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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

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The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Background of Study.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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She held multiple positions in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2009 to 2010, including Budget Office Policy Assistant, Director of Scheduling and Deputy Board Liaison. As the Director, he oversaw the implementation of the cultivation licensing, compliance and enforcement programs for medicinal and adult-use cannabis.

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Lighting Up Florida Medical Marijuana People: The Crusaders, Part 7

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Congress is The Most Marijuana-Friendly Congress In History. They are paying attention, slowly formulating bits and pieces of vital international, federal, and state public marijuana policy. has a medical marijuana use program of some kind operating in their home state. . . Think again. 2008), and since 2003, the U.S.

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

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To celebrate this, we invite you to take a trip down memory lane and review highlights from every year of our history. MAPS hired Sylvia Thyssen as our first employee , celebrated the 50th anniversary of LSD , outlined perspectives on drug policy , and worked toward facilitating a pilot study for medical marijuana.

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The Marijuana Conspiracy

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It typically does NOT send users into addiction rehab programs. There was even a time in history for over 200 years when you could pay your taxes in America with hemp. In the mid 1930s, the M-word was created to tarnish the good image and phenomenal history of the hemp plant…as you will read. Realize the history that created it.

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Michael Bloomberg

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Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. Past legislative history : How many marijuana-related bills did this candidate introduce, sponsor or sign? He won reelection in 2005 and again in 2009. What about the War on Drugs?

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