When it comes to medical cannabis, Israel has long been among the leading nations in the world. You can read a post I wrote about Israel’s achievements on that front, both in terms of legality and actual research, here. But despite its deep history with medical cannabis, the country still does not permit legal sales
Some readers may be surprised to realize that a lot of cannabis stakeholders actually don’t want broadsweeping federal legalization. Why? Because they know it means that they’ll instantly be competing with well-established companies that are already masters of economies of scale, branding, marketing, and consumer sales, and their market share will shrink or be eliminated
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Seen as a protectionist, cottage measure to some stakeholders, residency requirements for cannabis licensure have been a staple in the industry since Washington and Colorado legalized cannabis statewide back in 2012. When I lived in Seattle, the local industry was mostly stoked then that “big money” and out-of-state interests couldn’t easily crash the party that
早在2019年10月，凯拉·哈丁议员就提出了一项法案（第323号法案草案），旨在促进巴拿马大麻产业的发展。该法案将建立大麻种植与加工的许可制度。法案中将大麻定义为四氢大麻酚（THC）含量不超过1.5%（以干重计）的大麻植物。然而，
Last year, the Isle of Man’s parliament (Tynwald) amended the Misuse of Drugs Act 1976, in order to provide a legal framework for the development of a cannabis industry on the island. Specifically, the Act now allows the Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) to except cannabinol, cannabinol derivatives, cannabis, or cannabis resin (other than a medical cannabis
Puerto Rico Representative Héctor Ferrer Santiago plans to introduce a bill this month to decriminalize adult-use cannabis. In addition, he raised the prospect of a separate bill that would “regulate where [cannabis] can be consumed and under which circumstances, as with [tobacco].” Medical cannabis is already legal on the island. This would not be the
哥斯达黎加立法者即将重新启动关于大麻及医用大麻合法化法案（案号21.388）的辩论。该法案去年11月已通过立法议会环境委员会审议，但提交全体会议审议的进程一直延迟。法案提案人为独立议员佐伊拉·罗莎·沃利奥，她同时拥有农学家和律师双重身份。
Nationwide, cannabis companies and advocates are hailing the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act as the savior of the future of cannabis (a copy of the bill is here). If the Act passes, we will finally have federal legalization and the consequences of the current federal conflict will end, or, at least be reversed in the
7月22日，华盛顿州酒类与大麻管理局（“LCB”）发布了一份关于采纳解释性声明的通知（以下简称“通知”），该机构在通知中澄清了大麻加工许可证持有者的授权经营范围。通知规定，持证大麻加工商不得将大麻二酚（“CBD”）合法转化为Δ-9-四氢大麻酚（THC），因为其许可证权限不允许
