Cannabis Industry Journal
Cheba Hut ‘Toasted’ Subs Partners with Last Prisoner Project to Help Those Affected by Cannabis Prohibition
The Last Prisoner Project uses legal advocacy, public education, and legislative action to work toward one mission: freeing every single person still incarcerated for non-violent cannabis crimes. With over 75 Cheba Hut locations nationwide, the brand is partnering with LPP to make sure this mission stays in motion.
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CSQ Launches Compliance Toolkit for Colorado Operators Following the Certification’s Approval to Audit CO’s Safe Harbor Hemp Products
CSQ’s accredited certification program, along with its Certification Body, ASI are both now approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) for Safe Harbor Hemp manufacturers for cGMP certification, per Colorado’s revised statutes that took effect July 1st.
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Don’t Reinvent The Wheel: A Tour of ASTM Standards for Cannabis and Hemp – Part 2
In our previous article, we delved into the foundational ASTM International standards that are shaping the cannabis and hemp industries. We explored the first true universal symbol for cannabis, water activity controls, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) standards. As we continue this journey, we turn our attention to four additional ASTM International…
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S3 Collective and MCSA File Public Comment Response to Proposed Cannabis Rescheduling
This official response to Docket No. 2024-11137 highlights the unique role that experienced technical organizations play in supporting federal policy, particularly where state entities are constrained by federal legality.
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Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: A Tour of ASTM Standards for Cannabis – Part 1
In the realm of consumer safety, minimum standards form a critical safety net that allows businesses and regulators alike with necessary guidelines. In this series of articles, we will explore specific ASTM International standards that have already been developed and published by its Committee on Cannabis.
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Canna Law Blog
MLK Day 2025: Cannabis and Civil Rights
It’s MLK Day once again. I’ve been writing an MLK Day post on this blog for eight consecutive years. The theme of my posts is that cannabis is a civil rights issue, and that Dr. King would have advocated for ending prohibition based on that fact. Each year, I have demonstrated with facts (upon facts
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Thoughts on the Terrible Pageant of Marijuana Rescheduling
It’s been a wild week in the rulemaking around marijuana rescheduling, to say the least. I’ve started writing about it a couple of times, only to be whipsawed by filings, rulings, prominent hot takes, prominent rebuttals, and more. All while trying to do my real job here at the firm. Below are my thoughts on
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Global Cannabis Spotlight: The Czech Republic’s Psychomodulatory Substances Law
Last year, I attended an Expert Seminar in Amsterdam on Cannabis Regulation, EU Drug Law, Trade Rules, and the UN Drug Control Treaties. A central topic focused on advancing full cannabis legalization while complying with EU law and international Drug Treaties. During the discussion, Czechia presented its three-pillar approach to cannabis regulation: (1) decriminalization (in
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What to Expect for Global Cannabis Law Reform in 2025
As the U.S. cannabis community awaits the resumption of the DEA’s administrative law hearing on rescheduling marijuana later this month, this blog will take a glimpse at the ever-dynamic global landscape of cannabis policy. While some countries may expand, retract, or maintain the progress seen in 2024, much attention will focus on the key developments
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Cannabis Code Enforcement Fines Must be Remedial, Not Punitive, Federal Court of Appeal Holds
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal has reinstated a civil rights lawsuit against Humboldt County, California, that challenges the county’s practices in imposing punitive daily fines. It is the first time a federal appellate court has weighed in on local government’s enforcement of code violations involving cannabis farms. The Court of Appeal decision The decision,
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Medical Marijuana 411
The Hemp Hotel: A Groundbreaking Stay in Cape Town
Welcome to 84 Harrington, home to the world’s tallest hemp building and a beacon of sustainability, design, and innovation in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Medical Cannabis For Diabetes
Diabetes elevates blood sugar and can result in fatigue, increased hunger and thirst, irritability and frequent urination. Learn how medical marijuana can help treat Diabetes.
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Patient Story – Victoria Zavala with Systemic Lupus and Degenerative Disc Disease
Learn how Victoria Zavala helps treat her systemic Lupus and degenerative disc disease with medical marijuana.
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William “Bill” Britt Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana 411 https://medicalmarijuana411.com interviews William Bill Britt who suffers from polio and epilepsy. Due to his conditions, Bill suffers from: pain, depression, nausea and insomnia. Bill talks about the effects of cannabis (marijuana) with asthma.
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Cornell University study shows a decline in prescription medicines in US states with legal adult-use cannabis
A Cornell University research program, reviewing Medicaid patient data over the past decade in 10 states and Washington DC where recreational marijuana has been legalized, has found that drug prescriptions for anxiety, sleep, pain and seizures have fallen as a result of cannabis legalization, going beyond the findings of similar studies about the impact of cannabis on prescription medicine usage.
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