Month: October 2019 (Page 32)

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Paraguay issued detailed guidelines governing the business licensing system for its new medical cannabis program, including the application process for companies hoping to secure a production license. A speedy application timeline – applications must be filed this month – suggests that authorized pharmaceutical laboratories will have an inside edge inContinue Reading

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In the 55 years since he first isolated Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (better known today as THC) with colleagues Dr. Yehiel Gaoni and Dr. Haviv Edery at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, Dr. Raphael Mechoulam has been the absolute leader in the science of cannabis. He basically started that science from scratch with 5 kilosContinue Reading

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Recreational cannabis retailers could open far more stores in California if municipalities respond favorably to a poll that shows the majority of state residents welcome the legalization of adult-use MJ sales. The UC Berkeley Institute of Government Studies’ poll conducted for the Los Angeles Times found that 68% of CaliforniansContinue Reading

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(This story has been updated to provide additional detail on the status of Nevada’s former cannabis licensing chief.) Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak appointed an executive director to the new Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB), which is aimed at providing stronger oversight of the state’s $640 million legal cannabis industry. The panel,Continue Reading