Have you registered yet? Our virtual platform opens this upcoming Wednesday, October 21 for registered attendees to begin planning meetings and sessions to attend - what are you waiting for?!

‘Growth from Home’ will be a two-day virtual experience (October 28 - 29, 2020) for the cannabis industry to learn, connect, and transact.

#GrowthFromHome #Virtual #Cannabis ... See more

USDA Wants To Survey 18,000 Hemp Businesses About How They Grow And Sell The Crop: First the agency must formally request approval to circulate the surveys from the White House.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/usda-wants-to-survey-18000-hemp-businesses-about-how-they-grow-and-sell-the-crop/ ... See more

SCOTUS nominee pressed on cannabis (Newsletter: October 16, 2020)

Polls: AZ legal marijuana leads; CO official touts psychedelic benefits; USDA to survey 18k hemp biz; NZ legal cannabis referendum on Sat.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/scotus-nominee-pressed-on-cannabis-newsletter-october-16-2020/ ... See more

7 Election Day Races The Cannabis Industry is Watching This November 2020
https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/7-united-states-election-day-races-matter-november-3-senate-house-governors/

From governors to U.S. senators and representatives, the Marijuana Policy Project breaks down some of the most important Nov. 3 races.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Marijuana’s Schedule I Status
https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-challenge-to-marijuanas-schedule-i-status

The justices rejected a 2017 lawsuit aimed at overturning the baseless Schedule I classification of cannabis.

Join Me and @PapaShoogies at the everything edibles Event as we discuss a wide range of topics such as getting into the industry and dosing.

Join me and Latham at our Fireside chat 🔥🔥🔥

#Edibles #cannabis #420 #events #Jeffthe420chef @everythingediblesevent @thatshoogiesfeeling ... See more

While the recommendation would simply offer clarification that CBD containing no more than 0.2 percent THC isn’t a controlled substance under international treaties, the U.S. came down against that and several other cannabis-related proposals. It should also be noted that none of WHO’s recommendations would promote the legalization of cannabis in any country.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/u-s-government-supports-removing-marijuana-from-strictest-global-drug-schedule/ ... See more

The U.S. government is backing a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to remove marijuana from the most restrictive global drug scheduling category—though it’s opposing separate cannabis reform proposals, including one to clarify that CBD is not under international control. At a United... ... See more

IMPORTANT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to section 11-160-7, Subchapter 2, Hawaii Administrative Rules, notice is hereby given that the Department of Health (DOH) will conduct a public hearing to receive public oral or written testimony on petitions that propose the following medical conditions to be added to the list of debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the medical use of cannabis:

1. Anxiety
2. Depression
3. Insomnia

HEARING DATE
The public hearing will be held as follows:
Date: October 29, 2020
Time: Starts promptly at 9:00am
Place: This will be a virtual event using Zoom. Please go to https://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabisregistry/ for the link to join and to register. Registration is free and optional and will remain open until the end of the public hearing. If you prefer not to register, the link to join the public hearing will be available one hour prior to the start of the public hearing.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY
All interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity to submit testimony, orally or in writing, on the proposed medical conditions at the time of the public hearing. Persons who are not able to attend the public hearing may submit written testimony to DOH: by mail at 4348 Waialae Avenue, #648, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96816; or by email at medicalcannabis@nulldoh.hawaii.gov. All testimony must be received no later than November 5, 2020, 4:30pm to be considered.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Any person requiring a special accommodation (e.g., assistance of a sign language interpreter) at the public hearing shall file a request with DOH by email at medicalcannabis@nulldoh.hawaii.gov or by calling (808) 733-2164, Tuesdays or Thursdays between 8:00am and 12pm at least ten business days before the public hearing.

VIEWING OF THE PETITIONS
The petitions proposing the new conditions may be viewed:
• On the internet, free of charge, at DOH's web site http://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabisregistry/submenu/petition-process-to-add-new-conditions/
• Via email, free of charge, by making a request to DOH at medicalcannabis@nulldoh.hawaii.gov;
• Via mailed hard copy if a request is made to DOH at medicalcannabis@nulldoh.hawaii.gov and upon payment of required copying and postage fees.

As a reminder, the link to the virtual public hearing will be posted and accessible one hour prior to the scheduled virtual public hearing (10/29/20 at 9:00AM) & available via https://health.hawaii.gov/medicalcannabisregistry. ... See more

The upcoming NCIA Cannabis Business Cyber Summit from Nov. 10-12 has booked two unique keynote speakers: Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Carlos Santana and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang.

These results suggest that use of whole plant MC does not have a widespread impact on cognition in older chronic pain patients. Considering the increasing use of MC in older populations, this study could be a first step towards a better risk–benefit assessment of MC treatment in this population.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dar.13171 ... See more

Introduction and Aims Cannabis exposure is becoming more common in older age but little is known about how it is associated with brain health in this population. This study assesses the relationship...