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The Future of the Cole Memo and How Attorney General Sessions Views the Department of Justice’s Role in Enforcing Federal Drug Laws
The Cole Memorandum suggested that prosecutors and law enforcement should limit the expenditure of federal resources in prosecuting individuals whose actions are in compliance with state marijuana laws. The Cole Memo represented a major shift in drug enforcement, and after its issuance, federal marijuana prosecutions declined in states that had authorized certain marijuana activity.
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5 Cannabis Trends to Watch For in 2017
Katherine DeMetre | Infocast Events
The US cannabis industry continues to transform. More and more states are legalizing cannabis and sales keep reaching new heights. Just last year, the US reached almost $7 billion in cannabis sales. At this rate, the cannabis sector is poised for major growth.
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Oaklanders Previously Caught for Marijuana Possession Will Be First in Line for Cannabis Permits
Katherine DeMetre | Infocast Events
Oaklanders who were previously incarcerated for marijuana possession in the last decade will be the first to receive legal cannabis permits under the Equity Permit Program.
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California Studies the Energy Impact of Cannabis Cultivation
Katherine DeMetre | Infocast Events
As California prepares for the implementation of Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana, state regulators hurry to figure out how much energy will be used from recreational cannabis growers.
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Is Your Company Prepared for the New TSCA Chemical Reporting Rule?
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle | Environmental Leader
Almost all companies across most industries are subject to a new, one-time reporting requirement imposed by the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
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Coverage of the Cannabis Quality, Strategies & Solutions Summit by Everything420, an Online Marijuana Company
By: Matthew Lopez, Everything420 |
Events such as the High Times Cannabis Cup, Chalice, and the various mini expos that spring up throughout the cannabis community continue to grow and gain popularity and as the cannabis movement continues to thrive. As they do, so too will the growing demand for more events that cater to the daily consumer and enthusiast. However one aspect of the cannabis industry that has not been addressed as much as it should, is the professional event in which individuals can network with the movers and shakers of this evolving industry. (more…)
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The First Big Company to Say It’s Serving the Legal Marijuana Trade? Microsoft.
By: Nathaniel Popper, The New York Times |
As state after state has legalized marijuana in one way or another, big names in corporate America have stayed away entirely. Marijuana, after all, is still illegal, according to the federal government.
But Microsoft is breaking the corporate taboo on pot this week by announcing a partnership to begin offering software that tracks marijuana plants from “seed to sale,” as the pot industry puts it. (more…)
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What Do Willie, Snoop and Whoopi Have in Common? They’re all Cannabis Investors
Jason Keehn | Infocast
Everyone knows cannabis is HUGE. Arcview Group projects USA legal cannabis sales to hit $24 billion by 2020. According to the State of Colorado, 2015 sales reached nearly one billion bucks ($996,184,788). (more…)
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Colorado’s Cannabis Industry Growing Pains Provide Lessons Learned for California
Nearly 20 years after California jump-started a national dialogue on medicinal cannabis, the Legislature and the Governor have succeeded in negotiating a set of new bills to bring law and order to the Wild West economy of legal cannabis in California.
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US Medical Marijuana Advocacy Organization Launches International Research Center
Today members of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), KOPAC and Dioscorides Global Holdings (DGH) were joined by the Minister of Health for the Czech Republic, Svatopluk Němeček to announce the establishment of a new research center, the International Cannabis and Cannabinoid Institute (ICCI) – intended to foster evidence-based exploration with a modern scientific approach to refine the therapeutic applicability of cannabis-based medicines in the Czech Republic. (more…)
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New Certification Program Brings Quality Assurance to the Medical Marijuana Industry
Independent certification will benefit patients, healthcare providers, and regulators implementing medical marijuana laws Washington, D.C. — Patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) launched a new nationwide program today that will certify the quality and reliability of medical marijuana products sold at licensed businesses. (more…)
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Labeling GMO/Non-GMO: Will More Food Companies Follow Campbell’s Lead?
By the Infocast Food 2.0 Team
Campbell’s has announced that it will label all its products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and the company has also indicated that the move will not come with a price increase. (more…)
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