Leafly
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Michiganders gathered in Ann Arbor to watch John Sinclair make the first buy. Festive lines and happy customers marked the day. The post Michigan celebrates first legal cannabis purchases appeared first on Leafly.
Canna Law Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2019
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level.
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Greencamp
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Any fool can know. The point is to understand. – Albert Einstein There’s a vast difference between knowing and understanding. Continue Reading. The post Marijuana Effects on the Brain appeared first on Greencamp.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
ABC News reports… At the age of 28, John Sinclair was arrested in 1969 for possessing two marijuana joints and sent to prison for nearly three years. On Sunday, the now 78-year-old poet and activist became the first person in Michigan to legally purchase recreational cannabis. “It went swiftly. I got some weed over the counter,” Sinclair told ABC News when reached by phone. “It’s about time.
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.
Cannabis Life Network
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Reports net revenues of $6.7 million with a gross margin of 29% Greenhouse cultivation cost improves to $0.72/gram in Q3 The strategic acquisition of Starseed strengthens medical position in Canada and consolidates distribution channel in an accretive all-stock transaction A $25 million strategic investment from The Labourers’ Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada will […].
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TheAnswerPage
DECEMBER 1, 2019
CBD and THC have the same chemical formula and their structures are very similar. When CBD is ingested and metabolized, does it get converted to THC? At least two different (in vitro) methods have reported that there is some evidence that CBD can be converted to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), BUT these in vitro studies may not be applicable to humans ingesting CBD.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
The Sunday times reports. Beer, sweets and chocolate containing cannabis extracts could be banned in Britain after health officials in America warned last week they may not be safe. Sales of food, drinks and cosmetics with cannabidiol (CBD) are rising in Britain, with annual sales predicted to reach more than £750m next year. The food products include “hemp pasta”, toffee muffins and gummy bear sweets.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Makes things a bit more difficult when your businesses are only 5 miles apart and the difference between names is nigh on imperceptible. Hemp Industry Daily reports… A hemp processor in Kansas stands accused of trademark violations by a nearby CBD manufacturer with a similar name. The Overland Park company, which is about 12 miles from Kansas City, Missouri, makes CBD supplements; the latter is a hemp extraction processor.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
MJ Biz report… The company “stands behind the safety of products previously sold to medical patients and has not initiated a recall,” Aurora’s spokesperson told MJBizDaily. “Products for the German market are sourced from an EU GMP certified facility and are safe to consume.”. German pharmacists said they were instructed to stop selling the products until the situation is clarified.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
A young girl with a drug-resistant form of epilepsy is believed to be the first and only patient in Singapore who has been given approval to use cannabis-derived medication. Suffering from refractory epilepsy, the girl failed to respond to therapies and had exhausted all currently registered medications for treatment, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told The Sunday Times.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico would become the first U.S. state to set up its own government-operated marijuana stores and subsidize medical cannabis for the poor under a bill brokered between Republicans and Democrats, as a new wave of states weighs legislation that would legalize recreational sales and consumption. The idea for state-run pot shops comes from a trio of GOP state senators who broke with local Republican Party orthodoxy to embrace legal marijuana with a decidedly big-government app
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Here’s the report in full. The state this week intervened in a new court battle over home delivery of cannabis in communities that have banned or restricted pot shops. Many cities in the area, including Cerritos, have banned pot shops. The state filed a motion on behalf of the California Bureau of Cannabis to join a lawsuit against Santa Cruz county, which has banned deliveries by companies it has not licensed.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Federal lawmakers ignored the call to delay cannabis legalization until First Nations could be adequately consulted on the regulation of recreational sales. Now it is provinces that must engage meaningfully, and they should not make the assumption that their laws should apply on-reserve. The draconian approaches of the past that restricted First Nations involvement in the legal supply chain of tobacco – a traditional plant we have grown for generations – simply led to unregulated sales in Ontari
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
United States : Congressional Committee Takes Historic Step Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana. Last Updated: November 29 2019. Article by Robert M. Kline. McDermott Will & Emery. For the first time in American history, a congressional committee approved a marijuana legalization bill. On November 20, 2019, after more than two hours of debate, the House Judiciary Committee approved the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019 (H.R. 3884) in a 24 to 10 vote.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Sapphire Medical Foundation aims to dish out grants to 20 patients next year. They will target poor families unable to afford expensive private prescriptions. It will heap pressure on government as drugs still inaccessible after law change. T he Sapphire Medical Foundation is hoping to launch in early 2020. The charity – not yet approved by British regulators – plans to dish out grants for the hard-to-access drug to 20 patients in its first year.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Those of you beginning to pick up regulated cannabis clients might find this article a useful and interesting read. As of October 21, 33 states and the District of Columbia have allowed the use of medical marijuana. In addition, recreational marijuana is legalized in 10 states and the District of Columbia (see Exhibit 1 for details). Despite legalization in the majority of states, however, federal law (i.e., the Controlled Substances Act of 1970) does not allow any trade or business in traffic
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Alaska is looking to be the first state with laws on the books regulating cannabis use in retail cannabis shops. Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer announced last Tuesday that the state will allow on-site cannabis use in licensed retail cannabis shops. The ruleis set to go into effect April 11 2020. That’s when freestanding stores can start to apply for endorsements from the state to allow customers to consume cannabis on their premises.
Cannabis Law Report
DECEMBER 1, 2019
Here’s Grizzle’s analysisand per our image they’ll be needing that nurse now. Let’s hope she’s not a stoner. Grizzle was first to lay out the true scale of the problems facing MedMen and warned investors in October that the company was in a debt-fuelled death spiral with very few ways to escape. This quarter did nothing to change our thesis.
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