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Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) and Canadian Health Food Association (CHTA) Publish White Paper

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See the White Paper below. The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) and Canadian Health Food Association (CHTA) distributed the attached News Release and White Paper on 8May2019 asking the Government of Canada to revise their policy on CBD. 2019-05-08-CHTA-CHFA-CBD-White-Paper-Press-Release-(Final).

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New cannabis coalition wants to influence how — not if — weed is legalized – Cannabis Business Executive

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A new cannabis coalition made up of a wide variety of national corporations, including tobacco and alcohol firms, launched today with the purpose of influencing policy and potentially shaping the first federal cannabis regulations. Any one of which is enough to make anybody pause before they go forward with legalization.

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New Washington Regulations Require Cannabis Pesticide Testing

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The rationale for the is consumer safety – which seems like a legitimate concern given that recreational use cannabis producers were previously not required to test for pesticides at all. Processors in particular, says the white paper cited above “who extract cannabis oil from plant material hold the greatest risk.”

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New Washington Cannabis Regulations Require Pesticide Testing.

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The Board’s consumer safety concern is indeed a legitimate one as recreational use cannabis producers were previously not required to test for pesticides at all. a WA licensed cannabis testing laboratory, in a white paper released in February, the issue of pesticide contamination in cannabis products in the state is serious.

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Cannabis Freedom Alliance Publish Their Inaugural Monthly Newsletter

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The Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) will take this opportunity to provide you each month with relevant news, policy, and legislative updates on how CFA and its members are marching towards the goal of ending cannabis prohibition. A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9 billion in 2020 alone.

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Are Cryptocurrencies the Future of the Cannabis Industry

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As originally spelled out by Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in his landmark white paper, cryptocurrencies contain within their blockchains all the trust and information needed to bypass third-party intermediaries, like banks, entirely. Both industries have a lot to prove, both to the public and to regulators.

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Federal Legalization – Then What?

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Such actions by the federal will create some very difficult paths because of policy distinctions arising from individual rights, public protections, commercial activities, health and safety, use of resources, etc.]. We are not going to attempt to tackle the myriad policy issues of this alternative, but we do have some observations.