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Top NY lawmaker’s PAC has marijuana focus; KY legalization bills; Wells Fargo: Fed cannabis policy hurts workforce; Canadian drug decrim momentum Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Looking for more cannabis news and resources? If you support our reporting with a monthly donation of $25 or more, we’ll give you access to our Cannabis Bill Tracker, exclusive material from our interviews and more. Don’t miss out – join us at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS…

Delta 9 and Delta 8 THC both have similar names and similar structures and are derived from the Sativa cannabis plant family, making them easy to confuse. If you have been researching these cannabinoids, you probably found many products on the market that contain them. As they have become legal on a federal level, their popularity has grown tremendously due to the effects they provide.  However, before you proceed and purchase any product, it is necessary to get more familiar with their origin, the benefits they give, and the differences they have. If this topic interests you, you have come…

Navigate the fast-moving cannabis sector with 420 Investor, a premium service that sends real-time alerts and explanations of the news below and much more. Summary Canadian cannabis sales grew 29% in December, reaching a record $382 Million 420 Investor model portfolios have returned -10.0% to -3.6% year-to-date, while the Global Cannabis Stock Index has lost 11.2% Review Canadian cannabis sales increased 28.5% from a year ago and 8.5% from November during December, reaching $382 million. During the week, I shared these insights with subscribers at 420 Investor: Revisiting MSO Valuations Cannabis Sub-Sector Review – 02/11/22 Model Portfolio Composition 02/11/22 Here are some of…

New York legislative leaders have filed budget proposals that include language to let marijuana businesses take state tax deductions that are available to other industries despite an ongoing federal ban. Both the Assembly and Senate budget measures that are expected to pass in advance of an April 1 deadline seek to carve out an exemption that would enable cannabis businesses to make the deductions as the state prepares to launch its adult-use market. Retailers could start opening as early as this year. This is not an issue that’s unique to New York’s marijuana industry. Medical and adult-use cannabis companies across…

Conservation activist Jeff Miller of the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has a message for the Tulare County Board of Supervisors: the world is round and the Southern Sierra population of yellow-legged frogs needs federal protection. Listing Already a Lock Miller’s message was in response to the supervisors considering a letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service to voice official opposition to including the county’s nearly extinct population of yellow-legged frogs on the list of animals protected under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. The frog’s southern Sierra range, which includes Tulare County, was listed as endangered by the state…

A Rhode Island Senate committee on Tuesday held the first hearing on a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana in the state. But while activists are eager to end cannabis criminalization, the measure faced pushback over a key provision concerning the proposed process for expunging prior convictions. The bill from Sen. Joshua Miller (D), which was unveiled earlier this month, was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee. A companion House version from Rep. Scott Slater (D) has not yet been scheduled for a committee hearing. This development also comes two months after Gov. Dan McKee (D) included a proposal to end cannabis…

United States: TTAB Affirms Unlawful Use Refusal Of “PUREXXXCBD” For Plant Extracts And Supplements Containing CBD 16 February 2022 Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In a mere 5-pages, the Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark PUREXXXCBD for “Plant extracts for pharmaceutical purposes; vitamins; dietary supplements; all of the foregoing containing CBD solely derived from hemp containing no more than .3% THC on a dry weight basis” (Class 5). The Board found that Applicant AgrotecHemp lacked a bona fide intent to use the mark in…

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