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The Hot Box: bridging the gap between black business owners and financing

The Cannigma

The Hot Box Pitch Contest is an event at the Black CannaConference that seeks to bridge the gap by making it easier for fledgling business owners to showcase their ideas to high-level financers. It is patently obvious that minorities have a true lack of access to capital. In 2021, over 800 people attended the event.

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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials. In June of this year, one applicant – the Scottsdale Research Institute – filed a petition in the US Court of Appeals to order the DEA to comply with its 2016 policy.

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What Makes CannMed Unique and Why You Don’t Want to Miss It

Medicinal Genomics

CannMed started in 2016, when Medicinal Genomics partnered with Dr. Raphael Mechoulam to host the leading researchers and clinicians in cannabinoid medicine at Boston’s Harvard Medical School. The event received overwhelming praise from attendees, who valued the networking, prospecting, education, and community.

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Patient Drives In Pennsylvania: How Do They Work?

MMJ Recs

Pennsylvania voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2016, and Pennsylvania dispensaries opened for business at the beginning of 2018. Recently, patient drives in Pennsylvania have made MMJ cards accessible to a lot of PA residents. Recently, patient drives in Pennsylvania have made MMJ cards accessible to a lot of PA residents.

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Florida Is a Sunny Place for Shady Medical Marijuana Laws

NewsMunchies

In 2018, I was a Presenter at a Hillsborough County Bar Association event for a group of judges after Florida passed its limited medical marijuana bill. Florida’s medical marijuana law, passed in 2016, allows a qualified physician to authorize medical marijuana for patients for a variety of physical and mental conditions.

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Opinion: Illinois Caregivers Program needs improvement

Illinois News Joint

Cow’s Corner January 2016, Cow became a Product Specialist at the Clinic dispensary. To learn about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. “I had been using it since I was 11 years old and wanted to figure out how to use it in medicinal ways for my condition going forward. For Illinois News Joint reviews, visit here.

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Special Report: Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation – Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana. Despite this expansion military veterans often face greater obstacles to gaining access to medical marijuana than other groups. Many patients with PTSD report having flashbacks or intrusive thoughts which result in involuntarily re-living past traumatic events. May 2, 2019.

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