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Coronavirus Delays: Where Do Cannabis Bills Stand Across the US?
Fri 6:55am By Nushin Rashidian
As 2020 kicked off, advocates were pushing for cannabis law reform along the two main tracks: ballot and bill. But just as the signature gathering geared up in anticipation of the November election, and lawmakers were deep in debates, the coronavirus…

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Cannabis Regulators Respond to Coronavirus Concerns
Thu 4:45pm By Nushin Rashidian
Editor’s note: this story was originally published on March 19 and was most recently updated on March 26. We’ll continue to update as regulators announce new policies. So far, during the COVID-19 pandemic, cannabis sales are through the roof as…

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The Coronavirus Pandemic is Slowing Cannabis Reform in the Caribbean
Thu 6:55am By Clydeen McDonald
The Caribbean region has been steadily moving to decriminalize the use and possession of cannabis and establish an industry around the plant—a plant for which it is well known. But officials admit the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic could push reform…

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Florida: Adult Use Hopes Are Dead For 2020. But It’s Not the End
Wed 6:55am By Shawn Mulcahy
Earlier in 2020, legal adult use cannabis in Florida appeared likely to become a reality by year’s end. After a well-funded legalization campaign failed to gather enough support or signatures for the 2020 ballot, advocates turned their attention to the state…

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The Netherlands: In a Pandemic, Rules for Cannabis Coffee Shops Are Rapidly Evolving
Tue 6:55am By Amel Brahmi
On Monday evening, March 16, Ben Van Essen brought a roll of white tape to work. With a mask and gloves on, he used the tape to mark several dividing lines, every six feet, on the floor of the cannabis “coffee shop” Metamorphose in Groningen, Holland,…

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Analysis: DEA Releases Long-Awaited Rules for Federal Cannabis Research
Mar 20, 2020, 4:13 pm By Nushin Rashidian
Four years after first announcing that, for the first time in history, more than one entity would be federally licensed to grow cannabis for research, the US Drug Enforcement Administration and the US Department of Justice released rules for the road. On…

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Cannabis Companies Brace for Coronavirus Impact
Mar 18, 2020, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
Editor’s note: this story will be updated with developments. The cannabis industry, like other industries, has been upended as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worsens. Events have been cancelled. Consumers are stocking up on flower and products. And on…

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Q&A: Here’s What the CDC Has Learned About Cannabis Workplace Hazards
Mar 17, 2020, 6:55 am By Nushin Rashidian
Workplace questions involving cannabis have, for more than a decade, been directed toward the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At first, these questions came primarily from…

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Maine: Adult Use Cannabis Sales Are Finally In Sight
Mar 16, 2020, 6:55 am By Sophie Putka
Three years, four months, and six days after Maine voters passed a ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis in November 2016, the state’s first batch of conditional licenses for cannabis businesses have finally been issued. State regulators expect…

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Congress Tackles Medical Cannabis for Veterans
Mar 12, 2020, 11:23 am By Alyson Martin
On Thursday morning, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs discussed and passed two bills related to medical cannabis and veterans. The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act (H.R. 712), sponsored by California Rep. Lou Correa, was approved in a 15-11 vote.…

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Coronavirus Delays: Where Do Cannabis Bills Stand Across the US?

Cannabis Regulators Respond to Coronavirus Concerns

The Coronavirus Pandemic is Slowing Cannabis Reform in the Caribbean

Florida: Adult Use Hopes Are Dead For 2020. But It’s Not the End

The Netherlands: In a Pandemic, Rules for Cannabis Coffee Shops Are Rapidly Evolving

Analysis: DEA Releases Long-Awaited Rules for Federal Cannabis Research

Cannabis Companies Brace for Coronavirus Impact

Q&A: Here’s What the CDC Has Learned About Cannabis Workplace Hazards

Maine: Adult Use Cannabis Sales Are Finally In Sight

Congress Tackles Medical Cannabis for Veterans

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