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Cannabis Branding: New Rule Requires U.S. Attorney for Foreign Applicants and Registrants

Canna Law Blog

Earlier this summer, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that as of August 3, 2019, all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) proceedings must be represented by an attorney who is licensed to practice in the United States. This will apply to all trademark applicants, registrants, and parties whose permanent legal residence or principal place of business is outside the United States.

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Judge Puts Two-Week Hold on New Cannabis Licenses in Ontario

Leafly

After a group of 11 disqualified retailers took the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to court. The post Judge Puts Two-Week Hold on New Cannabis Licenses in Ontario appeared first on Leafly.

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Louisiana permits hundreds of businesses to sell CBD products

SMPL

Louisiana has awarded business licenses to 775 companies that want to sell CBD products. The state’s Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) received more than 1,000 permit applications after passage of a law outlining how retailers can sell products containing CBD. The ATC started the process in June. Liquor stores, gas stations and CBD-specific shops were among the first businesses cleared to sell CBD.

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This Is the First Hemp Strain to Be Awarded a US Patent

Leafly

Famous for the iconic Charlotte’s Web strain and fresh from a big IPO, Colorado’s Stanley brothers have secured the first US patent for a hemp plant. The post This Is the First Hemp Strain to Be Awarded a US Patent appeared first on Leafly.

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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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Copenhagen to Initiate Trial Run of Legal Marijuana

WeedAdvisor

Marijuana reforms have been creeping their way around Europe in recent months, with the most notable example being Luxembourg. Although the nation flatly stated it would be the first European country to legalize recreational marijuana, Denmark is toying with the idea as well. The interesting thing is how Denmark plans to approach this. In a way, it is comparable to the way individual U.S. states legalized the drug.

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Buy Any Sublime Cartridge – Get a FREE 75mg edible

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Buy Any Sublime Cartridge – Get a FREE 75 mg edible! Did you read that right? Oh Yeah! Sublime vape cartridges provide the optimal vaping experience with a smooth and sweet flavor. Our customers enjoy the proprietary terpene and cannabinoid blends that Sublime creates in each flavor. Available all day Saturday, September 14, 2019*. What is your favorite?

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Cannabis Strains That Are Unexpectedly Similar

Leafly

We often think of sativas and indicas as being polar opposites in effect, but if you look closely at their cannabinoids and terpenes, you’ll notice that many of these strains are unexpectedly similar. The post Cannabis Strains That Are Unexpectedly Similar appeared first on Leafly.

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Drug War Imperialism

Cannabis Info

Drug War Imperialism. In August 1978, guerrilla fighters from the Sandinista National Liberation Front stormed the National Palace in Nicaragua. Nicaragua had been a banana republic — one of those Third World, Latin American countries under the thumb of right-wing juntas and US corporations — ruled by the powerful Somoza clan, but no more. The following year President Somoza fled the country.

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Oregon Cannabis Retailers Are Pulling Vape Carts Off Store Shelves

Leafly

Oregon cannabis stores are removing vaping products from their shelves amid a nationwide scare over severe lung illnesses and deaths. The post Oregon Cannabis Retailers Are Pulling Vape Carts Off Store Shelves appeared first on Leafly.

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Rising Tide Consultants founder launches new Liquor and Cannabis Podcast, License to Chill

Cannabis Life Network

For over 30 years, licensing expert Bert Hick has been at the forefront of business development and regulation compliance. Now, the Rising Tide Consultants founder brings that wealth of industry knowledge and experience to the table, starting a new and exciting journey, tackling the plays and takeaways of liquor and cannabis today. Bert Hick’s new […].

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Opinion: Cannabis Vaping Concerns Call for Increased Regulation and Oversight

Leafly

Until a change in the federal status of cannabis, consumers are going to continue to not know whether they're getting a tested product or some unlicensed knock-off. The post Opinion: Cannabis Vaping Concerns Call for Increased Regulation and Oversight appeared first on Leafly.

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Today’s Answer of the Day

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Contact Us. Activate Key. Login. 0. Course Catalog. News. About. Team Training. Answer of the Day. 0. was successfully added to your cart. Cart. Course Catalog. News. About. Team Training. Answer of the Day. Today’s Answer of the Day. Leah Roach. September 14, 2019. What are the drugs that are inhibitors to cytochrome P450 and therefore decrease the metabolism of cannabinoids?

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The Roll-Up #105: Medicine and Laughter

Leafly

This week, we talk medicine, laughter, and cannabis with Jessamyn Way and Ngaio Bealum. The post The Roll-Up #105: Medicine and Laughter appeared first on Leafly.

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Q&A with Vincent Ayar, Co Founder of Ooze

Cannabis Maven

Learn from Vincent Ayar, Co Founder of Ooze, in this interview.

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Quebeckers More Comfortable With Cannabis According to New Poll

Leafly

Quebec attitudes toward cannabis have nearly reversed. The post Quebeckers More Comfortable With Cannabis According to New Poll appeared first on Leafly.

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Ohio Medical Board Rejects Autism and Anxiety for Medical Cannabis

Cannabis Maven

The decision to reject the carefully crafted petitions to add the two ailments was devastating to medical marijuana patients.

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Why Does High-THC Flower Dominate the Cannabis Market?

Leafly

Potency is king in the cannabis market, but not everyone is looking to get zonked. Why hasn't low-THC flower caught on? The post Why Does High-THC Flower Dominate the Cannabis Market? appeared first on Leafly.

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Ohio Medical Board Rejects Autism and Anxiety for Medical Cannabis

Cannabis Maven

The decision to reject the carefully crafted petitions to add the two ailments was devastating to medical marijuana patients.

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Huge Win for Epilepsy Patient as D.C. Lifts Ban on Medical Marijuana in Schools

WeedAdvisor

Medical marijuana is legal in 33 states, technically placing it in the same category as any other prescription medication. It then be logical to assume that children with prescriptions would be allowed to consume medical cannabis in school. But according to NBC4 , this is not the case in most states. It is clear that, despite the fact that medical marijuana is gaining more acceptance, school policies reflect its stigma.

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Cannabis Vaping Concerns Call for Increased Regulations and Oversight

NORML

The Trump administration is sounding the alarm against the manufacture and marketing of certain vape products at a time when health officials nationwide are scrambling to determine why some consumers are suddenly becoming sick from the use of certain vaping devices. But while the administration’s pending actions will no doubt influence commercial activities in the legal nicotine marketplace, they will have little if any impact on the gray market surrounding unregulated cannabis vapor cartr

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