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American Bar Association Hosts Cannabis and Coronavirus Conversation
Apr 24, 2020, 6:18 pm By Alyson Martin
On Friday, the American Bar Association hosted a panel called “Cannabis and COVID-19: How a Federally Illegal Drug Continues to Exist as an ‘Essential Business’ at the State Level.” Panelists explored how cannabis businesses have been declared…

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Australia Moves to Allow CBD Sales Over the Counter, Calls for Public Input
Apr 24, 2020, 5:22 pm By Nushin Rashidian
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) within Australia’s Department of Health unveiled a proposal on Friday to reschedule cannabidiol (CBD), which would allow for low-dose CBD products to be sold over the counter. The Administration also opened a public…

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House Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Allow Cannabis Industry Access to Coronavirus Relief
Apr 23, 2020, 11:08 am By Alyson Martin
As Americans face an increasingly uncertain and turbulent economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ensure that the cannabis industry isn’t left out of forthcoming economic stimulus efforts. Representatives…

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What Does Cannabis Equity Mean in Rural California?
Apr 23, 2020, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
Mendocino County in northern California has a population under 90,000, but is known worldwide. It is part of a region known as the Emerald Triangle, where cannabis has been grown for decades, long before voters in the state approved adult use legalization in…

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Due to COVID-19, Connecticut’s Legislative Session Cut Short, Cannabis Legalization Stalled
Apr 21, 2020, 4:49 pm By Alyson Martin
At the start of 2020, cannabis legalization bills in a handful of northeast states had a relatively clear path to passage. That was before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The latest place where a cannabis bill is delayed? Connecticut. Democrat and Republican…

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California Officials Award $30 Million in Cannabis Equity Grants
Apr 21, 2020, 3:47 pm By Alyson Martin
Cities and counties across California have received $30 million in funding through the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions. On Tuesday, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and the Bureau of Cannabis Control…

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On 4/20, the ACLU Reports That Cannabis Arrests Have Dropped, but Racial Disparities Persist
Apr 20, 2020, 3:21 pm By Nushin Rashidian
In 2013, the American Civil Liberties Union released a groundbreaking report that examined millions of cannabis arrests across America between 2001 and 2010 and found significant racial disparities in how cannabis laws were enforced. Just one year before its…

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Q&A: A Senator Calls for Coronavirus Relief for Cannabis Businesses
Apr 20, 2020, 6:55 am By Eric Tegethoff
Small businesses have lined up for loans following the passage of federal coronavirus relief legislation, but cannabis businesses aren’t among them. Excluded because of the federal prohibition against cannabis, struggling businesses associated with the plant…

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Canopy Growth Cuts Cannabis and Hemp Operations Around the Globe
Apr 16, 2020, 2:49 pm By Nushin Rashidian
When Canopy Growth co-founder Bruce Linton was still CEO, he moved to rapidly expand the Canadian cannabis company’s footprint around the world, to Africa, South America, and the US, among other places. Much of this expansion took place in 2018 and 2019,…

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How Does Coronavirus Affect Cannabis Consumers? A New Study Aims to Find Out.
Apr 16, 2020, 6:50 am By Alyson Martin
As COVID-19 continues to spread in the United States, Denise Vidot, an epidemiologist and assistant professor in the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Miami, is leading a cross-sectional study that seeks to document how cannabis…

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Coronavirus Shutdowns Delay Release of Guam Adult Use Cannabis Regulations
Apr 15, 2020, 6:55 am By Nushin Rashidian
The coronavirus pandemic is delaying yet another cannabis program, this time in Guam, a U.S. island territory. Just over one year ago, Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero signed into law the Guam Cannabis Industry Act of 2019, a bill to legalize cannabis for…

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Lobbying: Anti-Cannabis Efforts Ramped Up at the End of 2019
Apr 14, 2020, 6:50 am By Shawn Mulcahy
Support for adult use cannabis surged in 2019, but some groups rallied to push back. At least three national organizations lobbied federal lawmakers to oppose cannabis law reform measures in the fourth quarter of 2019, one for the first time. Here is what…

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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Signs Cannabis Decriminalization Legislation
Apr 12, 2020, 12:45 pm By Alyson Martin
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Sunday that he had signed into law a package of criminal justice legislation that includes decriminalization of cannabis possession. “Every Virginian deserves access to a fair and equitable criminal justice…

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Maine Delays Launch of Adult Use Cannabis Sales, Citing Coronavirus
Apr 12, 2020, 12:21 pm By Nushin Rashidian
Just weeks after issuing the first conditional licenses for cannabis businesses, Maine’s Office of Marijuana Policy announced Friday that the launch of adult use sales in the state would be postponed “due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.” Sales were…

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Which Cannabis Companies Are Cutting Back, Citing COVID-19?
Apr 10, 2020, 6:55 am By Nushin Rashidian
Long before the coronavirus hit, cannabis companies were having a rough time. The end of 2019 brought deflation of a bubble that, starting in mid-2018, swelled and sent cannabis stocks soaring month after month. Soon enough, regulatory realities and delays set…

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Charlotte Figi, Who Inspired the Movement for CBD as Medicine, Dies
Apr 8, 2020, 4:53 pm By Nushin Rashidian
Charlotte Figi, who catalyzed the movement for cannabidiol (CBD) as medicine around the world, died Tuesday. After the family struggled with illness for the past month, the 13 year-old, who had a serious form of childhood epilepsy, was being treated as if she…

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New Research Finds That States With Legal Cannabis Had Fewer Reports of Vaping Illness
Apr 8, 2020, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
This week, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open published a cross-sectional study that sought to measure whether states with legal cannabis saw fewer reports of electronic cigarette– or vaping–associated lung injuries…

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In a First, a Cannabis-Derived Pharma Product Is Descheduled in the US
Apr 6, 2020, 6:08 pm By Nushin Rashidian
The story of GW Pharmaceuticals in the United States is one of firsts. In 2018, the British company became the first to obtain approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for a product derived directly from cannabis plants. That same product,…

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The Cannabis Industry Spent More On Lobbying Than Ever Before in 2019. What’s Next is Unclear.
Apr 6, 2020, 6:55 am By Shawn Mulcahy
Cannabis and hemp companies in 2019 spent more than ever before on lobbying in the U.S., as popular support for legalization spread and the prospects for banking reform gained momentum. What that means for 2020, of course, is unknown, given the unknown effects…

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Canada: medical cannabis is essential • Canopy’s board transformation • Australia’s cannabis access review • & more…
Apr 3, 2020, 11:12 am 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. Canopy Growth’s board transformation is complete. And then there…

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