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Michigan County says no to drug tests for employees suspected to be high on marijuana - Cannabis News
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The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners voted down a proposal to add the word “marijuana” to its drug testing policy, that would have allowed drug testing of employees suspected of being high on the plant, which recently became legal in Michigan.
Can you own a hemp strain? The sticky difference between names and trademarks ~ Cannabis News
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A common misconception about trademarks is that they are “names” that one can own after submitting an application for one.
Marijuana testing for job applicants to end in New York City - Cannabis News
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Many employers in New York City could no longer require job applicants to be tested for marijuana use under legislation approved this week.
Maine on track to launch recreational marijuana market this year, says state’s pot czar - Cannabis News
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Residents can now grow cannabis for recreational use at home, but still have no way to legally buy or sell it.
FDA schedules public hearing on cannabis - Cannabis News
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to hold a public hearing on May 31 in Maryland to explore issues around products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds such as cannabidiol (CBD).
Guam Legalizes Recreational Use of Marijuana - Cannabis News
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The U.S. territory of Guam legalized the adult use of marijuana on Thursday when Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed the contentious recreational cannabis bill into law.
Medical marijuana sales made legal in Georgia but obstacles remain - Cannabis News
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Medical marijuana sales are coming to Georgia eventually, but a bill that lawmakers passed late Tuesday contains substantial hurdles before the state’s 8,400 registered patients can buy the drug.
Managing Medical Marijuana in the Workplace - Cannabis News
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With a majority of states in the country enacting medical marijuana laws, cannabis in the workplace has become a hot button issue for business owners seeking to fashion appropriate workplace regulations for lawful cannabis users.
Legal hemp, pot’s look-alike, creates quandary for police - Cannabis News
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It’s an unanticipated hiccup for the rapidly growing hemp industry, which relies on interstate trucking to transport hemp from farms to processing labs that extract the compound cannabidiol, or CBD, from the raw plant material.
Hemp About To Be Removed From Texas’ Controlled Substances List - Cannabis News
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The state of Texas is taking a big step toward legitimizing the use of CBD oils. It’s removing hemp from the state’s list of controlled substances on April 5.
For Weed Arrests in Baltimore, It’s Catch-and-Release Season - Cannabis News
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Baltimore prosecutors won’t charge people for marijuana possession, but police are still making arrests. Result: a hazy cannabis stalemate.
U.S. Postal Service Issues Advisory On Mailing Hemp-Derived CBD - Cannabis News
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The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) quietly issued an advisory earlier this month clarifying rules around mailing cannabis preparations, saying that “some CBD products derived from industrial hemp can be mailable under specific conditions.”
Delaware doctors could get wider ability to recommend marijuana - Cannabis News
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Doctors would have wider discretion to prescribe marijuana to patients under a proposal before the General Assembly.
The DEA is Searching for Field Test Kits to Differentiate Hemp and Marijuana - Cannabis News
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The distinction has caused confusion for members of law enforcement who encounter shipments of hemp during the performance of their duties.
A Maine school district is coming up with new rules for students who use medical marijuana - Cannabis News
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Following legalization in 2016, and as laws continue to take shape at the state level, the Kittery School Committee will review a new medical marijuana administration policy at its next meeting on Tuesday.
San Francisco Automatically Expunges 8,100 Marijuana Convictions Using Computer Program - Cannabis News
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A novel approach to marijuana expungements has helped San Francisco identify more than 8,100 cannabis convictions dating back to 1975 that will soon be automatically cleared, the district attorney’s office announced on Monday.

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