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California Cannabis Charter Bank Bill Closer to Becoming Law
Sep 3, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
On Friday, the California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee approved a bill that seeks to establish limited charter banks and credit unions for cannabis-related businesses. The measure will now move ahead for a vote before the full Assembly and, if…

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Cannabis for Animals? California Might Allow Veterinarians to Do More Than Talk About It
Aug 30, 2019, 6:50 am By Garrett Bergthold
California veterinarians eager to recommend cannabis to animals got word earlier this month that a bill slowly making its way through the state legislature aimed at making the practice legal has made it past a key roadblock. In a compromise, the California…

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Will the United Nations Reclassify Cannabis? Here is the Latest.
Aug 29, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
The FDA’s Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday it would reopen its public comment period regarding its recommendations to the United Nations on altering the status of cannabis and its derivatives in international drug treaties. The…

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Q&A: The American Chemical Society Is Digging in on Cannabis
Aug 28, 2019, 6:50 am By Caroline Hroncich
The American Chemical Society launched its cannabis subdivision in 2015 and so far has more than 300 members researching cannabis. But there is still more to be done, says Markus Roggen, founder and CEO of Complex Biotechnology Discovery Ventures, a private…

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Is the DEA Opening a Door to Cannabis Cultivation for Research? Or Is It Continuing to Drag Its Feet?
Aug 27, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
On Monday, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced that it would soon propose new regulations for the cultivation of cannabis for scientific and medical research. It would do so, the DEA said, before responding to pending applications from entities that…

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Los Angeles Cannabis Commission Approves Plan to Barricade Unlicensed Shops
Aug 26, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
Late last week, members of the Los Angeles Cannabis Commission voted in favor of asking the City Council to promptly adopt a motion that would enable authorities to padlock, barricade, or fence off properties that engage in unlicensed cannabis sales. The…

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California May Slow the Rolling Cannabis Party
Aug 23, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
Much like tours for wineries and breweries, cannabis party buses have sprouted all over California, and a bill designed to rein in the festivities could soon become law. Senate Bill 625, introduced by State Senator Jerry Hill in February, was approved by the…

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EPA Moves to Approve Pesticides for Hemp Cultivation
Aug 22, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is seeking public comment on the ten applications submitted to expand the use of pesticides for hemp cultivation. The agency, which made the announcement at the University of Kentucky’s Hemp…

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Mixed Reactions as Barbados Prepares to Debate a Medical Cannabis Bill
Aug 21, 2019, 6:50 am By Clydeen McDonald
Barbados is inching toward regulating the use of medical cannabis on the Caribbean island as it considers a Medicinal Cannabis Industry Bill, which was presented to Parliament last week. The proposed reform has been met with mixed reactions. Local economists…

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Los Angeles Moves to Padlock, Barricade Properties Involved in Unlicensed Cannabis Sales
Aug 20, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
In an ongoing effort to extinguish unlicensed cannabis sales, the Los Angeles City Council recently introduced a motion to padlock, barricade, or fence off properties where this illicit business activity is found to occur. The motion, presented by…

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Cost of Adult Use Cannabis in Uruguay Continues to Increase
6:50am By Julia Barajas
Starting this month, adult use cannabis consumers in Uruguay will experience another increase in cost, an uptick that takes place amid shortages in domestic supply and efforts to propel exports for medical use. In an interview with local media, National…

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Mexico’s Supreme Court Orders Lawmakers to Regulate Medical Cannabis
Aug 16, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
On Wednesday, the Second Chamber of Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a mother and her son who uses cannabis to treat spasms associated with West Syndrome, a rare epileptic disease. This decision obligates the Executive branch and the Ministry of…

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If They’re Doling Out Cannabis “Appellations,” L.A.’s Growers Want In
Aug 15, 2019, 6:50 am By Julia Barajas
Since 2018, California has been working toward the rollout of its CalCannabis Appellations Project, which, in short, would give the state’s cannabis growers place-of-origin recognition, much like the term “champagne” is reserved for wine produced in a…

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New Mexico Takes Major Step Toward Legal Cannabis
Aug 14, 2019, 3:50 am By Sophie Putka
On Wednesday, New Mexico will take another step toward legalizing adult-use cannabis, with a public hearing led by Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s legalization working group. What’s on the agenda? New Mexicans can expect the question of the…

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Barbados Becomes Latest Caribbean Nation to Introduce Cannabis Bill
Aug 13, 2019, 3:50 am By Clydeen McDonald
Barbados is expected to become the latest Caribbean island to propose legislation to regulate the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The legislation will be introduced in the Barbadian parliament Tuesday, before being debated on August 30, the attorney…

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Mexico’s Historic Opportunity to Get Cannabis Right
Aug 12, 2019, 3:50 am By Julia Barajas
In Mexico, the question is not whether to legalize cannabis, but just how to do it. On Monday, the Mexican Senate will launch a series of roundtable discussions to gather input on the country’s pending regulation of cannabis. The meetings this week, widely…

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UK’s National Health Service Report Addresses Barriers to Medical Cannabis
Aug 9, 2019, 3:50 am By Julia Barajas
On Thursday, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service published a report addressing the prescription of cannabis-based products for medical use, which includes a list of recommendations to improve patient access. The report, which comes less than a…

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Here’s How New York’s Cannabis Companies Lobbied in the Legislature’s Final Days
Aug 8, 2019, 3:50 am By Alyson Martin
As summer neared and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan for adult use legalization-by-budget failed, the state’s medical cannabis operators threw their weight — and lobbying power — behind myriad bills to reform cannabis laws in the state. Cuomo, and…

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The Complicated Backstory of Europe’s First Cannabis Import from Latin America
Aug 7, 2019, 3:50 am By Julia Barajas
Europe is about to get a new source for medical cannabis. In late April, Cansativa GmbH, a company based in Frankfurt, Germany, announced that it would be the first European entity to legally import medical cannabis from Latin America. Headlines heralded the…

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Australian Government Moves to Bolster Medical Cannabis Industry
Aug 6, 2019, 3:50 am By Julia Barajas
On Friday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s administration announced that it will soon begin prioritizing licensing for large cannabis-related projects, a new policy meant to boost the medical cannabis industry and ramp up economic growth in Australia, where…

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