CCMA Greenbrief October 12: Northern CA Gears Up For Annual Harvest Amid Industry Changes…Feds Approve Expanded Medicinal Cannabis Research…Old Cannabis Convictions Wanting To Be Thrown Out By Several States…

CCMA Political  greenBrief Friday, October 12, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Northern California Cannabis Cultivators Such As David Ortega, Left, And Jorgio Gonzalez Gear Up For Harvesting Season Amid Cannabis Economy Changes   “The creation of these equity programs is the beginning of acknowledging the greater issue of the ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 11: CA Regulators Plan On Continuing Provisional Licenses…U.S. Sees First Canadian Cannabis Import…Feds Pull Back On Canadian Cannabis Worker Border Policy…

CCMA Political  greenBrief Thursday, October 11, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Women-Run California Cannabis Company Yummi Karma, LLC Plans To Take Cannabis Advocacy To The Federal Level “It’s going to change the global debate on drug policy. There’s no other country immediately considering legalizing the nonmedical use ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 10: CA Scientists Begin Building “Weed Biofactories”…Trump Administration Taking Public Comments On Cannabis…Law Enforcement To Target “Wandering Weed” In CA…

CCMA Political greenBrief Wednesday, October 10, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Governor Jerry Brown Signs Bill That Prohibits The Sale Of CBD Cocktails “By any rational assessment, cannabis prohibition is a disproportionate public policy response to behavior that is, at worst, a public health concern. But it should not be a criminal ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 9: San Diego Cracks Down on Illicit Cannabis Couriers… Texas Considers Reducing Cannabis Crime Penalties… Will Walmart Canada Sell Cannabis?…

CCMA Political  greenBrief Tuesday, October 9, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Like California, Texas Governor Greg Abbott Wants To Reduce The Penalties Of Cannabis Possession “In the fast-evolving cannabis sector, dynamics can change quickly. The most recent example is beverage companies taking stakes in cannabis companies. While that ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 8: The Fight Against The CA Illicit Market Results In 52 Arrests…States Fearing “De Facto Legalization”…The CBD Market Is Stuck Between The FDA & The DEA…

CCMA Political greenBrief Monday, October 8, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra Continues To Campaign For The Fight Against The Illicit Market    “This year’s results put an exclamation point behind California’s multi-agency illegal cannabis campaign, holding accountable individuals who damage our public ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 5: US Attorney Says Colorado Regs Too Loose… CA Insurance Commissioner Approves Cannabis Business Owners Policy… Corona Beer Maker Has Already Made $1B On Cannabis Investment…

CCMA Political greenBrief Friday, October 5, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Rob Sands, CEO Of Constellation Brands, Believes That Cannabis Will Soon Be Decriminalized In The U.S.   “THC-containing cannabis, that’s going to be some time off, but I would say that the political front is developing very quickly there. In the ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 4: Gov Brown’s Veto of MMJ Donation Bill Prompts Outcry…Canada Gears Up For Oct 17 Legalization…San Francisco Launches Cannabis Oversight Committee…

CCMA Political greenBrief Thursday, October 4, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org When Canada Legalizes Marijuana On Oct. 17, It Will Join Uruguay As The Only Countries To Allow Recreational Cannabis Nationwide “There’s definitely the concern of what’s going to happen over the next few years with cannabis here in California. If you look ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 3: Gov Brown Vetoes Compassionate Care Legislation… Federal Lawmakers Push DEA To Use Domestic Cannabis Supplies For Research… Courts Ruling in Favor of MMJ Patients in the Workplace…

CCMA Political greenBrief Wednesday, October 3, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Colorado Rep. Michael Bennet Wants To Make Sure The Federal Government’s Drug Policy Committee Sheds Positive Light On The Growing Cannabis Market   “In Colorado, we’ve made a deliberate effort to ensure fact-based data informs our ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 2: BCC Revokes PharmLabs’ Temp License… Cannabis Testing Expected to Hit $1.5B Globally By 2026… MedMen Enters AZ Market…

CCMA Political greenBrief Tuesday, October 2, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Loudpack Farms Is Teaming Up With Small California Cultivators, Such As Hannah Whyte of Emerald Queen Farms  “Right now we test our product at three points in the manufacturing process and label for potency. The product then goes into quarantine for a certificate ...
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CCMA Greenbrief October 1: Gov. Brown Blocks MMJ On School Campuses…DEA Classifies Epidiolex as Sched V…CA Becomes 1st State to Allow MMJ For Pets…

CCMA Political greenBrief Monday, October 1, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Has Declined to State that Federal Cannabis Reform “Well, the marijuana initiatives have received bipartisan support on the floor of the House. I don’t know where the president is on any of this. So any decision about how we go forward ...
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