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The Cannabis User’s Guide to Surviving the Coronavirus

Cannabis Cheri

While some very early research shows that CBD may have some anti-viral properties, there is no research that shows cannabis, THC or CBD rich, to be a cure for viruses or even colds. So beware of unethical CBD companies selling bogus Coronavirus “cures.”. That said, cannabis can definitely help ease symptoms such as inflammation and aches and pains.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Don’t forget to sign up for our email list, and we will keep you posted as these bills and more move through your home state legislature and U.S.

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Premier and Health Officer warns against the society shut down, protect the economy

Cannabis Life Network

VANCOUVER — Directives to cancel large gatherings and avoid international travel do not mean all of society needs to shut down in British Columbia, the provincial health officer said Friday. Dr. Bonnie Henry made the comments as Premier John Horgan said he is asking for federal support to help minimize impacts of the pandemic on the […]. The post Premier and Health Officer warns against the society shut down, protect the economy appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Vid

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Covid Cancellations: Sensibly More Cannabis Events Put On Permanent Hold

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis Life Network reports. As a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provincial health officials have banned all gatherings and events of 250 people or more. Shortly afterwards, a statement released by 420 Vancouver organizers announced that the 2020 celebration would not take place this year. Following that lead, on Vancouver Island, the 420 festivities in Victoria have also now been officially cancelled.

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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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Opinion: Why did Cronos delay their year-end filing?

Cannabis Life Network

Did the auditors find a double-dip? It can be maintained that the rollout of edibles and extract products, whenever they ramp up, won’t make much of a dent in the volume of unsellable cannabis currently being warehoused in the inventories of Canada’s licensed producers, but that isn’t going to stop anyone from trying. Background Cronos […].

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Is Synthetic CBD Legal?

Canna Law Blog

Although the enactment of the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, the production of the plant and its derivatives – or certain aspects of it – remain prohibited in some states. As a result, many stakeholders are contemplating the idea of using synthetic CBD over its naturally derived counterpart. But does the lack of hemp and tetrahydrocannabidiol (“THC”) render synthetic CBD legal?

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Will Tilray Capital Raise Succeed In Time Of Turmoil ?

Cannabis Law Report

Probably not the best time to be shopping around for money. MJ Biz report Canadian cannabis producer Tilray on Thursday announced a share offering to raise $90.4 million, which the Nanaimo, British Columbia company says will be used for general corporate purposes. Tilray priced 7.25 million class 2 common shares – and 11.75 million prefunded warrants to purchase common shares – at $4.76 per share.

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Today’s Answer of the Day

TheAnswerPage

Do CB1 and CB2 agonists facilitate endogenous opioid signaling? Yes. In fact, CB1 and CB2 agonists increase the concentrations of endogenous opioids. See Answer. See Answer.

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Australia Indicates It Is About To Get Much Tougher On Imported Medical Cannabis Products

Cannabis Law Report

The findings of a Senate report are already a month late ( 26 March 2020) Being realistic there are far more important health issues in the table now so we’d not expect to see findings published until Q.3 of this year. Medical Cannabis, quite rightly, will be taking a backseat to Coronavirus health issues. We’d suggest that medical cannabis will now stay in stasis for at least 12 months with tougher import controls being the standard setting for the forseeable future.

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South Dakota Tribe Votes to Legalize Medical and Recreational Marijuana

The Joint Blog

The Oglala Sioux Tribe (located on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota) passed a referendum to legalize medical and recreational marijuana according to preliminary results from the tribe’s election commission. According to the Associated Press, the results of Tuesday’s vote will be certified by the end of the month. In the tally from all precincts announced on Wednesday morning, both medical and recreational marijuana passed by wide margins, with 82% of voters approving medical marijuana

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Hoban Law Coronavirus Update

Cannabis Law Report

It is the highest priority of the Hoban Law Group to ensure the safety and well-being of our attorneys, our employees and our clients. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has governments and businesses around the world taking measures to prevent the spread of this disease. At this time, HLG is recommending the following precautionary measures: A pause on travel.

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Looks Like Lebanon Only Wants A Regulated Hemp Sector

Cannabis Law Report

Leaving the Beqaa valley undisturbed for the ultrawealthy and political players to keep their returns from the black market free from pesky regulation. It has always been thus in the Lebanon and as stock markets crash around the world and the Lebanese economy goes into further freefall all existing private export dollars must be protected at any cost.

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German police investigate CBD shop operators for violating narcotics law

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Industry Daily reports. Three men who run a CBD shop in southwestern Germany are under investigation for violating the country’s controlled substances law. The men, all 28, are accused of illicitly producing narcotics and selling the products online and in their retail store in the city of Tübingen, state prosecutors and police said in a joint statement.

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Central Kentucky industrial hemp company files for bankruptcy reports media

Cannabis Law Report

Kentucky.com…… A Clark County industrial hemp processing company filed for bankruptcy this week, the latest in a string of setbacks in the growing industry. Winchester-based Atalo Holdings , one of Kentucky’s earliest players in the hemp industry, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the Eastern District of Kentucky on Thursday.

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Denver-Based Dixie Brands to Merge With Cannabis Investment Firm

Cannabis Law Report

Dixie Brands, one of Denver’s early marijuana-infused product brands, has agreed to an acquisition deal with a private equity firm that specializes in cannabis mergers. According to a joint announcement from Dixie and BR Brands , a branch of Connecticut-based marijuana investment firm Rose Capital , the transaction is valued at over $43.2 million and is expected to be finished by the third quarter of 2020.

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Medical Marijuana, Inc. Portfolio of Companies Celebrates $2 Million Milestone in CBD Product Donations to Non-Profit Organization ECHO Connection

Cannabis Law Report

SAN DIEGO , March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) (the “Company”), the first-ever publicly traded cannabis company in the United States that launched the world’s first-ever cannabis-derived nutraceutical products, brands and supply chain, today announced that its portfolio of companies, including HempMeds® and Kannaway® , has officially donated $2 million in cannabidiol (CBD) products to ECHO Connection since 2017.

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Press Release: Hemp Fields: premium craft Australian hemp

Cannabis Law Report

Australia’s Hemp Fields offers stable, high quality, craft-grown hemp products on a commercial scale. We are uniquely positioned in the global hemp industry as a pioneer in the Australian market. Founded in 2017, Hemp Fields has a single focus: growing premium Australian hemp in optimal conditions for optimal results. Our extracts are made exclusively from our own cultivation, from high CBD genetics which we have imported into Australia and successfully cultivated (ensuring compliance with

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