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IndustryDevelopments | International & State
MAP LEGEND
High level of medical development/implementation
Medium level of medical development/implementation
Low level of medical development/implementation
Other - federally illegal but unique circumstances
Recreational
Countries included have passed legislation at the federal level
and must fulfill at least one of the following criteria:
* Cultivation, manufacture or sale of medical and/or
recreational cannabis allowed.
* Doctors can prescribe medical cannabis.
* Import and/or export of medical cannabis allowed.
High: Countries at the forefront of the global industry.
Frameworks are established, and adoption is well underway.
Medium: Implementation has begun but is still limited or
restricted; lots of room for the market to develop.
Low: Legislation has been passed, but implementation is very
limited or nonexistent. Decriminalization is not included.
National &
International News
New Attorney General Merrick Garland
Offers MJ Sector Hope at Federal Level
Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's pick for U.S.
attorney general, was confirmed by a 70-30 vote in the U.S.
Senate on March 9. The development was cautiously hailed
by some marijuana advocacy groups.
Garland doesn't appear to have as negative a view
of the cannabis industry as his predecessors, though
questions still remain about how the Biden administration
will approach marijuana. It's unclear, for example, whether
Garland might issue an updated version of the Cole Memo,
which was a guiding Justice Department document for
years under the Obama administration.
Garland said during his confirmation hearings that he
doesn't believe prosecuting marijuana-related offenses
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in states that have legalized MJ is a good " use of limited
resources " by the DOJ. But Garland did make clear he will
continue to pursue some types of enforcement to " be sure
there are no end-runs around the state laws that criminal
enterprises are doing. "
Canada Extends Wage Subsidy
Popular With Cannabis Producers
Canada's government is extending a COVD-19 pandemicrelated
wage-subsidy program that has been tapped by
more than a dozen federally regulated cannabis producers.
The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program,
which subsidizes wages for employers that have lost
revenue because of the coronavirus crisis, was set to expire
March 13. The program has been extended to June 5.

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