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Israel: Public use of Cannabis Oil & Vapor to be Allowed
May 15th, 2017 – New medical marijuana rules in Israel will allow patients to consume cannabis as an oil or vapor in public and will reduce wait times for patients to receive authorization to use and possess medical marijuana, according to a report from Jerusalem Online. Israeli Health Minister Ya’akov Litzman Israel is a leader…
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Canadian Medical Pot Producer faces Lawsuit over Pesticides
March 6th, 2017 – A class action lawsuit has been filed against a New Brunswick medical marijuana producer after unapproved pesticides were found in its products. Wagners Law Firm alleges roughly 2,000 people purchased cannabis products containing myclobutanil and bifenazate from Moncton’s Organigram Inc. last year. The law firm says both chemicals are considered toxic…
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Hamilton pot dispensaries in regulatory Wild West
January 23rd, 2017 – Hamilton, Ontario – Walking into Pacifico Health and Wellness in Westdale feels much like walking into a spa: white walls, exposed wood beams, chic lighting, and calm atmosphere. Nevermind the fact that it’s a medical marijuana dispensary. Tamara Hirsch seems like an unlikely advocate for a controversial industry that exists in a…
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Oregon to Issue Industrial Hemp Licenses for 2016 Crops
Oregon expects to issue new industrial hemp licenses this winter Oregon’s industrial hemp industry is off to a slow start, but interest remains strong. Eric Mortenson Capital Press Published on January 11, 2016 9:59AM The Oregon Department of Agriculture expects to resume issuing licenses to grow industrial hemp in 2016 by the end of…
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New Jersey Bill to Legalize Industrial Hemp
New Jersey Bill to Legalize Industrial Hemp, Effectively Nullify Federal Ban, Passes Assembly Committee, 6-0 TRENTON, NJ. (Dec. 15, 2015) – Last week, a New Jersey Assembly committee passed a bill to authorize the farming, production, and sale of industrial hemp in the state. This bill would effectively nullify in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition on…
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13 Country ‘International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition’ formed to Reform UN Policy
March 16th, 2015 – Prague, Czech Republic –Medical cannabis (marijuana) patients from thirteen countries, including those represented by U.S. advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA), established the International Medical Cannabis Patient Coalition (IMCPC) this past week while at the ” Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Policy, Research and Medical Practice” conference in Prague from March 4-7th.…
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Constitutional Challenges Highlight Serious Access Issues in Canada’s Medical Marijuana Program
February 23rd, 2015 – The fate for how tens of thousands of Canadians access their medical marijuana, the price they pay and what form that medicine takes hangs in the balance as the first of two major court cases are set to begin this week. So too does the fate of Canada’s fledgling commercial marijuana…
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The Marijuana Industry could be Bigger than the NFL by 2020
October 27th, 2014 – A report out from Greenwave Advisors, a “comprehensive research and financial analysis for the emerging legalized marijuana industry,” projects that legal cannabis could be an industry with revenues of $35 billion by 2020 if marijuana is legalized at the federal level. They note that this is a floor representing revenues in…
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White House Says Marijuana Policy Is States’ Rights Issue
July 14th, 2014 – WASHINGTON — The Obama administration believes marijuana policy is a states’ rights issue, the White House said Monday in opposing Republican-led legislation that would prevent Washington, D.C., from using local funds to decriminalize marijuana possession. The GOP-sponsored House amendment would prevent D.C. “from using its own local funds to carry out…
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Governor Signs Hemp Bill Into Law in The Aloha State
May 2nd, 2014 – On Wednesday, Hawaii’s Governor Neil Abercrombie signed legislation into law that will permit the cultivation of industrial hemp for research dedications in his state. Said legislation will permit the University of Hawaii (UH) to cultivate a limited amount of hemp for the next two years. It’s been reported that UH has…