Policy & Regulation
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Policy & Regulation · page 59
- Cultivation
Narc, narc: Who’s there? Complaints to Health Canada
Formal complaints to Health Canada about rival cannabis companies nearly doubled in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to a report from Marijuana Business Daily.
- Medical
‘Reform Whitehall to speed up medical cannabis access’ – Conservative MP
The Conservative politician said access needs to be taken out of the Home Office’s remit and put into healthcare structures
- Adult-Use
European reformers ‘must prioritise medical access over recreational’
The MEP behind an EU effort to unlock the cannabis industry across the bloc has outlined his strategy
- Adult-Use
Curaleaf on the fast track to growth
Wakefield, Massachusetts-based Curaleaf reported record earnings for Q1 this week at US$260 million, up 170% year over year.
- CBD Market
Call to scrap ‘pointless, draconian’ hemp rules to boost UK farming
UK law means majority of hemp crops must be destroyed despite being highly valuable
- Adult-Use
Three rules for long-term cannabis gains
Now that the stigma of investing in the cannabis industry has worn off, experts are predicting a flood of capital coming into the sector, particularly among MSOs in the US, according to Barron’s.
- Adult-Use
New York weed speakeasy comes out of the shadows
Lifestyle company Happy Munkey, which was previously known for throwing illegal weed-focused parties in NYC for advocates and industry for the past four years, threw its first legal party on 4/20.
- CBD Market
UK Regulators Under-Fire As Only One More Supplier And 20 Products Added To Novel Food List
THE latest iteration of the UK Food Standards Agency list of Validated Novel Food CBD applications has been published with just one more supplier and a further 20 products added.
- Your #1 Podcast on Cannabis News
Understanding the economic and social justice benefits of legalization
On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Yoko Miyashita, CEO of Leafly.
- Adult-Use
Is federal legalization SAFE?
While it may have felt like the US House was practically celebrating 4/20 while voting for the SAFE Banking Act, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — who is currently hammering out federal legalization legislation — was less enthused about the cannabis banking legislation in an interview with Marijuana Moment.
- CBD Market
The First Natural Cannabis Plant Product To Be UK Validated As A Food Ingredient
AS the dust settles on the release of the UK Food Standards Agency’s first Public List of Validated Novel Food CBD applications, it’s fair to say that a significant milestone has been reached.
- CBD Market
Food Standards Agency answers key CBD questions after 48 hours of confusion
CBD companies are ‘frustrated’ – but one expert on the regulations does not expect widespread enforcement problems
