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Judge Lobs Florida Agriculture Commissioner’s Lawsuit Interesting Federal Laws on Medical Cannabis and Firearms

Judge Lobs Florida Agriculture Commissioner’s Lawsuit Interesting Federal Laws on Medical Cannabis and Firearms

A U.S. district judge has dismissed Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried’s lawsuit challenging the federal laws that govern medical cannabis and firearms. Judge Allen Winsor granted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request to dismiss the case, which claimed that current regulations that prohibit medical cannabis patients from buying and possessing guns violate Second Amendment rights, …

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Attorney, Law Enforcement Hesitant How Recreational Marijuana Will Affect Missouri Regulating

Attorney, Law Enforcement Hesitant How Recreational Marijuana Will Affect Missouri Regulating

LOUIS — Missourians will be able to buy recreational marijuana by early February, but both attorneys and police are unsure what the drug’s legalization means for police departments, officers and residents. Attorneys speculated that charges for driving while intoxicated could rise as the use of marijuana increases. And they said the shift in law could …

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Florida-based multistate operator Truliev

Trulieve Drops $115 Million in Q3, Plans More Extension

The Florida-based MSO remains bullish on its long-term plans. Florida-based multistate operator Trulieve (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) announced a $115 million loss for the third quarter this year, but the company made clear that it’s still bullish on its long-term plans, reiterating its intended expansion in its existing markets, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. The quarter …

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Child’s Death Accredited To Delta-8 THC Is Another Setback To CBD Sector

Child’s Death Accredited to Delta-8 THC is Another Setback to CBD Sector

A Virginia boy’s death that has been attributed to over-ingestion of hemp-derived delta-8 THC from gummies is likely to have serious repercussions in the U.S. CBD sector after the story was widely reported in national media. While experts are divided on whether or not delta-8 caused the four-year-old’s death, the story hit national news outlets …

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Hemp Industry

“Lab Shopping” for Flattened Potency, Reduced Contaminant Test Results Mar Hemp Industry

Testing and compliance experts say fraudulent practices could be detrimental to consumer trust. Various hemp cannabinoid products in the marketplace may not have the same cannabinoid content as their labels state, and they may contain harmful contaminants, sources tell Cannabis Business Times. As CBT has reported, “lab shopping” is an issue that occurs in state-legal cannabis markets. There …

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Hemp And CBD

Hemp and CBD to Be Detached From German Narcotics Act Carrying an End to Business Tribunals

WHILE the draft of Germany’s cannabis laws has received a mixed response, those in the country’s hemp industry have welcomed developments. Earlier this month the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) confirmed the suspended prison sentences of two commercial traders of CBD flowers. This was the latest in a long list of similar rulings with possibly hundreds more similar cases …

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Hong Kong to Ban CBD

Hong Kong Off To Breaking Bad, Banning CBD Starting From 2023

The Hong Kong government announced Oct. 20 that it is banning CBD and will move it to the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (DDO), placing it in the same category as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, starting Feb. 1, 2023. After Feb. 1, any individual who manufactures CBD products could face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment and a $5 …

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