Garden of Eve

NEW YORK: While many states have relaxed regulations on growing and possessing marijuana, it remains illegal at the federal level. Federal legalization of hemp, however, happened in the United States several years ago. The industry has quickly grown in popularity due to cannabidiol (CBD) products, an ingredient in cannabis that is derived from hemp plants Read the full article... The post Hemp or Marijuana? Forensic Chemist Receives Federal Funding for Rapid Test first appeared on MJNews Network. http://dlvr.it/Slnm4C

CALIFORNIA:  PVJOBS, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating job opportunities for at-risk youth and young adults, has partnered with the National Diversity and Inclusion Cannabis Alliance (NDICA) and superbad inc., a cannabis brand, to provide on-the-job training and placement. This initiative was awarded a $6 million grant by the Bureau of State Community Corrections (BSCC) Read the full article... The post PVJOBS Awarded $6 Million CalVIP Grant to Expand Job Training and Placement Services in Cannabis Industry first appeared on MJNews Network. http://dlvr.it/SldFwZ

Addition Enhances Leaf Trade’s Wholesale and Retail Capabilities With Ready-to-Scale Platform in Expanding Multistate Network ILLINOIS: Leaf Trade, the leading wholesale cannabis marketplace in the U.S. with nearly $3 billion in annualized orders, announces its merger with Sweed, the cannabis industry’s comprehensive retail operating systems. The combination provides first-of-its-kind technological solutions for wholesale and retail Read the full article... The post Best-in-Class Cannabis Tech Platform Leaf Trade Announces Transformative Merger with Sweed first appeared on MJNews Network. http://dlvr.it/SlcrBw

To:       Current and Potential Social Equity Cannabis Retail Applicants Fr:        Liquor and Cannabis Board Re:       LCB Staff to Request Extension of Social Equity Application Window to April 27, 2023 Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) staff will bring an emergency rule proposal to extend the March 30, 2023 application deadline for social equity cannabis Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SlRBzb

WASHINGTON: The Liquor and Cannabis Board will hold its third Cannabinoid Science Work Group (CSWG) meeting on April 6, 2023 from 1 – 2 p.m. The agenda is located here.  This meeting will be held virtually. Details on how to observe the meeting are located below: To connect to MS Teams and observe the meeting Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SlMpXB

Plans to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Host Earnings Conference Call on April 26 CANADA & WASHINGTON: POSaBIT Systems Corporation, a premier point-of-sale and payments provider for the cannabis industry, provided financial guidance for 2023. 2023 Financial Guidance The Company provides the following guidance for the full year 2023. Full Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SlFpF4

Bills Would Regulate Food and Dietary Supplements Made with CBD DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN), introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at creating potential pathways for regulation of cannabidiol (CBD) products. In the Farm Bill of 2018, Congress removed hemp-derived CBD from the Controlled Substance Act, which Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SlBnYM

“Agency will do better and our partners can help” OREGON: The recently appointed Chair of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) made clear the agency will change its ways but will have to work to restore public trust in the agency. Chair Marvin Révoal (Ruh-vol) set the tone for change at the start of Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/Sl4mBS

Collaboration Between Cannabis Leaders Supports End-to-End Co-Manufacturing of Cannabis Products in California and Canada CALIFORNIA: International cannabis lifestyle brand Cookies announces that vaporizer technology innovator 14th Round will serve as Cookies’ hardware and packaging partner, and 14th Round’s plant-touching sister company Final Bell will provide comprehensive co-manufacturing for all of Cookies’ cannabis products in California Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/Sl0KVR

Amends Existing Revolving Credit Facility to Increase Credit Availability, Improve Terms and Extend Maturity Date; Announces Appointment of New Board Member ARIZONA: TILT Holdings Inc., a global provider of cannabis business solutions that include inhalation technologies, cultivation, manufacturing, processing, brand development, and retail, announced the extension of its existing revolving credit facility, together with the Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SktGRz

http://dlvr.it/Skhfyx

WASHINGTON: In November 2021, LCB communicated the Enforcement and Education Division’s protocol related to cannabis canopy enforcement. The protocol was designed to ensure consistent application of cannabis canopy rules described in WAC 314-55-075. In August 2022, based on stakeholder concern about the protocol, LCB paused canopy enforcement prioritization, and opened rulemaking to explore whether revisions Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SkdhgS

COLORADO: Indigenous leaders in the hemp industry are gathering at the 9th annual NoCo Hemp Expo, the world’s most comprehensive industrial hemp business conference and trade show. The event will take place on March 29-31, 2023, at the historic Broadmoor Resort & Convention Center in Colorado Springs.  Indigenous Leaders Working Group Meeting Native American leaders Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SkWfv0

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Given the growing cannabidiol (CBD) products market, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration convened a high-level internal working group to explore potential regulatory pathways for CBD products. Today we are announcing that after careful review, the FDA has concluded that a new regulatory pathway for CBD is needed that balances individuals’ desire Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SkCS7Q

HAWAII: The Hawaiʻi Department of Public Safety-Narcotics Enforcement Division (NED) executed a search warrant in furtherance of a criminal investigation at the Cannabis Cove kiosk located at 5 Dukes Lane in Waikīkī.  State Narcotics Agents also arrested 60-year-old Michael Guenther for one count of Promoting a Detrimental Drug in the second degree. Guenther was booked Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SkC2HY

http://dlvr.it/SkBWXV

http://dlvr.it/SkB29z