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- CBD Market
The CBD Show: Exhibitors Accuse Conference of Being a ‘Scam’ as They Demand Answers Over Radio Silence and Refused Refunds
The CBD Show, scheduled to take place in less than a month, has been accused by a number of would-be exhibitors of ‘scamming’ them out of their money.
- Uncategorized
Hawaii Proposes Adult Use Legalisation
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez has presented a new plan to legalize the sale and possession of adult use cannabis for people ages 21 and over.
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Calls For Changes To Ohio Cannabis Law
Following the legalization of adult use cannabis in Ohio on 7 November, 2023, Senate President, Republican Matt Huffman, has launched a bid to make changes to the law due to ‘lack of detail’.
- Hemp Industry
New York Cannabis Control Board Votes to Impose Cap on THC Allowed in Hemp Products
New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) voted to approve a string of new measures last week which will see a cap on the amount of THC allowed in hemp products, establish fees for licensed cannabis labs, and renew medical cannabis registrations.
- Data & Analysis
Europe’s €11.4bn Illicit Cannabis Market: Potency Surge, Semi-Synthetics & Staggering Environmental Impacts
Last week the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) launched its comprehensive report on the EU’s illicit cannabis market.
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New York Debut for European Cannabis Genetics
Barcelona-based seed bank Royal Queen Seeds is launching its first dedicated retail space in the US market within The House of Cannabis (THC NYC) in New York City.
- Adult-Use
South Dakota Draft Ballot Proposes Legalization of Adult Use Cannabis
A new draft ballot initiative has been put forward in South Dakota that aims to legalize adult use cannabis – needing 17,509 valid petition signatures to qualify for the 2024 general election ballot.
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Missouri’s Cannabis Regulator Revokes License of Company at the Centre of Major Product Recall
Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is set to revoke the license of Robertsville-based Delta Extraction, whose products were at the heart of the state’s recent recall of tens of thousands of cannabis products.
- CBD Market
Japan Takes Major Step Towards Cannabis Reform
Japan, one of the world’s strictest and most hostile countries in regard to cannabis, recently took a major step towards reform, potentially providing a major boom for the country’s CBD industry and opening the door for the establishment of a medical cannabis and industrial hemp industry in the country.
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Maine Medical Cannabis Programme Needs Overhaul As Report Reveals Contaiminated Products
A new report from Maine’s Office of Cannabis Management has revelead that 42% of tested medical cannabis products contained one or more contaminants, putting the State’s 106,000 medical cannabis patients at risk.
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Lawmakers Call For Financial Fairness For Cannabis Businesses
A group of 16 lawmakers is pushing for new cannabis banking guidance in a bid to create fairer access to financial services for cannabis-related businesses in states where cannabis is no longer illegal.
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Petition to Raise Edibles THC Limit to 100mg in Canada Gains Traction
A petition to raise the THC cap in cannabis edibles by ten times the current limit gained enough signatures to be tabled in the House of Commons.
