Cannabis Law Journal
December 2016 Edition
Cannabis Law Journal: Editorial
30 November 2016 Thankyou for taking time to drop into Cannabis Law Journal to read some of the most active legal minds in the cannabis industry and their thoughts on the latest developments at a national and state level in the USA as well our writers from Australia,...
USA: Contract Law is the Linchpin for a Safe, Reliable and Profitable Cannabis Industry
Authored By: Anne van Leynseele NWMJ Law PLLCFounding Attorney | 119 1st Ave. South, Suite 420 | Seattle, WA 98104 | Office: (206) 355-5527 Contract Law is the Linchpin for a Safe, Reliable and Profitable Cannabis Industry By Anne van Leynseele Make no...
Canada: Treating Violence and Abuse with Cannabis: Canada’s New PTSD Study
Authored By: Julie Godard Writer, Editor, Information Architect, & Web Content Writer juliekgodard@gmail.com Treating Violence and Abuse with Cannabis: Canada’s New PTSD Study It’s clear that cannabis has been helping many people lately – it’s become a major...
Oregon: Cannabis Testing as Envisioned by the Keystone Kops
Authored By: William Stewart Half Baked Labs Portland OR Cannabis Testing as envisioned by the Keystone Kops The state of Oregon, an epicenter of craft food, beer, wine, and distilling, is doing its best to resist market leadership in the arena of cannabis. The...
Nevada: Recreational Marijuana From Initiative to Action
Authored By: Phillip A. Silvestri, Esq. Senior Counsel Phillip.Silvestri@gmlaw.com and Neal Gidvani Senior Counsel neal.gidvani@gmlaw.com Nevada Recreational Marijuana: From Initiative to Action Nevada bucked its conservative roots in passing Question 2 on...
Colorado: Initiative 300 – Denver Tackles Social Cannabis Use
Authored By: Nate Reed, Esq. CMRE GreenLight Group Initiative 300: Denver Tackles Social Cannabis Use The November 2016 election results in the United States have brought about sweeping changes to the legal marijuana landscape, both at the state and local level....
Costa Rica: Update On The Medical Cannabis Bill #19256
Authored By: Tim Morales Cannabis Industry Association Costa Rica https://www.facebook.com/ciacostarica Costa Rica Update on the Medical Cannabis Bill #19256 The remaining senator that had filed a number of “motions to stop” the Medical Cannabis bill has taken back...
USA / Pennsylvania: Will Hospitals and Teaching Institutions Take the Plunge Into Medical Cannabis?
Authored By: David Kotler, Esq. Will Hospitals and Teaching Institutions Take the Plunge Into Medical Cannabis? In 2011 the California Medical Association, which represents over 40,000 doctors in that state, became the first doctors’ group to call for the full...
Costa Rica: Costa Rica’s Medical Cannabis Bill Update October 1st, 2016
Authored By: Tim Morales Cannabis Industry Association Costa Rica https://www.facebook.com/ciacostarica Costa Rica’s Medical Cannabis Bill Update October 1st, 2016 In August 2014, Senator, Dr. Marvin Atencio D, introduced the Medical Cannabis bill 19256 in Costa...
Canada: Health Canada’s New Access To Cannabis For Medical Purposes Regulations 101: A Guide For Patients
Authored By Hugo Alves Mike Lickver Vladimir Klacar and ….Nic Nevins Bennett Jones LLP HEALTH CANADA’S NEW Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations 101: A GUIDE FOR PATIENTS On August 24, 2016, in response to Justice Phelan’s judgment in the case of...
Australia: Global Media Ignoring New Australia Laws As Big Pharma Begins Moving in
“They might learn looking at the Australian Government websites, that even medical Cannabis laws are getting tougher in Australia by the week, while the headlines read “Australia Legalises Cannabis”
Jamaica: Status Report On Jamaica’s Proposed Dangerous Drugs (Cannabis Licensing) Interim Regulations 2016
Authored by: Barry Gainsburg PA Providing legal counsel to the cannabis & securities industries "That holy sacriment it truly change my views, from the very first draw inspiration a ooze the marijuana plant aint jus any other plant, make mi forget all my cants and...
USA: The Legalized Cannabis Industry and the Current Political Environment – Will It Grow?
“Marijuana is now legal on the entire Pacific Coast, due to legalization ballot passing on Election Day in California. Success of the measure in California opens up legal marijuana in the largest market in the country. This is only the beginning though; cannabis will continue to grow in our country.”
USA – States: High Times For Lawyers: Cannabis Law and the Rules of Professional Conduct
Rules & ethics and the approaches of different states countrywide for attorneys choosing to specialize in cannabis law.
Colorado: Denver’s Businesses: Allowing Indoor Cannabis Consumption
“Ordinance 300 passed by the narrowest of margins, 53 to 47 percent. The Ordinance sought to create a four-year pilot program to allow regular businesses to apply for a license to allow for cannabis consumption inside their establishment.”