Month: August 2019 (Page 12)

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A law was introduced in the Barbados House of Assembly to establish the legal foundation for a local medical marijuana industry. If the law is adopted, Barbados will join other Caribbean countries Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines as well as Antigua and Barbuda in approving cannabis cultivation. A law is also in the worksContinue Reading

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The Barbados Drug Service is inviting companies to submit applications to supply the nation with approved medical cannabinoid products starting April 2020 and lasting through March 31, 2022. The requested products are not legally available in the eastern Caribbean nation at this time. Separately, a bill was introduced in theContinue Reading

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The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office will no longer prosecute minor cannabis cases — a significant policy shift spurred by Florida’s newly enacted hemp law.  While prosecutors in places like New York and Baltimore are now declining to pursue such cases in recognition of the social and racial injustices of cannabis prohibition, in Miami-Dade CountyContinue Reading

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In the second part of our conversation with California’s cannabis business czar, Nicole Elliott, Marijuana Business Daily asked what the administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to achieve in this ongoing battle. ‘High-level’ criminality focus in fight against illicit MJ market: More Q&A with California marijuana czar Nicole Elliott isContinue Reading