Canadian Pediatric Society’s new medical cannabis guidelines • Newsom takes action against “illegal hemp products” • & more …

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This month, a group of doctors and researchers from the Society published a set of recommendations for the use of medical cannabis by kids, following months of assessment of the current research landscape. 

The recommendations include, for example:

“Rigorous research is urgently needed to establish the role of medical cannabis in paediatric conditions for which there is biological plausibility or evidence of efficacy based on adult research. As the evidence-base for medical cannabis grows, clinicians should seek up-to-date evidence on potential safety risks, including drug–drug interactions.”

And, “Given the already widespread use of medical cannabis, unbiased education for clinicians wanting to learn more about how THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids work, along with potential risks and benefits for children and youth, should be developed.”

The article, titled “Medical cannabis for children: Evidence and recommendations,” was published in the journal Paediatrics & Child Health.

On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he had “directed” the Departments of Public Health and Alcoholic Beverage Control to address the “sale and distribution of illegal hemp products.” 

Each department’s “notices come after a number of highly intoxicating hemp beverages have been seen in retail settings across the state,” according to the announcement.

“Today, the state is taking action to protect Californians, especially our kids, as we work to further close loopholes and increase enforcement to prevent children from accessing hemp and cannabis products,” said Newsom.

You can read the public health notice here and the beverage control one here. 

As for “what comes next,” Newsom’s office said his administration is “working with the Legislature to further close loopholes and increase enforcement.”

+ More: As Cannabis Wire reported in February, one bill in play that aims to rein in intoxicating hemp products in the state is AB 2223. Be sure to check out that story for more insight into the complicated conversation around hemp in the state.

After a slow and steady spiral years in the making, MedMen announced that it is “entering bankruptcy proceedings” and that its CFO Amit Pandey and all of the company’s directors have resigned.

Further, its subsidiary MM CAN USA “was placed into receivership in the Los Angeles Superior Court, Santa Monica Division” to “effectuate an orderly dissolution and liquidation of its California based assets.” Further, they note that it is “contemplated” that “ancillary receivership proceedings will be sought in those U.S. states where MM CAN USA, Inc. controls or owns assets.” 

“The difficult decision to shut down operations and commence the Bankruptcy Proceedings and Receivership Proceedings was made after careful consideration of the current financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries, their inability to pay their liabilities as they become due and the anticipated enforcement actions of secured creditors,” the company said in its announcement.