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Saint Lucia Considers the Economics of Cannabis Reform
Jul 9, 2020, 6:55 am By Clydeen McDonald
National consultations on the cultivation of cannabis for domestic use and export are taking place in Saint Lucia, as the Caribbean country debates plans to diversify its agricultural industry. Saint Lucia is among an ever-shrinking group of countries in the…

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Q&A: Cannabis, Public Health, and the Role of Harm Reduction
Jul 8, 2020, 6:55 am By Sophie Putka
True or false—putting ice in a bong makes smoking safer? Turns out, a lot of cannabis consumers think so. Twenty-three percent of the hundreds of people who took a survey at the University of Michigan’s annual Hash Bash incorrectly identified ice as a way…

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The British Virgin Islands: Yes to Medical Cannabis but No to Adult Use
Jul 6, 2020, 1:40 pm By Clydeen McDonald
The British Virgin Islands has said Yes to medical cannabis, but No to adult use. The House of Assembly for the British Overseas Territory passed a medical cannabis bill last week, and its governor, Gus Jaspert, is expected to sign it when the government…

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Arkansas’ 2020 Cannabis Legalization Push Is Over
Jul 3, 2020, 3:20 pm By Sophie Putka
After a long struggle to gather enough signatures by July 3, the push in Arkansas to get adult use cannabis legalization on the ballot is over—for now. COVID-19 all but put an end to the types of gatherings where petitioners typically collect signatures, and…

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Nebraska Medical Cannabis Campaign Submits Signatures for November Ballot
Jul 2, 2020, 2:30 pm By Sophie Putka
Nebraska’s voters may soon have the fate of state-wide medicinal cannabis in their hands. That is, if the campaign behind the ballot initiative has anything to do with it. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana has been scrambling for as many last-minute…

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Arizona: An Adult-Use Cannabis Ballot Measure Nears the Finish Line
Jul 1, 2020, 5:00 pm By Sophie Putka
When Arizona voters saw adult use legalization on their ballots in the fall of 2016, they were the only ones, out of five states with adult use legalization on the ballot that year, to vote “No.” This time around, proponents are determined not to let…

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Los Angeles City Council Votes for Sweeping Cannabis Reforms
Jul 1, 2020, 3:04 pm By Nushin Rashidian
The most populous city in the most populous state in the country has for months fumbled its efforts to create an equitable cannabis industry. But that is poised to change. On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted in favor of sweeping changes to the…

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Signs Bill Expanding Cannabis Equity and Pardons
Jun 30, 2020, 5:20 pm By Alyson Martin
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a bill on Monday night at Simply Pure, a cannabis dispensary, that will broaden social equity and justice efforts across the state. In addition to expanding access to social equity licenses for those hoping to join the…

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NY Majority Leader Describes Cannabis Legalization Talks as “Active”
Jun 30, 2020, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
When will New York lawmakers legalize? Governor Andrew Cuomo tried and failed through the budget both this year and last, so now, if it’s going to happen in 2020, it’s up to lawmakers to take up cannabis law reform. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with New…

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Denver’s Cannabis Work Group Debates How to Fund Social Equity Program
Jun 29, 2020, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
Denver’s Marijuana Licensing Work Group met for the final time last week, virtually, to discuss how to develop an equity program, who would qualify as an equity applicant, and which services or benefits might be available to those applicants. The previous…

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United Nations Report Suggests COVID-19 Lockdowns Are “Increasing Demand for Cannabis”
Jun 26, 2020, 3:24 pm By Nushin Rashidian
The United Nations’ World Drug Report 2020, released this week, provides a glimpse into how the legalization of cannabis is playing out in jurisdictions across North and South America, and how COVID-19 is affecting the cannabis trade. As the coronavirus…

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Hemp Businesses Eligible for Federal “Socially-Disadvantaged Groups” Grants
Jun 25, 2020, 1:38 pm By Alyson Martin
The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service announced Thursday that $3 million in federal funding was available for the Socially-Disadvantaged Groups Grant program, which includes licensed hemp business owners seeking…

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Justice Department Whistleblower Testifies on Attorney General Barr’s Cannabis Bias
Jun 24, 2020, 7:30 pm By Alyson Martin
During an hours-long Congressional hearing on Wednesday, a whistleblower revealed just how “unpopular” cannabis is under this Justice Department. John W. Elias, a career department employee, testified that he reported several antitrust investigations…

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Montana legalization campaign submits signatures • Australia clears exports path • New Jersey decrim advances • & more…
Jun 24, 2020, 2:29 pm By Cannabis Wire Editors
The Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. Montana’s adult use legalization campaign submits signatures. …

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Is Los Angeles Poised to Finally Have an Equitable Cannabis Industry?
Jun 24, 2020, 6:50 am By Alyson Martin
The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote today on far-ranging reforms of its adult use cannabis policies, with a focus on equity. One proposal, for example, would limit new delivery and retail licenses to social equity applicants until January, 2025. …

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DOJ Official: Attorney General Bill Barr Pushed Investigations of Cannabis Acquisitions
Jun 23, 2020, 6:57 pm By Nushin Rashidian
On Wednesday, details will emerge for the first time that shed light on how the US Department of Justice, under the direction of Attorney General Bill Barr, has handled major cannabis acquisitions. John W. Elias, an official in the DOJ’s antitrust division,…

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Why 2020 Looks Like a Ghost Year for New York Hemp
Jun 23, 2020, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
For New York’s hemp industry, it’s almost as if 2020 is turning out to be the year that never was. In many ways, 2019 was a boon for New York’s hemp farmers. The 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, or low-THC cannabis, and the market for hemp-derived…

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Michigan Strips Out “Labor Peace Agreements” From Its Cannabis Industry
Jun 22, 2020, 6:50 am By Alyson Martin
When crafting permanent rules for the state’s cannabis industry, Michigan regulators proposed a requirement that all state-legal cannabis businesses enter into “labor peace agreements,” in which a business agrees to allow a union to organize its shop.…

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Which Cannabis Efforts Survived the Coronavirus Shutdowns?
6:55am By Jennifer Doherty
Back in March, as the novel coronavirus settled into communities across the country, many lawmakers and advocates paused their legalization efforts amid the response to the crisis. Now, months later, states have begun to emerge from stay-at-home orders, with…

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Colombia: Global Expectations, But Not For the Small Farmer
Wed 6:55am By Laura Gamba
Starting back in 2016, Colombia bet big on the cannabis industry by creating a robust legal framework meant to facilitate the cultivation, manufacture, and export of cannabis-based products for medical use, and also to spread some of the resulting wealth to…

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