The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 18, 2019

The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) has until August to decide how much medical cannabis producers are allowed to grow at any given time. Until recently, Licensed Non-Profit Producers (LNPP) could have up to 450 plants, but in March the state issued an emergency rule allowing producers to grow five times that amount—or up to 2,500 plants—after a drawn-out lawsuit.

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Project CBD

APRIL 23, 2019

Project CBD submitted this public comment, composed by Adrian Devitt-Lee, to California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment ( OEHHA ), which administers the Proposition 65 Program. Approved as a 1986 ballot measure, Proposition 65 requires the state to maintain and update a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.

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MJ Business Attorneys

APRIL 29, 2019

What is ‘green lung’? Is cultivating marijuana to blame, or something else? In case you didn’t catch the Colorado Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 18 th regarding Publicly Traded Marijuana Companies HB19-1090, the term ‘green lung’ was introduced by Randy Tiffey, of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, as a hazard of working in the marijuana industry caused by improper ventilation, akin to the respiratory issues of black lung coal miners face.

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NORML

APRIL 4, 2019

Democratic Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed legislation today legalizing the personal possession of marijuana by adults, and establishing regulations governing the plant’s commercial production and retail sale. Guam is a US territory with an estimated population of 165,000 people. Upon signing the measure into law, the Governor announced : “We must regulate this illicit drug that is the most widely used drug in our society.

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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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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 11, 2019

By Jason Barker for Cannabis News Journal. On Thursday, April 4th 2019, Governor Lujan Grisham made history for the state of New Mexico by signing into law Senate Bill 204, Medical Cannabis in Schools. Currently there are now eight states and one capital city with comprehensive medical cannabis programs allowing medical cannabis in schools: Oklahoma City and these states; NEW MEXICO, New Jersey, Maine, Washington, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois.

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Leafly

APRIL 26, 2019

Feed the needy, help veterans, heal cancer patients, and more with these vape pens, flower buds, and edibles. The post Smoke Good, Do Good With These Cannabis Products That Give Back appeared first on Leafly.

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The Fresh Toast

APRIL 1, 2019

Cannabis Inhalers May Become The Next Asthma Medication & Cancer Pain Reliever To meet and fulfill the demands of people who need immediate relief but cannot or choose not to combust cannabis, Israeli scientists have created cannabis inhalers. The post Cannabis Inhalers May Become The Next Asthma Medication & Cancer Pain Reliever appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 10, 2019

In the last few weeks, two major drugstores publicly announced that they will start carrying products containing hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp-CBD”). Both CVS and Walgreens announced that CBD topicals would be available in their stores, in a select number of states. Notably, both drug store chains limited products to non-ingestible topicals.

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NORML

APRIL 30, 2019

A poll commissioned by the American Legion showed that more than 1 in 5 veterans self-reported using marijuana to alleviate a medical or physical condition. VA healthcare providers, however, are prohibited from providing the paperwork necessary to complete a state-legal medical cannabis recommendation, forcing military veterans to seek the advice of a private, out-of-network physician.

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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 11, 2019

With passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, the framework was put in place for states to pass laws legalizing the production and distribution of industrial hemp. But what does that mean for CBD and products containing CBD? A search for “CBD” on the website of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) brings up a list of warning letters that have been issued to companies.

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Cannabis Chronicles

APRIL 13, 2019

OLYMPIA — A proposal to allow parents to administer limited forms of marijuana to their children on school property has passed the state Senate, along with a proposal for new marijuana testing rules. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers described the school bill as aimed at students that need medical marijuana for relief from chronic illnesses. The bill would allow marijuana-infused products, but specifically bans smoking pot and products high in the psychoactive chemical THC.

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Leafly

APRIL 24, 2019

Mellow pre-rolls from Toast, Prism, Willie’s Reserve, Marley Natural, Herba Buena, and Henry’s Originals could blunt nicotine cravings. The post Quitting Cigarettes? Joints Rolled With CBD Might Help appeared first on Leafly.

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The Fresh Toast

APRIL 17, 2019

How Marijuana’s CBD Can Help With Menopause Symptoms Anecdotal evidence is pouring in that cannabis, and specifically CBD, can alleviate many menopause symptoms and provide much needed comfort. The post How Marijuana’s CBD Can Help With Menopause Symptoms appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

On April 2, 2019, the federal Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a press release on hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”). This is Gottlieb’s first major official press release since the now infamous December 20, 2018 press release which came just hours after the 2018 Farm Bill passed.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

We have never been at a more critical time in the nationwide movement to end federal marijuana prohibition. This September, we invite you to join NORML members from across America to learn effective strategies, hear the latest scientific and political advancements, and meet in person with influential members of Congress. With over 65% percent of the American public in support of marijuana legalization, and three-quarters of voters supporting states’ rights to enact their own marijuana poli

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Americans for Safe Access

APRIL 2, 2019

The Americans for Safe Access 2019 Unity Conference, themed The Price of Being a Medical Cannabis Patient, featured over a hundred patients from all over America visiting their representatives in Congress and the Senate to promote the Medical Cannabis Control Act of 2019. There are numerous legislative proposals in the current 116th Congress that seek to deschedule or reschedule cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act, but what happens after that?

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Cannabis Chronicles

APRIL 1, 2019

It’s probably not a good idea — and it can’t be great for productivity — but that’s not stopping a lot of Washingtonians from doing it. I’m talking about getting high at work. One in four marijuana users who are employed admit to doing this within the past year, according to a new survey of cannabis consumers in Washington, Oregon and Colorado, three states where recreational weed is legal.

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Leafly

APRIL 25, 2019

While many see mixing cannabis with cancer-causing tobacco as an abomination, doctors at one cannabis company are reframing it as an innovation that could help save lives. The post Did a Cannabis Company Just Patent the Spliff? appeared first on Leafly.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

APRIL 8, 2019

Just days after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed broad changes to New Mexico’s medical cannabis into law, there are already questions surrounding whether inmates serving out sentences are allowed to use medical cannabis. Senate Bill 406, which the governor signed last week, included protections against job termination and loss of child custody for merely being a patient in the program.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

Last week, we explored whether the addition of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to food and beverages is actually unlawful , notwithstanding FDA policy. In that article we explained that we hadn’t seen much in the way of FDA enforcement, and that we “believe that FDA will likely continue to act where people make health claims that violate the Food Drug & Cosmetic Act” and not much more.

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NORML

APRIL 15, 2019

As we approach April 20, we’d like to take a minute to thank you for being an active supporter of NORML’s efforts to end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition. As we say, “when we’re talking, we’re winning.” So, as a token of our appreciation for your support, we want to send you our conversation-starting sticker!

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 15, 2019

If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: Mark Taylor. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. The European Union is set to increase the permitted THC levels in legal cannabis products from 0.2 percent to 0.3 percent. Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development made the decision as part of a set of proposals for post-2020 reforms.

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Cannabis Chronicles

APRIL 20, 2019

High End Market Place, a medical and recreational cannabis dispensary in Vancouver’s Uptown neighborhood, has become the first marijuana establishment in the county to be certified under Clark County’s Green Business program. The announcement comes in time for two of the most important green days of the year. The first is today, April 20, which has become the biggest annual sales day in the cannabis industry due to the use of the slang term 420 in cannabis culture to refer to the consumption of

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Leafly

APRIL 30, 2019

A first-of-its-kind study suggests cannabis can be a potent exercise aid, increasing enjoyment of physical activity and easing after-workout recovery. The post Forget Couch Lock. For Many, Cannabis Is an Exercise Aid appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Life Network

APRIL 29, 2019

When your bud burns black and you get a headache, that is from left behind sprays because your cannabis wasn’t flushed properly. These sprays include pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides which are supposedly used to protect the plants, but most of them are cheap shortcuts used to avoid safer, more expensive practices. For many of the […]. The post Cannabis Sprays Explored: Testing for Hydrogen Peroxide appeared first on Cannabis News | Marijuana News | Medical Cannabis News.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 13, 2019

Last week, the departing Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, released a statement in which he announced that the agency, in collaboration with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), had issued warning letters to three CBD manufacturers: Advanced Spine and Pain LLC (d/b/a Relievus) , Nutra Pure LLC and PotNetwork Holdings Inc.

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NORML

APRIL 10, 2019

Governors in two western states have signed legislation into law to facilitate the process of permitting those past criminal convictions to have their records expunged. In Utah, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed House Bill 431 : The Clean Slate Act into law. The measure creates a process for the automatic expungement and deletion of certain criminal convictions, including misdemeanor convictions for the possession of a controlled substance.

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FloridaMarijuana.net

APRIL 30, 2019

*This strain profile includes editorial commentary from the writer. Trulieve’s Sunshine Cannabis Gainesville Green (Yes, that Gainesville Green) is a sativa-dominant hybrid reminiscent of the “piney legend” with a pure retro pine flavor. This strain was sought after enough that Trulieve sold out of Gainesville Green during opening week. Sunshine Cannabis has committed to donating 10% of all proceeds of Sunshine Kush (Sek) and Gainesville Green (Ggr) to Regulate Florida, Florida’s campaign to all

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Cannabis Chronicles

APRIL 2, 2019

NEW YORK — U.S. regulators are planning a public hearing to collect more information on CBD in cosmetics, foods and other products as the cannabis compound spreads in popularity. CBD comes from marijuana or hemp plants but does not cause a high. People have been drawn to the extract because of its supposed calming effects. The Food and Drug Administration says the May 31 meeting will discuss the science, safety and sale of cannabis compounds like CBD.

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Leafly

APRIL 22, 2019

Earthy flavors exist in a variety of cannabis strains—some uplifting, some calming. Check out these earthy strains with terpene profiles that lend notes of pine, woodiness, and hash. The post 6 Cannabis Strains for People Who Love Earthy Terpene Profiles appeared first on Leafly.

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