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CAN: Worker strike in British Columbia a "worry" for cannabis industry

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BC’s Cannabis Industry due to the impact of strike and what it can mean for the availability of the product. Aaron McArthur reports, industry experts say they are feeling the effects of the 2022 strike and more action will already cause thin margins. Read more in Yahoo! …

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Local startup expands to 32,000-square-foot cannabis processing facility

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Founded in 2018 by six Greek graduates as a CBD company, NOWAVE’s products can be found in 90 percent of New York state’s legal cannabis dispensaries.

“We started with a 300-square-foot space behind a retail store — actually a vape shop,” recalls founder Brian Lane. “((We) started perfecting our gummies, sending them out to vape shops all over the country. The next thing you know, we found ourselves making quite a few gummies. We were self-taught in all of our product types, and now we’ve grown from that 300 square foot space to where we are right now.”

Approximately 100 people work at the Chili facility, producing hemp and CBD products and processing cannabis into edibles, vaping products, and even carbonated beverages containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

NOWAVE manufactures products for brands including Off Hours, Eaton Botanicals and Weed Water. The company also makes some of the only vegan gummies on the market.

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South Dakota Medical Marijuana Advocates Alarmed After Lawmakers Give Prohibitionists A Platform

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“There’s a shock wave going through our community right now with guest speakers, most of them from out of state.”

By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight

Representatives of South Dakota’s medical marijuana companies said they were concerned Wednesday after the state board that oversees the industry spent a day-long meeting listening to guest speakers who warned about health and other risks.

Emmett Reistroffer, of Genesis Farms in Sioux Falls, spoke during the public comment session at the end of the meeting.

“My phone has been blowing up with text messages,” she said. “There’s a shock wave going through our community right now with guest speakers, most of them from out of state.”

Reistroffer also said he fears the commission is participating in a coordinated effort to limit or repeal the state’s medical marijuana program, which was approved by voters in 2020 and implemented by the state in 2022. Currently 16,477 sick cards have been issued in the state.

Reistroffer’s comments were cut short by the chairwoman of the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee, Rep. Josephine Garcia, R-Watertown.

“There was no intention at all to make the agenda of this meeting, other than to continue what was not done when this program was first opened,” said Garcia. “That was my only intention here. If you’re implying that I, as chair, said something or orchestrated something, I didn’t do that. It’s public awareness. This is a public safety issue.”

The panel of speakers included medical professionals and retired officials from other states who shared concerns about overprescription, youth access, mental health impacts and the mix between medical and recreational use.

Ed Moses, a retired Missouri law enforcement officer, spoke about the various dangers of marijuana. He believed medical marijuana to be a “Trojan horse” for recreational marijuana.

“Marijuana can change who we are and our values,” he told the committee.

Karen Randall, an emergency medicine physician in Colorado, said she sees both adults and children entering the emergency room due to marijuana-related incidents. He told a story about a kid who, without any identification, popped a marijuana candy product in the back of a dispensary and ended up in the emergency room.

Randall said Colorado has become overloaded with various marijuana products, and it’s now the drug of choice for kids there.

“They don’t drink, they don’t smoke like they used to; they use marijuana,” he said.

University of Oklahoma Professor John Duncan, who works in the School of Medicine, recommended to the committee that medical marijuana be treated in the same way as traditional medicine, including the prescribed dosage. He also said that the commission should pay attention to synthetic forms of marijuana that come with many other side effects.

Colorado addiction psychiatrist Libby Stuyt told the commission that medical marijuana is not the solution to traumatic stress disorder that medical marijuana advocates claim. He said patients prescribed medical marijuana for mental health disorders often confuse the feeling of withdrawal with needing more medicine — blurring treatment and addiction.

Wednesday’s lineup also included Sioux Falls Superintendent James Nold. He said marijuana has become a problem in schools, with students getting the product through adults.

Jeremiah Murphy, who lobbies for the medical marijuana industry, told commissioners during the public comment period that they should be proud of the state’s program.

“If you think about what you’ve heard today, they hardly hit the South Dakota program,” he said. “They showed us real, significant problems in Oklahoma.”

Reistroffer said the medical marijuana industry is taking heat for locals “smoke shops” that sell illegal products, including those derived from hemp but chemically modified ingredients. According to him, they are the ones selling high-dose “sweets” and products that attract children.

“We’re not, we’re still painting with their brush,” he said.

The committee made no formal recommendations and did not vote at the meeting. of the committee the members They are appointed by the Board of Directors of the Parliament. Membership includes legislative and non-legislative, state law requires membership in the medical, counseling, law enforcement and patient communities.

This story was first published by the South Dakota Searchlight.

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Morocco: Cannabis-based medicine gets exported

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Morocco’s legal cannabis industry has reached a new stage in its development with the first international sale of a cannabis-based drug. Beldiya Plus°, developed by the Moroccan CANNAFLEX laboratory with local cannabis, was ordered and delivered to a patient in South Africa on October 17.

The company announced the sale in a statement published on October 20, calling it a historic milestone for Morocco’s legal cannabis industry on the international market. The export was made through a strategic partnership with South African pharmaceutical manufacturer DRA Pharmaceuticals, which specializes in pharmaceutical fulfillment and quality.

“Our advanced pharmaceutical laboratories and expertise are essential to ensure that Beldiya Plus° meets the most stringent international standards. This partnership with CANNAFLEX revolutionizes access to medical cannabis by providing patients with safe, reliable and evidence-based therapies,” said Chris Hutton, CEO of DRA Pharmaceuticals.

The partnership highlights how Moroccan producers are complying with international regulations to access foreign markets. Industry observers see this as a critical validation of Morocco’s ability to deliver research-backed medical cannabis products beyond its borders.

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