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Executive Spotlight: George Jage

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George Jage is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Jage Media and Jage Media’s national, cannabis CPG Trade Show MJ Unpacked. Jage Media also operates MJ Brand Insights, providing sharp, substantive, and reliable industry intel for cannabis brands and retailers. Company: Jage Media Inc. dba MJ Unpacked. at the time.

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It’s Underage Drinking That Impairs Brain Development, Not Cannabis Use

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Prohibitionists and fear-mongering media outlets often try to discourage popular support for cannabis reform by claiming that underage cannabis use can cause brain damage. In 2012, a team of Duke University researchers released a study suggesting that people who used cannabis as teens had lower IQs than those who did not.

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

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From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). The global implications classify cannabis as the new colonization.

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Revolution Enterprises Appoints Tony Hunter (former CEO Tribune Publishing) and Jim Oliff (former Vice Chairman and Board Member of CME Group) to Board of Directors

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“They bring Revolution a multitude of leadership experience, from publishing and digital media to global level financial services and capital markets. He has a proven history of strategic planning, regulatory technology, and financial technology, and is skilled in risk management, foreign exchange, options, and derivatives.

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Vertical Wellness Announces Merger with CanaFarma Hemp Products Corp.

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Kathy will enter the Licensing Hall of Fame this year as the youngest inductee in history. Kathy graces the cover of Forbes Magazine twice (2012, 2016). For media inquiries, please contact: Richard Laermer, RLM PR. Furniture Today names Kathy one of the most influential leaders in the furniture industry. Vertical@rlmpr.com.

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Growing Pains Pt. 2 Adult-Use Marijauna in Illinois: A Case Study for Market and Policy Patterns

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In the first days of 2020, many Illinoisans took to social media to express their alarm. Especially when you compare Governor Pritzker’s position to Governor John Hickenlooper’s in 2012 when Colorado legalized. Ultimately, if we don’t learn from history, we’re doomed to repeat it. Illinois Recreational Model.

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These 3 Stories Show How Cannabis Can be Bad for You Due to Unjust Laws

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Radha Stirling, Mr. Clark’s attorney, was quoted telling media sources, ” The UAE’s arbitrary enforcement of laws and lack of predictable legal outcomes means that Peter potentially faces years in prison for legally smoking marijuana. Now Mr. Clark is facing three years in prison. This needs to end everywhere.

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