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Steep Hill Pennsylvania Announces ISO 17025 Accreditation For Cannabis Testing

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Pennsylvania US Marijuana News July 2, 2018

BOULDER, COLO. – June 28, 2018 – PRESS RELEASE – Cannabis business consulting firm Canna Advisors provides in-depth market analysis and investment insight in the newly released edition of Arcview Market Research’s The State of Legal Marijuana Markets, the cannabis industry’s No. 1 cited research report. The analysis cautions... Read more

New rules, local opposition may force Cannifest marijuana festival out of Humboldt County

California Culture & Lifestyle Industry Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics US Marijuana News July 2, 2018

The organization behind cannabis events such as Cannifest and the Yes We Cann! Parade and Hulabaloo have hit local regulatory roadblocks in trying to organize Cannifest 2018 so they are considering taking the show on the road. Stephen Gieder, executive director of Humboldt Green — a cannabis consulting and... Read more

California Cannabis: Challenging Excessive Liens and Assessments by Cities

California Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics US Marijuana News July 2, 2018

Cannabis regulation in California is heavily focused on local control. We write and speak about this constantly. (See here, here, here, and here). As predicted, new lawsuits are cropping up all over the state challenging the authority of local governments to take certain actions as they pertain to cannabis. Our... Read more

The Marijuana Banking Industry in Canada

Canada Marijuana News Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Marijuana Stocks, Finance, & Investing July 2, 2018

The marijuana industry has been booming for some time now, but one of the largest remaining issues has been the access to basic financial services that any other company would be allowed to have. Although around a dozen or so countries have legalized the use of cannabis nationwide, the... Read more

Oregon Cannabis: OMMP Growers Forced Into METRC

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Oregon US Marijuana News July 1, 2018

Now required by OMMP. Back in March 2018, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued temporary rules outlining the requirements for Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP) grow sites to track the propagation and production of medical marijuana. The deadline to start tracking in the Cannabis Tracking System (Oregon uses METRC)... Read more

A Refresher and an Update: The (Cannabis) STATES Act

Industry Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics National & Federal Marijuana News US Marijuana News June 30, 2018

It seems like every year, the old pot guard in Congress tries its hand at some form of marijuana legalization. Although these sorts of actions attract headlines (and votes?), they never seem to go anywhere. But for the first time ever, a real and legitimate bipartisan “respect states’ rights”... Read more

Vermont Launches Home Cultivation, Looks Ahead to Adult-Use Regulations

Cultivation & Production Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Recreational Marijuana US Marijuana News Vermont June 29, 2018

Although legal adult-use cannabis sales in Vermont are still a long way off, residents 21 and over are able to grow cannabis in their homes for recreational use as of July 1. Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation earlier this year to allow adults to cultivate four mature plants and... Read more

Cannabis Company Basics: Capitalization and Licensure

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Marijuana Stocks, Finance, & Investing June 29, 2018

Prepare to describe how the sausage was made. Over the past few years, we have had many cannabis clients call us during the license application process and ask some version of the following: “The state is asking me to disclose the capitalization of the company. What should I write?”... Read more

Support for Legal Marijuana Higher Than Ever

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Marijuana Stocks, Finance, & Investing National & Federal Marijuana News US Marijuana News June 29, 2018

The industry on cannabis has become one of the fastest growing industries across the nation over the last several years. With new markets growing in and around the U.S., many polls are reporting that support for cannabis use and legalization, is higher than ever before. One of the major... Read more

Hemp, Inc. (HEMP) Commends U.S. Senate for Passing Farm Bill

Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics Marijuana Stocks, Finance, & Investing National & Federal Marijuana News US Marijuana News June 29, 2018

Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP), a global leader in the industrial hemp industry with the largest multipurpose industrial hemp processing facility in the western hemisphere, announced today the company commends the U.S. Senate for passing the 2018 Farm Bill in a 86-11 vote, yesterday June 28, 2018. Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp,... Read more