Canadian CANNAINVESTOR Magazine September 2018 | Page 336

Or is that not enough enforcement?

The United States Administration clamping down further including on travellers.

What if the United States Administration reschedules Cannabis and Canada potentially losing its current position as global leader? We know the FDA is likely to reschedule CBD before long based on the recent GW Pharma FDA approval.

Black Market convenient supply and distribution.

Consumer recreational home grow non-compliance – how to enforce?

Inability to properly brand and market (including advertise).

Politicians and other high-profile individuals and organisations who either out of self-interest or ignorance appear to perpetuate the negative mythos reminiscent of the days of Reefer Madness by using, for example, terms such as “weed”, “pot”, etc.

Could there be an increased risk of adverse compliance and quality control deviations as LPs compete on cost?

The rise of industry lobbying groups and especially those that state that they are in fact not a lobby group (err, what is a group of industry companies and individuals forming an organisation to influence legislation and/or policy and/or industry standards called ….).

Lack of public education, awareness, and education and therefore acceptance.

American paid promoters, influencers, etc, One of which self reported that allegedly they may be sued for USD$500M. One can only assume for allegedly doing harm to the target company and/or its relevant stakeholders.

Canadian paid promoters and influencers too!

Hobbyists on bulletin boards, social media, and platforms such as subreddit that may appear to some to do more harm than good.

Short sellers and other market manipulators.

How will Canada regulate and enforce edibles and beverages? This recent Bloomberg article spells this out with uncanny clarity (Click Here).

-And we can keep going … feel free to add more of your own …

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