This week: A Senate hearing on cannabis banking legislation; FDA sends Curaleaf a letter alleging that certain CBD products are unapproved and misbranded drugs in violation of the FD&C; While states continue to embrace industrial hemp. Federal The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs conducted a hearing entitled, “Challenges for Cannabis and Banking: Outside …
BY DR LLOYD COVENS Industry Pioneer Harborside Goes Corporate As HBOR The 10-year struggle of Steve DeAngelo (and brother Andrew behind him) to fight asset forfeiture and bad federal tax policy has given way to the California/Oregon operator of 18 licenses (as the largest Calif retailer) joining about 165 other cannabis firms on the Canadian …
The Arizona Department of Health Medical Marijuana Program has just released their annual audit of the program. With more than 193,000 patients in the program, Arizona has the 3rd largest medical program in the country and generated over half a billion dollars in sales. Click here to read the report DHS19-107_Report –ACM Staff
BY DR. LLOYD COVENS Ought to be Against the Law FBI Crime Data of local MJ arrest trends, (above) may reflect the growing acceptance of consumer use through the eyes of law enforcement. The map reporting 2016 data, underscores a commitment to pressing ahead with cannabis-related arrests. Interestingly, Kentucky and Alabama joined other “liberal MJ” …
BY ALLISON STEIN The “Canna-day” that really started more as a “canna-time” has definitely caught on. April 20th AKA “National Weed Day,” “Stoner Christmas,” “Marijuana’s High Holy Holiday,” it’s a day filled with ever-expanding pro-cannabis events from massive festival smoke outs to small house “seshes” with your close circle of friends. It’s the day we …
BY ACM STAFF In a surprise move, the House Democratic Caucus successfully blocked progress on SB1024, a revenue reporting bill sponsored by Lake Havasu Republican, Sen Sonny Borrelli. The bill would require DHS to share dispensary revenue data with the state Dept of Revenue. The bill was created in reaction to a 2018 expose that …
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BY ACM STAFF There’s reason the vaping public selected Select as one of the biggest brands in America: they’re good. The company’s won multiple awards, including Dope Industry Awards’ Best Concentrate Company, according to Leafly. Though Select’s wide variety of CBD products are available nationwide, here in Arizona, thx to their connection to the gargantuan …
Federal Court Affirms AMMA Patients Protected Against Employment Discrimination BY: GARY MICHAEL SMITH, ESQ. Valentine’s Day came early this year and brought with it some AMMA patient-rights love. On February 7th, Judge James Teilborg of Arizona’s Federal District Court ruled on summary judgment that AMMA grants AMMA patients the right to sue their employers, if those employers discriminate …
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News Briefs 2/19/19 BY DR. LLOYD COVENS “THE SHARK” DRIVES NEW CBD LINE Golf champion Greg “The Shark” Norman will partner with Green Growth Brand (GGB Beauty), to market a line of topical and health products aimed “at active adults” using Tilray for CBD sourcing. ABG–Norman’s marketing partner which also works with Shaquille O’Neal and other …
By: Mikel Weiser January’s public hearing for the Dept of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Program felt less like the usual bureaucratic snooze-fest and more like a rollicking action-adventure movie. This was the sixth meeting of the series. By now, Hemp Program Manager Brian McGrew and the various committee members (Dwayne Alford, Co-Chair, Paco Ollerton, Co-chair, Michael Stoltz, Colleen …
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