LEGALISATION OF CANNABIS-ASSOCIATED BEAUTY PRODUCTS ADVANCES UNEVENLY WORLDWIDE
May 1st, 2019
THE LEGALISATION nationwide of recreational cannabis in Canada last October (2018) was a groundbreaking move – a first for a major western country – and from this coming October 17, at the latest, one that may have significant implications for the beauty business.
That is the deadline that the Canadian government has set itself to legalise the use of cannabis in topical products – including personal care lines – along with cannabis edibles and extracts. The Canadian government would use secondary powers under the Cannabis Act to legalise topicals, which ...
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