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Why are cannabis trichomes shaped like mushrooms? Breaking the cuticle

Cannabis Life Network

Terps are double-edged swords. They include a family of cannabinoid acids and terpenes but are conversely toxic to cannabis plants. Thankfully, terp production occurs within trichomes — glandular hairs that cover your favourite frosty nugs. And trichomes have many tricks to prevent a toxic leak of cannabinoids and terpenes, which includes their mushroom shape.

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Washington D.C. to crack down on cannabis gifting shops

Cannabis Law Report

Axios Washington reports. A D.C. task force will begin cracking down on I-71 shops that gift marijuana in exchange for purchases. Catch up quick: Such gifting shops cropped up after a 2014 law legalized possessing small amounts of marijuana in D.C., but not buying or selling it. The businesses sell products and services and offer marijuana to patrons under a loophole in the law.

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Are Cannabis Users 22% More Likely to Need Emergency Care?

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Cannabis’ impact on health is a subject area rife with misunderstanding and controversy. Recently, a study found that cannabis users are more likely to end up needing emergency care, claiming that “cannabis use is not as benign and safe as some might think.” Let’s see what this study is all about—and if its findings are reliable. Cannabis Consumers at the Hospital .

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Optimi receives amendment from Health Canada permitting MDMA production

Cannabis Law Report

Optimi Health has received permission from @GovCanHealth to manufacture and distribute additional #psychedelic substances, most notably #MDMA. Production to commence in October! Read the full press release: [link] $OPTI.C $OPTHF pic.twitter.com/I91c3BL0ID. — Optimi Health (@Optimi_Health) August 16, 2022. Read Mugglehead article. Optimi receives amendment from Health Canada permitting MDMA production.

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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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Weed buyer beware: THC inflation is getting out of hand

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Not every lab is doing it, but too many are. Here's how "lab shopping" ends up cheating you at the cash register. The post Weed buyer beware: THC inflation is getting out of hand appeared first on Leafly.

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28 grams of game: GUMBO’s Luka Brazi breaks down his NYC come-up

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Mr. GUMBO invited us inside ‘the House that GUMBO built’ to learn how he made it to the top of New York’s cutthroat pot scene. The post 28 grams of game: GUMBO’s Luka Brazi breaks down his NYC come-up appeared first on Leafly.

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Newly Published Paper: Not a SAFE Bet: Equitable Access to Cannabis Banking, An Analysis of the SAFE Banking Act

Cannabis Law Report

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 721, 2022. Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, August, 2022. 21 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2022. Cat Packer. Independent. Shaleen Title. Ohio State University (OSU) – Michael E. Moritz College of Law. Rafi Aliya Crockett. Independent. Dasheeda Dawson. Independent. Date Written: August 11, 2022. Abstract. According to its sponsors and supporters, the Safe and Fair Enforcement (‘SAFE’) Banking Act would help address the challenges faced by sm

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Get more out of every hit with a STORZ & BICKEL vaporizer

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Dry herb vaporizers from S&B not only provide better temperature control & health benefits compared to smoking, they’re also more efficient. The post Get more out of every hit with a STORZ & BICKEL vaporizer appeared first on Leafly.

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Thailand: Justice Minister, Somsak Thepsuthin says Narcotics Control Board working with Khon Kaen University on “benefits of the magic mushroom”

Cannabis Law Report

Very interesting update from Thaiger. The Thai Narcotics Control Board announced yesterday it will develop medicine from hallucinogenic magic mushrooms to help cure the nation’s depressed citizens. The Justice Minister, Somsak Thepsuthin, informed the media that the Narcotics Control Board joined hands with Khon Kaen University in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen to study the benefits of the magic mushroom.

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So You Want to Be a Cannabis Lawyer

Canna Law Blog

I like being a cannabis business lawyer. It took a while for me to get there. I certainly didn’t think I would be doing this while I was in law school, or at the start of my career. Like a lot of things in life, it just sort of… happened. And I’ve learned a lot along the way. Here are three areas of advice for anyone looking at a career advising cannabis businesses.

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NORML – Nevada: Cannabis Revenues Funding Efforts to Seal the Records of Those with Cannabis Convictions

Cannabis Law Report

Local officials in Clark County (population: 2.2 million) have awarded $1.2 million in grants to a trio of non-profit groups for the purposes of reviewing and sealing the records of those with low-level cannabis convictions. The grant funding was made available through the collection of marijuana-related sales tax revenues. A 2019 state law permits those convicted of marijuana-specific activities which have since been decriminalized or legalized to submit a written request to the court to ha

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Jordan Tishler, M.D.: VA Emergency Doc to Cannabinoid Specialist

Cannabiz MD

Fifteen years ago, Dr. Jordan Tishler was working in the emergency room at the Veterans Administration in Massachusetts. As he recounts in a CannabizMD Profile, his stories of what he saw and treated are mind-blowing including a lot of complications from substance abuse-related issues. At that time, conversations about the legalization of medical cannabis in […].

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IL Triton College rolls out new cannabis cultivation course

Cannabis Law Report

Triton College students will have the opportunity to learn how to grow, care and manage cannabis plants through a new course this fall. The course – aptly named cannabis cultivation – is folded into the college’s greenhouse grow operations certificate program where students can learn about the cultivation of cannabis plants, which can be used for recreational and medicinal purposes, as well as high-value crops and ornamental plants.

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Best CBD Gummies For Stomach Pain

Otherside Farms

The wide variety of CBD products on the market means there is truly something for everyone, so we can all reap the benefits that this natural health product has to offer us. Whether we’re looking for an immune system boost, effective pain relief, or a way to calm our racing thoughts. One of the most popular CBD products is CBD gummies UK – read on to find out more about them and how they can help with stomach pain.

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Northern Territory Australia: “East Arnhem bust nets 1600 bags of marijuana: NT Police”

Cannabis Law Report

Today’s definition of pointless is this excercise. just look where east Arnhem is. even K9 looks unhappy about the job he / she has been tasked. A large paper bag wrapped in black tape containing 1600 small bags of cannabis have been seized and its alleged owner arrested during a search of a residence in an unnamed remote East Arnhem community, NT Police said.

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Answer of the Day for Aug 18, 2022

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CBD for post-operative pain continues… Does the administration of CBD in the post-operative period of a shoulder arthroscopic procedure impact opioid consumption? According to a double-blinded randomized controlled trial involving 99 patients who received either buccally administered CBD (CBD absorbed through the cheek) or a placebo, there was no significant difference in opioid consumption at any point of the 14 day period.

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House Passes Bill to Expand Cannabis and CBD Research

Cannabis Law Report

WRITTEN BY: Perkins Coie. Andrew Kline. In late July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8454 , the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (Research Expansion Act). A similar version of the bill, S. 253 , passed the Senate earlier this year. The bill is expected to head to President Biden after the bills are reconciled.

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Cannaponics names Steve Birkbeck as chairman and strikes strategic alliance

Cannabis Law Report

Via Cannabiz. Cannaponics has named WA cattle farmer Steve Birkbeck as its chairman in a move it said will add commercial expertise to the company and open up new business opportunities. Birkbeck was the pioneer of Australia’s sandalwood oil export industry and one of the first Australians to export cosmetics and high-end perfume ingredients to France.

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New York Will Open “Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary” License Applications on August 25

Cannabis Law Report

New York has just announced that next week (starting August 25, 2022) it will be accepting applications for “Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary” (CAURD) licenses. These licenses are limited to “justice involved’ individuals (or their family members) who have been previously convicted of a cannabis related offense in New York or resided in a community that was inordinately impacted by the War on Drugs.

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NYPD Seize 20 Cannabis Trucks Under Aegis Of Lacking Health Licenses & Not Paying Parking Fines

Cannabis Law Report

Well that moment in time didn’t last long. Thankyou to David Feder for alerting us via Linked iN to this. Police in New York City seized trucks used to sell cannabis on Tuesday, NYPD Chief of Patrol Jeffrey Maddrey said. Officials on Tuesday said 20 trucks had been seized, but on Wednesday said the number was 19. The trucks did not have licenses from the Department of Health, according to Maddrey.

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Cannabis Business Journalist Margueritte Arnold Writes Article Saying High Times “Fired Her” As Freelancer Because Of Piece About Curaleaf / 420 Pharma Deal

Cannabis Law Report

Here”s the introduction to her piece (see below) published on Linked In which I’m sad to say doesn’t surprise us in the least considering some of the stories we have published about the High Times Group (not the publication specifically) under the helm of Adam Levin. We can’t surmise as to whether the editor that Arnold has been writing for receives orders from higher up the chain, that we will leave to you, dear reader , to analyse” The moral of the story,is that

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Massive Shasta County marijuana growth eradicated in multi-agency operation

Cannabis Law Report

SHASTA COUNTY, CALIF. — Over 26,000 marijuana plants have been seized by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office in a coordinated marijuana eradication operation throughout Shasta County. In total, the multi-agency undertaking uncovered 26,413 marijuana plants, 3,042 pounds of processed marijuana, and 3 firearms. This was the culmination of eighteen separate search warrants and resulted in the arrest of one suspect.

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Delta 9 Announces Agreement to Acquire Three Retail Cannabis Stores in Manitoba

Cannabis Law Report

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DELTA 9 CANNABIS INC. (TSX: DN) (OTCQX: DLTNF) (“Delta 9” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that today it has entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with 10552763 Canada Corp. (the “Vendor”) to acquire all or substantially all of the Vendor’s assets relating to the operation of three Garden Variety branded retail cannabis stores located in Manitoba, two in Winnipeg and one in Brandon (the “Transaction”).

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The Latest in Multi-Jurisdictional Marijuana Compliance

Cannabis Law Report

M. Tae Phillips Birmingham. Zachary V. Zagger New York. Legalization of medical and recreational marijuana use continues to spread across the United States despite the drug remaining a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law. This comes as respondents to Ogletree Deakins’ recent survey report, Strategies and Benchmarks for the Workplace: Ogletree’s Survey of Key Decision-Makers , indicated that keeping up with marijuana laws is already one of the most challenging areas of multi-jurisd

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UK First As Government Allocates £500,000 Funding For Innovate Cannabis Research

Cannabis Law Report

Business Cann UK write. THE UK Government through its innovation agency is set to provide almost £500,000 of funding to an English company to develop proprietary cannabidiol synthesis technology. The cash from Innovate UK has been earmarked for County Durham company Canna Group and will be used to develop bespoke technology to manufacture CBD-HQ. Americo Folcarelli, CMO of Canna Group, said he believed it was the first such award to have been set aside for a UK cannabis company.

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Article: WHEN CANNABIS FARMERS GROW PSILOCYBIN

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s the introduction. What happens when cannabis farmers begin growing psilocybin? That’s not the set-up of a joke. That’s a serious question. British Columbia ‘s craft cannabis farmers, patient advocates, and psilocybin aficionados met in Duncan, B.C., this past June to discuss the answer to that question. TheraPsil, a non-profit that advocates for psilocybin therapy, hosted the event alongside the B.C.

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Iowa: Libertarian candidate Rick Stewart pledges to legalize magic mushrooms if elected governor

Cannabis Law Report

Radio Iowa reports. Rick Stewart, the Libertarian candidate for governor, says ending the nation’s war on drugs is his “most important” priority. “It’s the worst mistake this country has ever made,” Stewart said during a speech on the Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair. “If you want to argue that point, the only thing that could possibly be worse is the Civil War, but the Civil War only for four years.

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Greenlane Reports Q2 2022 Revenue of $39.9 Million, Up 15% Year-over-Year

Cannabis Law Report

Company Announces Strategic Decision to Sell Packaging Business, Make Final Transition to a Consumer House of Brands. BOCA RATON, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 16, 2022 / Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (“Greenlane” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:GNLN), one of the largest global sellers of premium cannabis accessories, child-resistant packaging, and specialty vaporization products, today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30 th , 2022.