20 June 2018: The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle (honestly !) on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be grown, distributed, and sold in Canada. Who’s next?
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20 June 2018: DEA: Acting Director to Retire in Two Weeks. CALIFORNIA: Chalice Festival Founder Sues Bureau of Cannabis Control After Permit Denial.
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“It is not satisfactory for the parents, it is not satisfactory for the doctor and it is not satisfactory for me,”
Read More19 June 2018: NATIONAL CANNABIS BAR ASSOCIATION: New Membership Directory. US HEMP ROUNDTABLE: Warns on CBD Amendments. CALIFORNIA: (i) Chart: Handful of growers hold hundreds of cultivation licenses in California’s legal marijuana market. (ii) CALIFORNIA CANNABIS CPA: Updates. COLORADO: State Licensing Authority adopted emergency Medical and Retail Marijuana rules. OREGON: Appeals Court Rejects Restrictions Imposed by County on Marijuana Growers. TEXAS: Republican Party Of Texas Declines To Make Medical Cannabis A Priority. WASHINGTON: Updates Cannabis Packaging and Labeling Rules.
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Things are moving quickly in NY. Don’t blink!
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Just in via the UK media outlet Metro
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17 June 2018: (i) Bom Bom launches ‘world’s first’ hemp milk liqueur. (ii) RECIPE: Hemp Pesto Aioli & Hemp Tacos. (iii) Meet the Cannasexuals (iv) My Research Shows If You Use Cannabis In Low Doses In Your 40s And 50s, You Probably Don’t Get Alzheimer’s’ (v) Chart: Cannabis industry supports up to 160,000 full-time jobs, with more growth on horizon
Read More17 June 2018: BANKING: More Banks Working With Marijuana Businesses, Despite Federal Moves. COLORADO: Marijuana Enforcement Division ( Dept Revenue) Rulemaking Updates.
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16 June 2018: UN: Drug Committee Declares Cannabis Is An Effective, ‘Relatively Safe Drug’. CANADA: (i) Ruling party rejects controversial amendments to cannabis bill. (ii) Cannabis companies ink CA$880 million in funding deals in 14 days.(iii) Canada: Political Showdown Brewing Over Cannabis Home Grows. GERMANY: German Public Health Insurer Takes First Look at Cannabis Coverage. JAMAICA: Green Organic Dutchman Heads To Jamaica In Deal With Epican
Read More16 June 2018: FEDERAL RESERVE: Fed Reserve chair: Without lawmakers’ guidance, banks can’t take cannabis money. RAISINGS: 6 Lessons From Cannabis CEOs Who Raised More Than $50 Million. CALIFORNIA: hemp industry in ‘complete chaos’. MASSACHUSETTS: Likelihood fades that MA retail cannabis shops can open by July 1 target. NEVADA: Opens up 84 potential recreational marijuana licenses to limited field. OHIO:MARIJUANA ADVISORY COMMITTEE JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER MEETING NOTICES
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The Home Office has said it will “carefully consider” allowing a 12-year-old boy to be prescribed cannabis oil after he was admitted to hospital with “life-threatening” seizures following the confiscation of his supply.
Read More15 June 2018: BANKING: (i) U.S. House Committee Rejects Cannabis Banking Measure. (ii) he Latest: Fed uncertain on banking for marijuana firms . AURORA: Marijuana Grower Aurora’s Buying Spree Continues With New Deal. DELAWARE: Marijuana bills on the move. WASHINGTON:Improving Cannabis Science – Survey.
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The case is the first involving marijuana-related charges prosecuted by U.S. Attorney Billy Williams since he issued a memo criticizing Oregon’s pot surplus and called on state regulators to get a better handle on the amount of the drug flowing across state lines.
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It’s been a busy week in Canada on the cannabis front. Here are some of the latest updates.
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The Port City Daily reports that local company, Port City Releaf who make hemp based products are having shipments seized before they get them.
Read More14 June 2018: SEYFARTH SHAW UPDATE: SPACs as an Exit Strategy for Cannabis Businesses. DELAWARE: Lawmakers amend marijuana legalization bill to address safety concerns. MICHIGAN Along with “dispensary,” officials are banning cannabis shops from using other common terms like “pharmacy” and “apothecary”. OREGON: To inspect outdoor cannabis harvests in response to federal law enforcement pressure. SOUTH CAROLINA: Democrats Overwhelmingly Back MMJ
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He’s doing what he’s being paid to do.
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Here are the various reports… and reactions
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15 June 2018: COMPLIANCE: Attorneys, Consultants Navigate ‘Wild West’ of Marijuana Regulation Compliance. ARROYO GRANDE: To allow more cannabis deliveries — but no warehouses or other businesses. OCEANSIDE: New cannabis initiative proposed. SACRAMENTO: Stifling the ‘green rush’ Sacramento is a leader in the cannabis-cultivation business, despite the city’s efforts
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We hadn’t realised that Rodman was spruiking Pot.coin as well as his favourite “politicians”
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Marijuana Policy Project Does The Hard Yards But Industry Businesses Who Reap The Rewards Not Providing The Financial Support https://t.co/EK7jtNwar9 Lord UK: Lord Hague Says In Telegraph Opinion Piece Current Cannabis Legislation is “about as up to date and relevant as asking the army to recover the empire”. https://t.co/cMZT8HPdAELoad More...
