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CANADA: Adastra Holdings Ltd., a leading cannabis company focused on processing, adult-use and medical sales, organoleptic testing and analytical testing, is pleased to announce that the Company has received its Controlled Drug and Substances Dealer’s License on August 24, 2022. This license allows Adastra to process psilocybin and psilocin, the active compounds derived from psychedelic Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SXYQMd

OHIO:  The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy published updated patient & caregiver numbers for July 2022. These numbers include: 546,750 Recommendations 293,579 Registered patients 18,433 Patients with Veteran Status 19,852 Patients with Indigent Status 1,138 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 154,614 Patients with both an active registration and an active recommendation 271,561 Unique patients Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SXVDh5

Natural Health Science Foundation Assessment Further Verifies Tilray Medical’s High-Quality Standard and its CBD100 Product for Clinical Trial Use AUSTRALIA: Tilray Brands, Inc., a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced that its medical cannabis division, Tilray Medical, has received Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SX6fHL

WASHINGTON: Nearly ten years after Washingtonians passed the historic I-502 voter initiative that legalized the production and sale of adult-use marijuana, the Emerald State’s hundreds of small licensees face critical challenges from over-taxation, over-regulation and over-production from within the legal system, and a persistent and resilient illegal market.  Wholesale cannabis prices have dropped precipitously, forcing Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SX69BK

OREGON: The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) again expressed displeasure with badly behaving cannabis businesses, signaling a desire to sideline marijuana licensees unable to follow common business practices. Last month, the Commission indicated its frustration with licensees that break the law or don’t follow OLCC rules and as a settlement are required to surrender Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SX3514

Licensee voluntarily pulled product “off the market” Product purchasers advised to consider potential risk of use OREGON: The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) has made a preliminary finding that a THC vaping product containing a banned ingredient was sold at two licensed cannabis retailers in Eastern Oregon. Ontario based retailers,Weedology and The Bud House Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SWvsDv

By Timothy Byars, Director of Cannabis Programs, Pacific College of Health and Science On July 21, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) filed the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), a bill that ends federal cannabis prohibition, establishes federal cannabis tax rates, expunges some cannabis convictions, and enables the Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SWrG2K

Rules Advisory Committee Meeting AGENDA 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Location: Virtual – Microsoft Teams meeting Click here to join the meeting on Teams Or call in (audio only): 1-323-553-3576, passcode 825677853# License Moratorium: The 2022 Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 4016, of which Section 1 imposes a moratorium on new Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SWXPYW

In this second summit, the most influential business leaders, investors and politicians gather to discuss social equity, policy and the future of cannabis retail in the Northeast Projected to reach nearly $1.5B in its first year of adult-use sales, and $2.87B by 2025, New York’s incoming adult-use mega-market is one of the most highly-anticipated to Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SWSj1Y

PENNSYLVANIA: ASTM International’s cannabis committee (D37) recently approved a suite of three new standards related to environmental conditions during packaging, transit, and storage of cannabis and hemp flower. “These standards are designed to support the safety and quality of packaged cannabis and hemp flower as it moves through the supply chain,” notes ASTM member Jonathan Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SWL8D1

By Veronica Castillo MICHIGAN: On July 7, 2022, business owner, actress, producer, and woman in cannabis Dreka Gates, announced the launch of two product lines: Jungle Healing and Jungle Love. Jungle Healing is a hemp-derived CBD line of products available across the country. Jungle Love is a full line of THC-cannabis products in the Michigan Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SW7W7L

WASHINGTON:  On August 3, 2022, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Liquor and Cannabis Board took the following action: Proposed rules filed – public comment period now open: Approved proposed rulemaking (CR 102) regarding amendments to existing rules and a new rule section that would establish the Social Equity in Cannabis program in response to recommendations Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SW1HWX

OHIO:  The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy published updated patient & caregiver numbers for June 2022.  These numbers include: 526,255 Recommendations 285,621 Registered patients 18,058 Patients with Veteran Status 19,536 Patients with Indigent Status 1,122 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 148,950 Patients with both an active registration and an active recommendation 265,520 Unique patients Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SW0Vkk

MICHIGAN: The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) announced this week the first approved gold qualifier through the Social Equity All-Star Program, a new initiative to encourage cannabis industry licensees to be proactive in their diversity, equity, and inclusion campaigns. In addition to the first gold qualifier, the agency also announced the first 20 bronze qualifiers in Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SVx8Z3

  Task Force on Cannabis-Derived Intoxicants and Illegal Cannabis Production Cannabinoid Subcommittee Meeting Notice AGENDA 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Location: Virtual – Microsoft Teams meeting Click here to join the meeting on Teams Or call in (audio only) 323-553-3576; Passcode: 282 099 157#   TURN ON. TUNE IN. CATCH THE Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SVswdP