Policy & Regulation
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- CBD Market
How long does it take to write legislation in the US Senate?
WAITING FOR 4/20? Booker and Schumer’s legalization act is almost ready The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), sponsored by Sens.
- Policy & Regulation
London Drug Diversion Pilot Victim Of Misinformation And ‘Backwards, Stigmatising Attitude Towards Cannabis’
IN JANUARY, news that London Mayor Sadiq Khan was planning on launching a drug diversion pilot scheme in the capital met with widespread condemnation from MPs and the media alike, with prominent voices warning it would ‘effectively decriminalise cannabis’.
- Policy & Regulation
MORE Act moves forward in US sparking hopes for federal legalisation
The MORE Act would legitimise cannabis markets and repair harms done by the war on drugs.
- CBD Market
One Year Late The FSA Publishes List Of Eligible UK CBD Products – For Now
AFTER a delay of exactly one year the long-awaited Public List of validated UK CBD products has been published by the Food Standards Agency.
- CBD Market
Review to establish greater strategic coherence for UK legal cannabis
The Hodges Review has been launched to review regulation and public policy relating to the UK’s industry.
- Policy & Regulation
Cannabis crystal ball time at SXSW
THC + SXSW Looking into the cannabis crystal ball at SXSW Industry reps like Benzinga’s Javier Hasse and so-called ‘futurist’ Faith Popcorn were on hand at SXSW in Austin, Texas this week to look toward 2050 and discuss what the future holds for the evolving cannabis culture, reports the Austin Chronicle.
- Adult-Use
Copenhagen proposes five year pilot of recreational cannabis
Legalising links in supply chain is a “precondition for undermining organised crime”, says Denmark.
- Cultivation
The economic impacts of hemp regulation globally
From the UK and Europe to the USA, Canxchange explores how changing hemp regulations impact the economy.
- Policy & Regulation
Russia raises concerns over EU cannabis legalisation moves
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromoloto has said there are attempts to “shatter the foundation” of the 1972 Protocol to the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.
- Policy & Regulation
Last Prisoner Project partnership to help non-violent cannabis prisoners
The new partnership with Dutchie will help to remove criminal records related to cannabis charges.
- Hemp Industry
New Jersey’s cannabis market on the cusp
GARDEN STATE INDEED New Jersey’s adult-use market could exceed $2 billion by 2025 With adult-use sales scheduled to launch within weeks, MJBizDaily took a deep dive into the state to project sales from 2022 to 2026.
- Markets & Stocks
Update on the Republican legalization bill
REPUBLICAN BILL GOP cannabis legalization bill will be heard by Congress: Mace In an interview on the Psychoactive podcast with Drug Policy Alliance founder Ethan Nadelmann, Republican Rep.












