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FREE WEBINAR: IRS Enforcement of Cannabis Operators is Here – What Do We Do Now?

Register HERE to attend a free panel of experts directing cannabis operators on how to best combat the forces of recent movements from the IRS.

IRS enforcement is increasing and cannabis businesses should be on alert. Cannabis businesses are accounting for and reporting the results of their operations with gross receipts, cost of goods sold (COGS), and other deductions just like other for-profit businesses. However, as long as marijuana remains a schedule I controlled substance under federal law, these businesses must navigate the pitfalls of complex federal and state tax rules.

All gross income must be reported from whatever source it is derived. However, under Section 280E, cannabis businesses cannot deduct rent, wages, and other expenses unless it is for COGS, resulting in a substantially higher tax rate than other companies on their income. This dilemma has been the subject of recent tax court cases and appeals.

Listen as our panel discusses federal and select state tax rules impacting the cannabis industry, recent tax court cases, Section 280E, navigating an audit, and potential criminal exposure.

Key Talking Points

• Understanding IRS examinations, in general, and how to prepare for it
• Specific audit procedures/techniques the IRS is employing when auditing a cannabis operator
• IRS interviews during examination
• Criminal exposure
• Hot issues & areas of concern during an IRS audit (ex issues. 280E, 471(c), ownership)

Panelist Speakers

Ani Galyan

Ani Galyan focuses part of her practice on tax matters for the cannabis industry in California. She is an attorney and certified tax specialist by the State Bar of California.  In addition, Ani is a certified public accountant admitted to practice in California.  She also holds a Masters in Tax Law (LL.M).  Ani focuses her practice in the area of tax law for federal, state and local tax compliance, tax disputes, and tax crimes.

Jonathan Kalinski

Jonathan Kalinski specializes in both civil and criminal tax controversies as well as sensitive tax matters including disclosures of previously undeclared interests in foreign financial accounts and assets and provides tax advice to taxpayers and their advisors throughout the world. He handles both Federal and state tax matters involving individuals, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and trusts and estates. Jonathan Kalinski also previously served as an Attorney-Adviser to the Honorable Juan F. Vasquez of the United States Tax Court.

Hilary Bricken 

Hilary is one of the premier cannabis business and regulatory attorneys in the United States, and is licensed to practice law in California, Washington, and Florida. As chair of Harris Bricken’s Regulated Substances practice group, she helps cannabis companies of all sizes with their cannabis related business and regulatory needs. Hilary was in 2022 named by Chambers as one of only two “Band 1” California cannabis lawyers. Chambers described her as very prominent and at the cutting edge of cannabis. She also has been chosen for the fourth year in a row as a “top rated business and corporate attorney” by Thompson Reuters Superlawyers (2022).

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Marihuana y Seducción: ¿Cuál es la Relación Entre Porro y ‘Levante’? Todos los Misterios Develados

Nota por Hernán Panessi publicada originalmente en El Planteo. Más artículos por El Planteo en High Times en Español.

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“Vamos a fumar un porro ahí”, canta Adrián Dárgelos, líder de Babasónicos, en “Risa”, una oda al coqueteo. ¿Será que el cannabis y el “levante” pueden hacer un buen maridaje? Lo cierto es que el juego de seducción es un proceso complejo y la marihuana, con su diversidad de variedades y pegues, también.

Entonces, ¿fumarse un porrito ayudará a soltarse, a desinhibirse, a dejar de sobrepensar, a tener buenas primeras citas, a potenciar los sentidos, a darle una pitada y “salir a encarar”?

Contenido relacionado: Cómo Manejarte Si Tu Pareja No Usa Marihuana y Tú Sí

“La ansiedad social (y la timidez que provoca) es la emoción más vinculada con las dificultades a la hora de seducir”, dice Martín Rieznik, autor del libro La Ciencia de la Seducción, disertante de TEDx con su charla “Seducir para ser feliz” y responsable de LevantArte, la primera empresa dedicada al estudio y divulgación de conocimiento científico sobre seducción.

Me mata la timidez

En su libro La Ciencia de la Seducción, Rieznik cita a “Comorbidity in Chronic Shyness”, una investigación llevada adelante por T. A. Lorant, L. Henderson y P. G. Zimbardo, de la US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, que asegura que “el 50% de las personas –encuestadas- se describen a sí mismas como tímidas”.

También, cita el estudio “Practice dating as treatment for college dating inhibitions” de los psicólogos Hal Arkowitz, Richard Hinton y William Himadi en el que sostienen que, para los jóvenes, “superar las inhibiciones que les impiden acercarse a las personas que les interesan en términos románticos o sexuales es una de las principales fuentes de preocupación, y no lograrlo puede conducir a problemas como la depresión o a dificultades en el desempeño laboral”.

En una encuesta realizada por el equipo de Arkowitz y sus colegas a 3.800 estudiantes, el 50% de los encuestados demostraron interés por participar en un programa de habilidades sociales y románticas. Y el 30% de ellos afirmaron sentirse de “algo” a “muy ansiosos” en sus citas románticas.

Me gusta verte reír

Ahora bien, ¿cómo impacta la marihuana en la ansiedad social y en la timidez? Y, de paso, ¿cómo afecta a las diferentes etapas en el juego de la seducción?

“Sin dudas, cada momento del juego es diferente. Hace poco hice una encuesta en mi Instagram en la que decían que, por ejemplo, a la hora de una primera cita, la mayoría absoluta prefiere evitar la marihuana. Y a la hora de encarar a desconocidos, también son muchos los que la evitan. Sin embargo, a la hora del sexo, esos números se revierten y la marihuana y la intimidad parecen ser buenos amigos”, asoma Rieznik.

A propósito, la médica ginecóloga y cursante del posgrado de sexología clínica Gabriela Murineddu señala que “los efectos de la marihuana en la respuesta sexual tanto femenina como masculina están directamente relacionadas con la cantidad consumida”.

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En ese sentido, investigaciones científicas como Manual de sexología y terapia sexual de Francisco Cabello o “The andrologist from medicine of reproduction to sexual medicine: the italian experience” de A. Lenzi y EA. Jannini, afirman que el THC en dosis bajas puede tener efectos estimulantes sobre el sexo y mejorar los niveles de ansiedad.

Amplía la Dra. Murineddu: “Aumenta la capacidad de la fantasía, desinhibe, relaja, aumenta el deseo sexual y la habilidad comunicacional con la pareja, favoreciendo la intimidad y la cercanía emocional. Puede aumentar la sensibilidad táctil y auditiva, potenciando los sentidos y favoreciendo el placer sexual, especialmente en las mujeres. Mejora la ansiedad de ejecución, que se divide en varios factores: miedo al fracaso, necesidad de obtención de resultados, altruismo excesivo y autoobservación”.

Sin embargo, con respecto a la relación entre la ansiedad social y la marihuana, la evidencia científica es bastante ambigua.

“Considero que tiene que ver con que a todos nos pega diferente y que depende mucho de la variedad que fumes. Eso no siempre se contempla”, añade Rieznik.

Cannabis y relajación

En el artículo “La relación entre consumo de cannabis y ansiedad social”, del periodista cannábico australiano Steven Voser, se citan estudios que llegan a conclusiones opuestas: algunos relacionan la marihuana con la ansiedad social, otros encuentran una relación inversa.

No obstante, la conclusión que parece ser sólida es que el CBD sí contribuye a disminuir la ansiedad social.

“Te diría que nadie fuma marihuana para sentirse más ansioso, pero estar relajado tampoco te hace mejor seductor, sobre todo en la primera etapa del juego de seducción, que suele requerir tomar acción determinada y más bien enérgica”, explica Rieznik.

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Y, enseguida, se suma Cuchi Laino, onlyfanera y experta en seducción: “¿Sirve el porro para el levante? Y… depende el caso y la persona pero, para mí, es ideal para relajar y llegar sin tantas inhibiciones. Crea el mood perfecto para no sobrepensar tanto y actuar. Yo lo recomiendo al 100%, en todas las etapas de la cita”.

En el estudio de la colombiana Laura Andrea Ramírez Medina, “Representaciones de las experiencias de consumo recreativo de marihuana en adultos usuarios de foros virtuales” de la Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad del Rosario, se concluyó que: “Dentro de las motivaciones para el inicio y mantenimiento del consumo más encontradas en los relatos, se encuentra la búsqueda de sensaciones de relajación y disminución de tensión emocional; lograr sensaciones de bienestar y diversión, así como la potenciación de sensaciones”.

De hecho, en esta investigación, el consumo de marihuana fue catalogado como “un facilitador de relaciones interpersonales, acrecentador de empatía y herramienta que posibilita la comprensión del otro”.

“Puede ayudar en la desinhibición”, insiste Cuchi Laino, “en el efecto que genera en el cuerpo de excitación sexual y relajación, en generar conversaciones fluídas e interesantes o también divertidas para reírse flasheando”. Para Laino, en resumen, tiene “muchos puntos a favor”.

Cuidado con el porro

En su reverso, ¿el consumo persistente o elevado puede traer algunos puntos negativos? La respuesta más corta es “sí”.

Se explaya la Dra. Murineddu: “Los efectos negativos pueden ser la pérdida de conexión con el otro, con disminución del deseo sexual. En los hombres, dificultad para conseguir y mantener la erección y retraso en la eyaculación. Algunas mujeres experimentan disminución de la lubricación vaginal con dolor en las relaciones sexuales (dispareunia) y dificultad para llegar al orgasmo. Hay evidencia en la reducción de los niveles de testosterona, con disminución de la producción y movilidad de espermatozoides”.

Contenido relacionado: Psicodélicos y Fiestas Sexuales: ¿Sí o No?

Al toque, se monta Laino: “Si la persona no está muy acostumbrada a fumar, o tiene problemas de ansiedad y está muy nerviosx por la cita, tal vez la marihuana acentúe ese estado. Se me ocurre que puede ser raro si la otra persona no fuma o si el otro está re en otra, puede perjudicar”.

Las etapas de la seducción

La mayoría de los autores y científicos que investigaron los sinuosos caireles de la seducción coinciden en que tiene tres etapas: “Atracción” (cuando la otra persona llama tu atención), “Conexión” (cuando conectás con esa persona conversando) y, finalmente, “Seducción” (cuando intiman).

Ahí anida la base del especialista Rieznik a la hora de desarrollar sus conversatorios, podcasts y talleres.

“Sería algo así como el inicio, el desarrollo y el final. En general se coincide también en que la energía de la interacción es decreciente: en la etapa de ‘Atracción’ suele ser el pico de energía (pensemos en dos personas que se conocen en un bar o un boliche), en la etapa de ‘Conexión’ disminuye un poco la energía (pensemos en una cita o salida conjunta) y en la etapa de ‘Seducción’ más aún (pensemos en los dos solos conversando en un living)”, desgrana el referente de LevantArte.

¿Fumamos uno?

¿Y qué pasa con el cannabis? “Conociendo las etapas y las respuestas a las encuestas y a las conversaciones con amigues (y mi propia experiencia) pienso que la marihuana puede ser útil en la etapa de ‘Conexión’ y ‘Seducción’ pero no tan buena compañera en la etapa de ‘Atracción’, donde se requieren niveles más altos de energía”, hace close-up Rieznik.

Usualmente, los estudios científicos que existen sobre relaciones interpersonales y cannabis no suele diferenciar entre “sexo y seducción”. De esta manera, suele ensalzarse el hecho de la “conexión”.

Contenido relacionado: Viajar en Pareja: Cómo los Psicodélicos Pueden Fortalecer tu Relación

Rieznik contradice ese aspecto: “Puede ser útil para conectar pero para encarar de cero, para salir ‘de levante’ la mayoría prefiere no fumar mucho”.

Además, siempre está presente el tema de las variedades indicadas. Y, allí, los expertos hablan de la “sativa que activa”.

“Creo que, como todo, la clave está en el equilibrio: una copa de vino seguro que te ayuda a que todo fluya en una cita; y diez copas de vino te tiran la cita a la basura y terminás abrazando al inodoro”, apunta Rieznik.

Y en la ristra de excusas para el levante, también se utiliza a la marihuana como un gancho, para tener una actividad “en común”. ¿Vamos a fumar uno? El cannabis como herramienta de cohesión social, el churro como cita. “Es la excusa perfecta y la he usado más de una vez, así como también la han usado conmigo. Es la típica, jaja”, cierra Laino.

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• Sexo y CBD: Menos Dolor y Más Placer, según Encuesta
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• ¿El Olor a Porro te Droga?

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Psychedelics Advocates Launch Political Action Committee

A group of psychedelics activists has formed a political action committee aimed at lobbying Congress to support research into the therapeutic use of compounds including psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine. The new group, dubbed the Psychedelic Medicine PAC, also plans to encourage lawmakers to ease restrictions on the powerful drugs, which have shown promise as potential treatments for mental health conditions including depression, anxiety and addiction.

“With the growing evidence of therapeutic benefits from psychedelics, we believe it is time for the American people to take action into their own hands by electing leaders that support policies that expand access to these life-changing treatments,” Melissa Lavasani, the president and co-founder of the political action committee, said in a statement.

The Psychedelic Medicine PAC points to the adoption of psilocybin legalization measures by voters in Oregon and Colorado as evidence that such reform is warranted at the federal level. The group’s leaders acknowledge, however, that lingering misconceptions about psychedelics present challenges to progress on the issue.

“We have to convince a historically stubborn audience around psychedelics that it’s not the 1960s,” said Ryan Rodgers, co-founder and executive director of Psychedelic Medicine PAC.

“People aren’t going to stare into the sun for their eyes to blow out. People aren’t going to jump off a building,” he added. “This is about healing trauma. It’s not about recreation.”

Continuing research has shown that psilocybin has the potential to be an effective treatment for several serious mental health conditions, including PTSD, major depressive disorder, anxiety and substance misuse disorders. A study published in 2020 in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Psychiatry found that psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy was a quick-acting and effective treatment for a group of 24 participants with major depressive disorder. And separate research published in 2016 determined that psilocybin treatment produced substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer.

Lavasani has personally experienced the benefits of psychedelics after using the promising drugs to treat post-partum depression and chronic pain. She led a 2020 campaign to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi in Washington, D.C. that was passed with the approval of 76% of the district’s voters. The same year, voters in Oregon voted in favor of a ballot initiative to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the primary psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms.

The leadership of the new PAC believes that before psychedelics can be legalized at the federal level, time must be spent educating members of Congress and the executive branch about the therapeutic potential of the compounds. Last year, the Biden administration announced it was considering forming a task force to study psychedelics in anticipation of possible upcoming approval of psychedelic-assisted therapy by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

“A research approach and a science-drive approach is really the path of least resistance,” Lavasani said. “It’s going to take a little longer — it’s a very slow approach and it’s very methodical what we’re trying to do — but it’s a way to ensure people feel comfortable buying into this issue.”

The Psychedelic Medicine PAC also seeks to form relationships with politicians on both sides of the aisle, noting that cannabis policy reform activists have had some success by forging consensus. But some policies pressed by many cannabis advocates, such as social equity and restorative justice provisions, have failed to gain the support of many lawmakers in the Republican party. 

“We want to ensure that what we’re advocating for doesn’t create an opposition to the issue within the halls of Congress,” Lavasani said. “We’ve seen how some of the strategies employed by the cannabis reform movement have been really divisive and that’s really delayed some of the progress. That’s a real lesson learned.”

One of the lessons learned by psychedelics policy reform activists is not to advocate for decriminalization and legalization until lawmakers have a better understanding of the therapeutic potential of the drugs.

“If their goal is to reschedule or decriminalize, they’re going to have an extremely hard time,” advised Dustin Robinson, founder of Iter Investments, a psychedelics venture capital firm. “But if their goal is to create more policies around what’s happening with psychedelics in the therapeutic space, the federal government appears very open to that.”

In November 2022, two House lawmakers launched the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Clinical Treatments (PACT) Caucus to advocate for research into psychedelic drugs. Additionally, a bipartisan bill from Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and New Jersey Democrat Sen. Cory Booker would create a pathway for psychedelics including psilocybin to be reclassified as Schedule II drugs instead of the more restrictive Schedule I they are currently listed under. But activists caution that the legalization of psychedelics will not happen overnight.

“We’re in the hype phase now,” said Ryan Munevar, campaign director of Decriminalize California, a group advocating for the decriminalization and legalization of entheogenic plants and fungi in the state. “Everything in politics should be taken with a grain of salt. It’s not a system designed to move quickly.”

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Are 504 Private Placement Security Offerings Allowed in Cannabis Businesses?

We’ve written regularly about the plight of cannabis businesses not being able to secure traditional lending (and other financial services) from major, federally regulated institutions. In this post, we dive deeper into a promising federally regulated equity offering as an alternative funding means: Rule 504 under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation D.

Why aren’t banks more involved?

Despite adoption by a growing number of states, marijuana is (still) federally illegal. Federal laws preventing money laundering and other financial crimes create regulatory hurdles so significant for most major banks to service cannabis businesses that it just isn’t worth the compliance burden.

While state-regulated credit unions have stepped up to fill some of the void, institutional lending remains largely unattainable. The remainder of the void is filled by private lenders from the private equity and venture capital crowd and individual investors that require often significant collateral and interest rates that reflect the ongoing marijuana industry risk.

Raising money through private placements

When a cannabis company wants to raise capital through a private placement (sale) of securities, it subjects itself to federal and potentially state securities laws, regardless of whether they are raising through debt, equity, convertible debt, or something more creative like a SAFE (simple agreement for future equity).

What is a security or investment contract? Howey tells us

All private capital raises implicate securities laws. The definition of a security, while complex and fact-specific, in the private capital raise context is most clearly captured by the infamous U.S. Supreme Court case SEC v. Howey Co.

In Howey, the Court held that the catch-all term “investment contract” as used in the Securities Act’s definition of a security includes any contract or scheme where there is: 1) an investment of money; 2) in a common enterprise; 3) with the expectation of profit; 4) to be derived primarily from the efforts of others. Thus, the passive investment of capital into a cannabis business with the expectation of a return based on the success of the cannabis business is a security.

Under the federal securities laws, a company (the “issuer”) may not offer or sell securities unless the offering has been registered with the SEC or an exemption from registration is available. If they can, issuers typically prefer to avoid registration of securities offerings because it’s a lot of work and highly expensive. So, how can a cannabis company offer exempt securities to raise capital?

How does a Rule 504 exempt offering work?

Offerings may be exempt from the SEC’s registration requirements pursuant to Securities Act Section 4(a)(2) or its safe harbor under Regulation D of the Securities Act. Reg D includes Rule 504 that offerors commonly use to use securities without registration. This exemption sits nicely between the traditional Reg A+ public offering and Reg CF crowdfunding offering.

At the risk of oversimplifying, Rule 504 allows for the sale of up to $10MM in securities to non-accredited investors, but the issuer cannot advertise the offering publicly (this is called “general solicitation”). Accredited investors can still be involved and generally do not count against any investor limitations. Accredited investors, generally, have at least $1 million in net worth or income over $200,000 (individually) or $300,000 (with spouse or partner) in each of the prior two years.

For most smaller cannabis companies trying to raise capital, their capital needs are often too small for accredited investors to be interested in or do not have access to accredited investors in the first place. Thus, Rule 504’s allowance for non-accredited investors and its relative simplicity becomes a possible solution. We note here that a Rule 504 offering does not preempt state securities registration requirements as other exemptions do, so state law compliance must be taken into account.

Avoiding bad actor disqualification

Like the other Reg D exemptions, Rule 504 contains a “bad actor” provision, which disallows certain people and issuers from being able to avail themselves of the exemption. So, what is a bad actor and do cannabis companies by virtue of trading in a federally illegal substance qualify as one? The short answer is no.

For the purposes of this post, the bad actor provision in Rule 504 disqualifies any issuer from taking advantage of the exception from having to register securities if its directors, general partners, managers, executive officers, or persons with more than 20% voting power of the offeror have certain criminal convictions.

Relevant criminal convictions

Fortunately, all of the convictions and other disqualifying events as stated by the SEC are focused almost exclusively on securities related offenses. While operating a cannabis business is technical unlawful under the Controlled Substances Act, none of the disqualifying events are characterized by violations of federal law not involving securities. So, while the term “bad actor” may seem like it could prohibit a marijuana company from offering unregistered securities under Rule 504, that is not the case.

Indeed, many cannabis companies raise capital by offering exempted securities under Rule 504 and applicable state exemptions. Its allowance for non-accredited investor participation also makes it uniquely suited to the situation many cannabis businesses find themselves in and their capital needs.

For more information, see:

• Dealing with Cannabis Investors
• Do I Need to File Form D in Cannabis Fundraising? What if I Missed the Deadline?
• Top Cannabis Fintech Companies in Web3
• Cannabis and Web3 Crossover: Tokenization

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Armed Robbery Attempt Fails at East Vancouver Weed Store

One robber got more than he bargained for attempting to rob a cannabis store in Canada. Kingsway Cannabis in East Vancouver, British Columbia posted a 20-second video on Twitter on March 14, showing a failed armed robbery attempt the night before.

CTV Vancouver reports that an armed robbery-gone-wrong was captured on video and shared online. The video shows a man—most likely not experienced in crime—bursting into the store on March 13 shortly after 8 p.m.

The man in the video points what appears to be a gun at a woman behind the counter, who flees. The man attempts to go behind the counter, but is stopped short by a locked half-door blocking his way. 

Then the guy tries to rip out the register, but doesn’t seem to try hard enough, gives up, and then runs out of the store empty-handed. It appears the man wasn’t prepared to break a cash register open.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is investigating the incident. But since a firearm was likely involved, unless it was a replica, police are taking the incident very seriously.

“Whether this was a real gun or a fake gun, we don’t know. That’s something we’re investigating,” said VPD Cst. Tania Visintin. “Nonetheless, this is terrifying for everyone involved. Whether this is a cannabis store or a candy shop, it’s terrifying no matter where it happens.”

Kingsway Cannabis posted the video and also questioned if Health Canada’s requirements are actually helping.

Last night in Vancouver someone attempted to rob our cannabis store.
Maybe it's time for the government to re-think the mandatory window frosting. pic.twitter.com/oeMeKz2Axz

— Kingsway Cannabis (@BCmarijuana) March 14, 2023

Protecting Minors from Seeing Weed or Creating a Hazard?

Because the store’s windows were frosted, the employee who had a gun pointed in her face couldn’t see the suspect approaching. “Maybe it’s time for the government to re-think the mandatory window frosting,” Kingsway Cannabis tweeted.

Health Canada requires that stores prevent minors from viewing cannabis products, i.e. frosted windows, but it’s not good when an intruder is approaching. Health Canada requires that stores ensure no cannabis or accessories are visible from outside the premises in order to protect them from the view of minors. 

The British Columbia government already dropped the frosted window requirement, but Health Canada still requires cannabis stores to have frosted windows in order to stay compliant.

Other stores had the same issue, and they say it’s because the window coverings actually make things more dangerous.

iHeart Radio reports that recently, Nanaimo-based Mood Cannabis was subject to back-to-back robberies, and blamed the visibility clause. 

“I can’t provide a safe environment for my employees because of the regulations (right now),” Kingsway Cannabis owner Chuck Varabioff told iHeart Radio. “I’m going to rally a bunch of the store owners I know in the Lower Mainland and in the Interior because they say ‘You can’t fight the government,’ but we’re going to give it a helluva shot.”

“After the second time he came in we removed the window coverings for our staff and customers,” said Mood Cannabis owner Cory Waldron. A cannabis inspector told him to replace window coverings since cannabis was visible from the street. “This regulation was completely based on stigma and there’s no rationale behind it,” said Waldron. “I don’t see the appeal to our youth by seeing this (bland) packaging.”

Health Canada is currently reviewing if the rules and regulations in place are working, three years after retail sales were authorized in the country. 

The Cannabis Council of Canada is begging to repeal the visibility clause on the basis it makes stores targets for robbers, and it makes stores uninviting as well.

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Best St. Patrick’s Day weekend cannabis strains and edibles 2023

With new Zkittlez, Blue Face, Raw Garden gummies and more.

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