By Cole Morgan and Tatev Oganyan You can’t just dump cannabis waste in the trash.  The cannabis waste management industry is facing environmental challenges because of improper waste disposal, failure to recycle, air pollution and emissions of gas or chemicals caused by hazardous materials. To promote public health and safety, cannabis waste haulers must follow […]
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California Agencies Release Proposed Permanent Marijuana Rules
Last Friday, July 13, 2018, all three agencies overseeing California’s implementation of the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (“MAUCRSA“) dropped proposed permanent regulations that will eventually replace the readopted emergency regulations that are active now. For the text of those proposed regulations go here, here, and here. Importantly, these regulations are just proposed; […]
California Bans Hemp-Derived CBD Oil
Despite the fact it has received little media attention, a recent decision from Sacramento bureaucrats has potentially far-reaching implications for the cannabis industry — and for patients who have come to rely on CBD to treat a wide range of ailments. On July 6, the California Department of Public Health issued a memo making it clear that CBD oil […]