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Oct 11
Parts of New Jersey’s hemp law are unenforceable, judge rules

The hemp industry scored a significant victory when a New Jersey judge ruled that the state cannot enforce parts of a new law that treat out-of-state hemp products differently. Parts of New Jersey’s hemp law are unenforceable, judge rules is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Oct 11
GMP Collective – Thought Piece: Navigating the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act (CSRA): A Call to Action for Industry Standards

October 7, 2024 By David Vaillencourt, CEO, The GMP Collective September marked a pivotal moment for the cannabis and hemp industries. Senator Ron Wyden introduced the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation Act (CSRA), reinforcing the industry’s move toward federally mandated safety standards. Simultaneously, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a comprehensive report emphasizing the urgent […]

Oct 11
Natural Medicine Licensee information session November 12

The Division is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Natural Medicine Licensee information session at our office in Lakewood, followed by an informal (no-host) networking gathering at the nearby Yard House at Colorado Mills. Save the Date for Tuesday, Nov. 12! The details are below. We hope to see you there! Sincerely, […]

Oct 11
Shooting at Portland cannabis store that killed 2 stemmed from armed robbery, police say

Oregon Live A shooting that killed two people at a cannabis dispensary in the St. Johns neighborhood last week stemmed from an armed robbery. That’s according to police and an employee with the city of Portland’s cannabis program, who testified at City Council on Wednesday about growing concerns facing marijuana businesses locally The site of the shooting, […]

Oct 11
Australia: Pressure grows on Releaf Group as court cases mount, “acted in a deceptive way” and doctors down tools over unpaid wages

Cannabiz Australia Read the full report at Cannabis (paywall) Pressure grows on Releaf Group as court cases mount and doctors down tools over unpaid wages   Just so you have some context of what happened earlier in the year (via MJ Biz)   Aurora Cannabis acquires MedReleaf Australia in bigger bet on medical Aurora Cannabis […]

Oct 11
Australian Dispensary, ” Dispensed” doctors investigated by authorities after suicide and hospitalisation of patients.. founder banned from supplying cannabis

ABC News Australia The father of a man who took his own life after being prescribed medicinal cannabis says his dead son was repeatedly sent more cannabis, despite the family notifying the telehealth platform of his death. The pharmacist, Adam Younes, who founded the company, Dispensed, has been banned from supplying cannabis and two doctors […]

Oct 11
Massachusetts .. Ascend’s process failures were “so egregious as to amount to incompetent.”

This coming from the Mass CCC too !! Ascend must have taken incompetence to next level. Green Market Report Massachusetts cannabis regulators issued fines on Thursday to two of the state’s biggest marijuana companies – Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. (CSE: AAWH-U.CN) (OTCQX: AAWH) and Curaleaf Holdings Inc. (CURA:CA) (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) – for a total of […]

Oct 11
Colorado Dept Of Revenue, Natural Medicines Division Publish Short Guide To The Latest Legal; Changes In The State

Here’s the guide   Source: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://media.licdn.com/dms/document/media/D561FAQGhXNRrzc9XTg/feedshare-document-pdf-analyzed/0/1728570619160?e=1729728000&v=beta&t=dnhgdJKK4UgAnEe2koTtpCYJggmfhKnned3O02WAZ2A  

Oct 11
Microdosing Psilocybin: Popular Drug Has Implications for the Workplace

Source: JD Supra This Insight discusses what psilocybin is, how it is used, and various state and local laws that either decriminalize and/or legalize its use, or make the enforcement of its illegality a low priority. This Insight also addresses some steps employers can take if employees are “microdosing” psilocybin while at work. There has […]