Marijuana Business Magazine April 2019

April 2019 | mjbizdaily.com 23 During his confirmation hearings, Barr—who served as attorney general from 1991 until 1993 and was known for his tough approach to drug offenders—said he would “not go after” state-legal cannabis businesses if confirmed as the head of the Department of Justice. However, Barr admitted he still supports marijuana prohibition at the federal level and called the current legal situation—with states defying the federal illegality of cannabis—“untenable.” Colombia to Ship Medical Cannabis to Canada Ecomedics S.A.S., which operates as Clever Leaves and is backed by U.S.-based investment firm Northern Swan, obtained approval to legally ship cannabis from Colombia to Canada. Health Canada issued six authorizations for Clever Leaves to import dry cannabis flower for scientific purposes. Test results from the shipment were expected in March. “Once we have the analytical results, we would be able to show the world that it’s possible to grow top- quality cannabis in Colombia, certified by an external Canadian laboratory,” Andres Fajardo, CEO of Clever Leaves, told Marijuana Business Daily. © 2019 Marijuana Business Daily, a division of Anne Holland Ventures ; this information is current as of March 14, 2019.