Policy & Regulation
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- CBD Market
CBD industry in limbo over Food Standards Agency regulations roll-out
The regulator’s handling of the novel foods process has plunged businesses into uncertainty
- Hemp Industry
Prime Minister’s Senior Advisors Seek His Support To Create A World-Leading UK Hemp Industry.
BORIS Johnson will this week receive suggestions from a senior Government taskforce – led by Sir Iain Duncan-Smith – which could mark a significant turning point for the UK cannabis industry.
- Adult-Use
US House of Representatives kicks off 4/20
‘Twas the night before 4/20 and all through the House, every creature was debating… to pass the SAFE banking act in a 321-101 vote.
- Your #1 Podcast on Cannabis News
Understanding the importance of 4/20 to cannabis retailers
On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Mimi Lam, the co-founder of Superette – a cannabis retailer in Ontario with one location in Ottawa and two in Toronto.
- Policy & Regulation
Show me the money
There are signs that funding for cannabis start-ups, which waned in 2020, may be on the road to recovery, according to a new report by Crunchbase.
- Adult-Use
How to think about cross-border cannabis between the US and Canada
As the march toward legalization in the US goes on, there are more Canadian companies and brands looking to enter the US market and many US companies and brands looking to understand and potentially enter the Canadian market.
- Adult-Use
Why prohibition is a boon to legal Illinois
It’s been a little more than a year since Illinois legalized adult-use cannabis, and the state is already celebrating the tax revenue boost — 26% of which came from out-of-state shoppers last year, according to Leafly.
- Medical
UN calls UK world’s largest medical cannabis producer – but patients still locked out
The UK is a major producer of medical cannabis – so why are prescriptions still so rare?
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A lakeside outdoor cannabis grow in advance of farm-based retail
On this episode of BofC Live, we connect with Theresa Robert of Mariwell – an outdoor cannabis cultivation company located on the shores of Lake Erie in Southern Ontario.
- Adult-Use
Your weed is 5 minutes out
On the heels of the company’s February announcement that they intend to acquire alcohol delivery app Drizly, Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says cannabis delivery could be on the roadmap in the near future.
- Medical
Irish medical cannabis campaign Vera Twomey calls drugs policy ‘backwards’
Irish medical cannabis campaigner Vera Twomey has called on the Government to change course on drug policy and lead a ‘compassionate, progressive and modern nation’.
- Policy & Regulation
’50 years of failure’: Campaign to rip up Misuse of Drugs Act wins broad political support
Campaign to overhaul drugs law ahead of the 50th anniversary of its passage into law picks up pace
