRIL 18, 2019

Building upon the reference genome of the Jamaican Lion cultivar , we have identified the genetic variations that cause a plant to produce the important cannabinoids of THC, CBD, or a mixture of the two, referred to as chemotypes (I-IV). This information provides a “cookbook” of genetic recipes for different types and cultivars, and it is a key to breeding for cannabis yield, potency, and a host of other traits.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

Remember the story of the grow houses in Sacramento to the rural Gold Country in the latter part of last year. Sacramento New & Review have detailed the DEA, FBI and IRS investigations and written a piece well worth reading if you want to understand how difficult it is going to be to dig out the entrenched black sector of cannabis in California.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 18, 2019

Despite legalization having been long-established, marijuana in the workplace remains a point of confusion – and contention – between employers and employees. In the weeks and months leading up to legalization, businesses of all sizes scrambled and struggled to come up with fair policies to ensure productivity and safety. Unfortunately, they had little guidance from the law.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

Jackson D. Tilley has inked a deal with Post Hill Press for his debut book, which traces the disruptive industry and his personal story of work and recovery writes the Hollywood Reporter. With each passing day, there’s a new batch of stories about the booming cannabis business. Here’s one more: Jackson D. Tilley — a cannabis expert who currently serves as vice president of strategic partnerships and communications for Organa Brands — has signed a deal with Post Hill Press to publish

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 18, 2019

A huge buzz among the cannabis industry is the striking price disparity between legal and illegal cannabis – a difference of about 50% in some cases, according to Statistics Canada. On the surface, this looks like a slam-dunk case against legalization’s goal to stop the black market. At least, this is how the media’s tone has been for the most part.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

We’ll have to wait for Federal regulation to happen reports MJ Biz. MJ Biz write… Marijuana industry leader Canopy Growth has struck a deal to buy New York-based Acreage Holdings in what would be the first major Canada-U.S. cannabis transaction – but the purchase won’t be executed until the U.S. government removes federal prohibition.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 18, 2019

During the months leading up to legalization, municipalities had to shoulder the financial responsibility of issues like enforcement, zoning, construction permits, police training and other measures. These would all ensure compliance and safety once cannabis was made legal. In order to ease the financial burden, provinces promised to share some of their cannabis tax revenue with municipalities in order to help them recoup at least some of these expenses.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

KANSAS. This week, Kansas’ Governor signed Senate Substitute to House Bill 2167 , which expands the state’s hemp growth program from research to commercialization and ensures that hemp and hemp products are not considered controlled substances. There were no explicit provisions about hemp CBD, but it adopts the 2018 Farm Bill’s definition of hemp (including “extracts”, “cannabinoids” and “derivatives”), meaning extra protection for CBD.

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Leafly

APRIL 18, 2019

When British cannabis enthusiast Roger Boyd decided he wanted to disprove the lazy stoner myth, he set his mind to an incredible feat: cycling for two years, in three continents, 14 countries, and over 19,000 miles. The post ‘Stoners Aren’t Lazy,’ Says Man Who Biked 19,000 Miles While Stoned appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

Mike Feuer, Los Angeles city attorney, states that prosecutors are seeking an injunction against dispensary, Kush Club 20, for selling marijuana without a permit that tested positive for paclobutrazol, a plant growth regulator and fungicide. Announcing a new lawsuit against a South LA pot shop for allegedly operating illegally and selling cannabis allegedly found to contain a dangerous pesticide that’s banned for use on #cannabis in #california.

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Leafly

APRIL 18, 2019

A coalition of activists are transforming the day after 4/20 into an advocacy effort aimed at reintroducing social justice into cannabis legalization. The post 4/21 Organizers Want to Reclaim Cannabis From Corporations appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: William F. McDevitt, Esq. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. . The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reported that almost $100 million in medical marijuana sales occurred between February 15, 2018, and February 15, 2019, the first full year that medical cannabis was available to Pennsylvania patients.

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Cannabis Life Network

APRIL 18, 2019

If you’re at all interested in the growing side of cannabis, you probably know of Crop King Seeds. The king himself is hard to miss with his long, grey beard and purple and gold crown. Maybe you’ve seen him on the logo, or perhaps you saw one of the king’s elusive bobbleheads, but have you […]. The post Crop King Seeds – 420 Vancouver appeared first on Cannabis News | Marijuana News | Medical Cannabis News.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

The Malay Star reports… PUTRAJAYA: Founder of the Malaysian Marijuana Education Movement, Mohd Zaireen Zainal, has escaped the death sentence. Instead, his charge has been reduced to one of possession of drugs. The 38-year-old will now have to serve 15 years in jail and receive 10 strokes of the rotan. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of possession of 1.1kg of cannabis.

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Otherside Farms

APRIL 18, 2019

It’s an exciting time to be a commercial grower. With the latest advancements in LED technology, you have more control over your yields than ever before. Variable spectrum LED lights like the California Lightworks SolarSystem® allow you to mimic the light spectrum of the sun and command the changing seasons. at least in terms of your plants’ perception.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

The state will grant the additional licenses to companies that failed to gain approval during the first round of licensing in 2015, the News Service of Florida reported. See the full report at MJ Biz. Florida adds eight more medical marijuana business licensees.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 18, 2019

Prior to legalization, a lot of people were throwing around ideas about how legalization would affect daily life. Naturally, opinions varied. Proponents were ecstatic, waiting for what they believed would be a great economic and recreational opportunity. On the other end of the spectrum, we had the naysayers who opposed the “deadly” drug in all its forms.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

They report, ” The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors’ new rulemaking began in February. The movement marks a reversal from a ban enacted over a year ago by the former board, which left an estimated 750 MJ farmers without any legal way to continue growing.” Full story at. California county making progress on repeal of cannabis cultivation ban.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 18, 2019

As the push for legalization becomes stronger, even the most conservative states are not immune to its influence. Among the most recent places to finally concede is Georgia – a predominantly conservative state in the famed U.S. “Bible Belt”. By all accounts, this should be one of the least likely places to approve the use of medical cannabis in any form.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

In a decision that could have sweeping effects on New Jersey employers with drug-free workplace and drug-testing policies, the New Jersey Appellate Division in Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings ruled that the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) may require employers to reasonably accommodate employees who use medical cannabis permitted by the state’s Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, N.J.S.A. 24:6I-1 et seq.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 18, 2019

As time wears on and the fateful Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 moves further into the past, views on cannabis continue to change. What was once considered an evil drug responsible for destroying lives, is now seen for the benign and beneficial substance that it is. More and more conditions respond well to medical cannabis, which has only increased support among both the scientific community and the general population.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

Some of Canada’s largest cities are not getting the money they were promised from taxes on cannabis, despite the increased costs they face from dealing with legal recreational marijuana use in their communities. Six months to the day after pot legalization, municipalities say they’re feeling the side effects. …/… The federal government keeps 25 per cent of the tax revenue and gives the remaining 75 per cent to the provinces — with the expectation that the provinces will t

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 18, 2019

The restaurant will test a CBD-infused burger at one of its Denver locations for one day only: April 20, the unofficial holiday for cannabis enthusiasts. The limited-time offer makes Carl’s Jr. the first national fast food chain to add CBD-infused food to its menu. In another nod to the marijuana holiday, the burger will sell for $4.20. The burger chain’s Rocky Mountain High: CheeseBurger Delight features two beef patties, pickled jalapenos, pepper jack cheese, waffle fries — and about 5 milligr

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