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Cannabis Freedom Alliance Publish Their Inaugural Monthly Newsletter

Cannabis Law Report

The Cannabis Freedom Alliance (CFA) will take this opportunity to provide you each month with relevant news, policy, and legislative updates on how CFA and its members are marching towards the goal of ending cannabis prohibition. A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that states have collected $7.9

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1 Kilogram of Cannabis Was the (Ultimate) Price of This Singaporean Man’s Life

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The family is looking for a lawyer who will defend his innocence,” said a senior founding member at Singapore’s Transformative Justice Collective, Kokila Annamalai. Last year, an intellectually impaired Malaysian man named Nagaenthran Dharmalingam paid the ultimate penalty after being caught with three tablespoons of heroin in 2009.

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US to ban Backwoods, Swishers and other flavored blunt wraps

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Criminalization of menthol cigarettes “really scares me,” Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, told reporter Marc Gunther. “It A collection of flavored tobacco cigar leaf ‘blunt wraps’ (via International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020). View David Downs’s articles.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. 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.

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Report: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City -“Is the Colorado Marijuana Industry Showing Signs of Maturation?”

Cannabis Law Report

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S. Tax Collections in the Marijuana Industry. xxix Tax collections through September were 11.3 Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Article : Maine – Opportunities for Marijuana Establishments to Access Financial Services: Recent Advancements at the State and Federal Level

Cannabis Law Report

In her labor and employment practice, Hannah counsels employers on achieving and maintaining compliance with federal and state employment laws, the development of personnel policies, and employment contracts. She received the 2009 Edward S. More Information At.

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Marijuana & Pregnancy: Top Studies

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As mentioned earlier, there is a longstanding cultural belief that abstinence is the best policy, and both medical and legal attitudes have long been shaped accordingly. The rationale for such policies is, in part, that prenatal cannabis exposure causes persistent deleterious effects, especially on cognitive functioning.