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Louisiana: Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect Today

NORML

House Bill 652 amends state law so that offenses involving the possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana are punishable by a fine of no more than $100 – no arrest and no jail time. The post Louisiana: Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect Today appeared first on NORML.

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How does depression affect the endocannabinoid system

Cannabis Life Network

Doctors are far too liberal with anti-depressants that target serotonin when so few of them understand cannabis and especially the endocannabinoid system (ECS). Serotonin and the ECS are tied tightly together. In fact, serotonin deficient depression can cause a host of effects on the mind and immune system by disengaging the endocannabinoid system (ECS).

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Champs Cannabis Show Has A Few Legal Issues

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The moral of the story is don’t unwittingly give the Las Vegas district attorney an unauthorized product sample ! Cannatech today reports. July 28, 2021, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Cannabis culture and accessories trade show, Champs, was allegedly raided because a vendor participating in the event unwittingly gave the Las Vegas district attorney an unauthorized product sample. .

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FDA Is Looking for Public Input on Whether the UN Should Ban Kratom Globally

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Image via. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now accepting public commentary on a United Nations (UN) proposal to ban kratom throughout most of the world. . This fall, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence will meet to discuss whether several drugs, including kratom , should be added to its list of globally-prohibited drugs.

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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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Lawsuit Filed Over Massachusetts Prisons’ Use of Faulty Drug Tests

Cannabis Law Report

Ganjapreneur reports. A Massachusetts lawsuit is seeking to stop the state Department of Corrections from using certain drug tests that the suit describes as faulty and with an 80% rate of false-positive tests. A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts is seeking to stop the state Department of Corrections (MDOC) from using a drug test manufactured by Sirchie Acquisition Company, LLC that attorneys for plaintiffs describe as faulty.

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San Francisco nonprofit offers free cannabis at Vaccine Rap Day

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Green State website reports… Few cities in the world have achieved the same level of vaccination against COVID-19 as San Francisco, with 84% of residents over the age of 12 having already received one dose. However, there’s still plenty of unvaccinated people out there, and with the spread of the delta variant, every shot counts. California has rolled out all sorts of incentives for vaccination, most notably a massive lottery , and now the nonprofit Code Tenderloin is upping the ante wi

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Philip Morris Is Calling for an All Out Cigarette Ban By the End of This Decade

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Image via. Jacek Olczak, the CEO of massive tobacco enterprise Philip Morris, just urged the UK government to ban all cigarettes — yes, including its own Marlboro brand — within a decade, the Guardian reports. Olczak believes that cigarettes should be treated like gasoline-burning cars, which are slated to be banned from 2030 onwards in the UK in an attempt to cut greenhouse gasses.

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Italy: Pharmacies, cannabis and shipment of preparations: the TAR decides not to decide

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Cannabis Theraputica reports. Pharmacies and shipment of cannabis-based preparations: the TAR decides not to decide: the pharmacist can operate as he sees fit with the risk of undergoing a criminal or administrative dispute. The update comes from Dr. Marco Ternelli, one of the pharmacists who had resorted to the TAR after the ministerial circular which, among other things, wanted to ban the shipment of cannabis-based preparations.

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Answer of the Day for Aug 1, 2021

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Have the rates of clinicians prescribing opioids been impacted by changes in medical and recreational marijuana state laws? Yes – “Observational studies suggest that there is an association between U.S. states with laws permitting access to cannabis (for medical and non-medical purposes) and lowered rates of prescribed opioids and opioid-associated mortality.” [link].

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Gibraltar prepares regulation for medical cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Gibraltar’s Minister of Public Health announced to Parliament that the Government will soon publish to create a well-regulated medical cannabis industry in Gibraltar. John Cortes, Gibraltar’s Minister of Public Health, made the announcement on 21 July, noting that legislation is being prepared that will create a legal framework for cannabis for medicinal purposes.

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Missouri Probation Officers Are Sending People Back to Prison for Legally Using Medical Cannabis

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Image via. Missouri may have legalized medical marijuana in 2018, but this voter-approved law isn’t stopping probation officers from sending people back to jail for using this legal medicine. Ray Breer is one of many Missourians that has recently had their probation revoked for using state-legal medical cannabis. Breer was initially arrested for possessing non-medical weed back in 2019 and sent to prison.

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Green Light Cannabis Party Launches In Spain

Cannabis Law Report

Website noticiasdenavarra.com reports. Pamplona will host the headquarters of the Green Light Cannabis Party, a new state-level formation. A NEW PRO-CANNABIS STATE COURT PARTY IS BORN THAT WILL HAVE ITS HEADQUARTERS IN IRUÑA. The Luz Verde Cannabis Party will replace the Cannabis Representation of Navarra with the aim of attending the maximum number of electoral districts possible in 2023 and presenting a comprehensive law on adult cannabis for all uses in the Congress of Deputies.

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Impacts of Cannabis Legalization in Colorado Highlighted in State’s Biennial Report

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As a guinea pig for adult-use cannabis legalization, Colorado is often a target for prohibitionists trying to magnify what they consider shortcomings of the first state-legal market. Two key arguments repeated by lawmakers voting against reform efforts include their concerns about how legalization might impact youth as well as the possible increase of impaired drivers on their state roadways.

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Whitepaper: The Challenges of Insurance for the Cannabis Industry

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Here’s what they say about their Whitepaper. Sponsored by: NutraRisk. Format: Whitepaper. Topics: Agency Growth , Business Liability , Cannabis , Commercial Liability and Risk Management. Overview. For brokers to successfully tap into cannabis-related business opportunities and ensure their clients have the right coverage, a level of expertise beyond general commercial lines business insurance will be required.

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Watching the Legalization Wave in Summer 2021: Week in Review

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A pair of Ohio lawmakers officially put their plans into action July 30 by formally filing adult-use cannabis legislation in the state’s House—the first of its kind in the state. Democratic Reps. Casey Weinstein and Terrence Upchurch, both representing Northeast Ohio districts, first introduced their 180-page bill two weeks ago, which includes four major components: decriminalization, a cannabis excise tax, commerce and licensing, and medical cannabis.

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MedMen – You Haven’t Heard That Name For A While -LA Business Journal Explains Why

Cannabis Law Report

Here are some snippets from a recently published LA Biz Jnl piece explaining what’s been happening behind the scenes at MedMen and it still appears that they aren’t out of the rough seas that previous management at the company sailed them into. Let’s hope that LA Biz apply the magnifying glass to High Times next as they have also been very quiet of late too.

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Cookies Heads North

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s the press release. It’ll be interesting to see how they deal with compliance in Canada. Gage Growth Corp. (“Gage” or the “Company”) (CSE: GAGE), a leading high-quality cannabis brand and operator, today announced that it will bring the iconic cannabis brand COOKIES to Canada. COOKIES is one of the best-known cannabis brands in the world and has one of the largest retail footprints in the industry.

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New Frontier Data Report:

Cannabis Law Report

The Industry’s First Comparative Study on EU and U.S. Cannabis Regulations or so they say. Our latest report studies the disparity in evolving regulations, the resulting uncertainty, challenges, and risks for industry stakeholders, and the growing importance of consumer sentiment and behavior shaping cannabis regulation. Key Report Findings: Consumer sentiment will influence regulations as 66% of cannabis consumers agree that legal cannabis is safer than illegal cannabis, and 77% cite poten

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Canada: Nearly 21 tonnes of empty cannabis containers returned to SQDC for recycling

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In Quebec there is currently no deposit on SQDC containers, except for beverages reports the Montreal Gazette. They write. More precisely, 2,291,143 containers were recycled in 2020-21, according to the SQDC. Because the recovery program for all its packaging started only in August 2020, the number doesn’t even cover a full year. It is, however, impossible to know what proportion of containers sold this figure represents: The government-owned company doesn’t want to say, for “commercial” reasons

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2 Marijuana Stocks To Watch In August 2021 For Better Trading

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2 Marijuana Stocks To Watch For Next Week.

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Has Atai Life Sciences Taken the Psychedelic Throne From MAPS? | Plus Three #39: Part One

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Argentina: INASE Will Begin Identification and Characterization of National Cannabis Genetics

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El Planteo reports. The National Seed Institute (INASE) will carry out a survey of the Argentine genetic varieties of the Cannabis sativa L. species. . The investigation was promoted through Resolution 140 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in charge of Luis Basterra. Likewise, the Ministry requested that the varieties be identified, characterized and eventually registered. .

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Israel: Cannabis decriminalization bill fails to get Knesset majority losing 52-55

Cannabis Law Report

The Jerusalem Post reports. The coalition suffered a major defeat on Wednesday, when a draft bill to decriminalize the recreational use of up to 50 grams of cannabis for personal use and up to 15 seeds, while also reclassifying CBD as a food additive, failed to get a majority in the Knesset after the Ra’am Party decided to vote against the bill.

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Israel: IDF cracks down on troops who smoke cannabis

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We thought it was a national rite of passage for Israeli soldiers doing their national service to smoke weed. Obviously no longer. The Jerusalem Post reports. The IDF is cracking down on soldiers who use drugs such as cannabis and has launched a campaign to warn them that use of such drugs will have negative consequences. “As part of the battle against drug use in the IDF, a reform has been agreed upon to increase measures to fight the phenomenon and will impose sanctions against troops,” the ID

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