US: CBD and Hemp Companies Struggle with Banking Services
Ganja News Despite the 2018 federal legalization of industrial hemp, banks are still hesitant to work with hemp-derived CBD companies, many of whom have lost their credit card processing capabilities in recent months. Despite federal hemp reforms last year, many CBD-focused companies throughout the U.S. still lack basic financial services, such as business bank accounts […]
US: Congress Votes to Block Feds from Enforcing Cannabis Laws in Legal States
Tom Angell The House of Representatives approved a far-reaching measure on Thursday to prevent the Department of Justice from interfering with state marijuana laws, including those allowing recreational use, cultivation and sales. The amendment, which also shields cannabis laws in Washington, D.C. and U.S. territories, is now attached to a large-scale appropriations bill to fund parts of […]
US: Trump Support for Legislation on Lifting Federal Ban on Cannabis
MICHAEL R. BLOOD LOS ANGELES (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’s inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana. Asked Friday about a proposal that would reshape the nation’s approach to pot, Trump said he would “probably end up supporting that.” The federal ban has created a […]
France: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé (ANSM) – Cannabis Thérapeutique
Report PDF France: National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (ANSM) – Therapeutic Marijuana Comité scientifique spécialisé temporaire « évaluation de la pertinence et de la faisabilité de la mise à disposition du cannabis thérapeutique en France » Cannabis à visée thérapeutique : Projet d’expérimentation. Specialized Scientific Committee “Evaluation of the relevance […]
Brazil: Brazilian Justice Approves Cultivating Medical Marijuana by 2019
Martin Green Brazil could begin cultivating medicinal marijuana this year after proposed legislation gained unanimous approval from the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa).It greenlighted a 60-day public consultation on whether the country should begin to produce cannabis for medical purposes and conduct research into this field. A draft framework for a domestic cultivation industry will […]
Asia: Medical Cannabis Report Economic Opportunities
The Phuket News Asia is on track to have the oldest population in the world in the next few decades. Japan currently has the largest population of elderly people at 33.1% and this is set to bring about an unprecedented rise in healthcare costs in the long term. A high incidence of smoking and obesity […]
Canada: Cannabis Edibles by Mid-December 2019
Lift & Co. Cannabis Edibles Format Chart Lift & Co. cannabis edibles formats, public possession limits, and THC limits. Lift & Co. Corp. The federal government just announced regulations allowing new cannabis products to come to market. Navigating what these new products may be and what the regulations mean for Canadian consumers can be challenging. […]
US: Cannabis can be Trump’s secret weapon in trade war and 2020 election
Gene Marks We all know how some businesses — both big and small and specifically farmers — are suffering because of the president’s ongoing tariff dispute with China. Recently, China even hinted that it could stop access to certain natural materials that are used in the manufacturing of computer chips and other items that are […]
Israel: Prime Minister Considers Legalizing Cannabis ahead of Election
After weeks of chasing the extreme nationalist vote, leader has now turned his attention to the stoners Colin Drury He has been accused of courting national extremists in his bid to be re-elected as Israel’s prime minister, but now, it seems, Benjamin Netanyahu is targeting an entirely different demographic by suggesting he would consider legalizing cannabis if he won another term in […]