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Cannabis Retail Regulatory Environment: Six Jurisdictions

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“The following report attempts to detail the regulatory environment for cannabis retail operations for the recreational market under six jurisdictions in the United States and internationally.  All material is factual and current to the date of this publication but should not be relied upon as legal advice.  Few codes for retail sales of marijuana have been written, especially in the United States, and all carry explicit disclaimers that regulators may amend laws in the future.  Investors and prospective retailers should look to the original source documents listed at the end of this report for the most recent established code.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/public/files/Report-CannabisRetailRegEvrn.pdf

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Marijuana Sector Update – May 20th 2014

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“Publicly-traded marijuana stocks continued their selloff last week as sentiment drains from highs earlier in the year. Nearly every issue posted losses last week as investors realize valuations may have gotten ahead of earnings prospects. Losses to share prices do seem to have slowed compared to prior weeks when fear over SEC trading halts raised bigger questions.  We are slowly becoming more optimistic on publicly-traded companies with prices coming closer to levels that could make for better long-term investments. The industry is progressing across the United States and internationally and many of these companies have solid long-term futures.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/market-commentary/35316/Marijuana-Sector-Update–May-20th-2014/

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Colorado: State Approves Up To $10 Million For Cannabis Research

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“Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesdayapproved legislation to fund observational and clinical research assessing the safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabis.  The measure earmarks up to $10 million within the state’s medical marijuana program fund to be utilized specifically to “gather objective scientific research regarding the efficacy of administering marijuana and its component parts as part of medical treatment.” The law also establishes a ‘scientific advisory council,’ which may include expert participants from around the nation, to evaluate research proposals and make recommendations in regards to funding requests.”

http://norml.org/news/2014/05/22/colorado-state-approves-up-to-10-million-for-cannabis-research

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Feds May Cut Off Water For Legal Marijuana Crops

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“Some cannabis growers may soon find themselves with a lot less irrigation water if the U.S. government decides to block the use of federal water for state-legal marijuana cultivation.  The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees management of federal water resources, ‘is evaluating how the Controlled Substances Act applies [to] water being used to facilitate marijuana-related activities,’ said the bureau.   Local water districts in Washington state and Colorado, where recreational marijuana is now legal, contract with federal water projects for supplies. Officials from some of those water districts said they assume the feds are going to turn off the spigots for marijuana growers.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/19/federal-water-marijuana_n_5335219.html

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A Few Years Ago, A Mexican Drug Lord’s House Got Raided…

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“A cash pile this size is approximately $200 million.”

http://www.viralnova.com/mexican-drug-lord-house/

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The DOJ’s “Operation Choke Point” Has Driven 30 Industries To Bitcoin

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“The DOJ is targeting 30 high-risk industries, as labeled by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2011.  BitPay has proven to be an incredible ally to the porn industry and has led Bitcoin’s charge into the high chargeback industry.  Porn.com and now Verotel both accept Bitcoin using bitpay; both are able to charge lower fees without the risk of chargeback.  OKCupid has been using Bitcoin for over a year now… Almost as long as the DOJ has been unintentionally pushing these industries towards Bitcoin.  Every industry in the world can benefit from Bitcoin Blockchain technology; it’s just that these 30 have been given a forceful push by the government.”

http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/dojs-operation-choke-point-driven-30-industries-bitcoin/2014/05/01

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Wendy McElroy: First They Came For The Porn Stars…

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“The Department of Justice (DOJ) program is called Operation Choke Point. The choke point is America’s payment infrastructure through which an estimated $5 trillion in consumer purchases flow each year; more than eight million merchants use it to process credit and debit card payments. The DOJ is targeting banks and payment companies, such as PayPal, with a tsunami of subpoenas and other expensive legal demands. The demands go away if the institutions refuse to do business with people whose activities are deemed ‘objectionable’ although they are legal. The DOJ is imposing its own moral criteria on who can participate in the market place.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/35306/Wendy-McElroy-First-They-Came-For-The-Porn-Stars/

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May 2014 High Alert Trends & Sector Report

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“Welcome to the May 2014 High Alert Trends & Sector Report, expanding on dominant social themes that spell opportunity for investors. In this issue… Cybersecurity Trend: A Growing Calibration of Military Opportunities; Gold Trend: The Business Cycle Has Not Been Suspended;  Organic Trend: More Competition, More Healthy Offerings;  Our monthly ‘silly’ trend focuses on alternative marriage; Cannabis Trend: End of Prohibition Is Not Just for Cannabis Anymore.”

http://www.thedailybell.com/trends-and-sector-reports/article/?id=35294&seourl=As-World-Moves-Toward-Ending-Drug-Prohibition-Vida-Cannabis-Is-at-the-Leading-Edge

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Federal Lawsuit Questions if Washington State Can Tax Marijuana

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“The case arises from the state’s attempt to collect sales taxes from a medical marijuana dispensary. But lawyer Douglas Hiatt said it could throw a wrench in Washington’s plans for collecting taxes on recreational marijuana, too.  The author of Washington’s recreational pot law, Alison Holcomb, disagreed.  Hiatt is representing the dispensary’s operator, Martin Nickerson, who is simultaneously being prosecuted criminally for marijuana distribution and targeted by the state Department of Revenue for not collecting and remitting taxes on the pot he was allegedly distributing. Nickerson can’t pay the tax without incriminating himself in the criminal case, Hiatt argued.”

http://www.boston.com/health/2014/05/09/federal-lawsuit-questions-washington-can-tax-marijuana/dzQBlomNIGBLMZlYQ7KSfO/story.html

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The Cannabis Conspiracy?

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“It suited Modern Internationalism to put people in jail for using drugs. But that was in the 20th century. In the 21st century, it suits our leaders to legalize drugs and then build a UN-oriented globalist infrastructure to ‘cure’ addicts.  It is always in the service of globalism. Policies, moral pronouncements – war itself – these are nothing but tools intended to create specific outcomes.  Ultimately, we are seeing further justifications for a new kind of directed history.  It starts with cannabis, but perhaps it doesn’t end there …”

http://www.thedailybell.com/news-analysis/35283/The-Cannabis-Conspiracy/

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