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Behind the Buds: Examining Job Conditions in the Cannabis Cultivation Industry

Veriheal

cannabis cultivation industry. This marked a somber milestone: the first known asthma-related death in the nation’s cannabis production sector. Here’s what happened and what it could mean for the future of cannabis cultivation safety. McMurrey began working at a cannabis facility in Massachusetts.

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The History of Cannabis and Skateboarding

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Cannabis and skateboarding aren’t a new phenomenon – in fact, cannabis culture and skate culture have been intertwined for decades. While this cultural affiliation gave birth to the well-known stereotype of the “stoner skateboarder,” that negative association has ebbed with the proliferation of cannabis acceptance throughout the US.

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New York City: Municipal Legislation Enacted Prohibiting Drug Testing for Cannabis as a Condition of Employment, Probation

NORML

City lawmakers have successfully passed a pair of municipal bills limiting situations where those seeking employment or on probation may be drug tested for past cannabis exposure. There is no reason to treat cannabis consumers as second class citizens. There is no reason to treat cannabis consumers as second class citizens.

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New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Dispensary License

Canna Law Blog

The creation of New York’s conditional adult-use retail dispensary license has made headlines. The promulgation of conditional adult-use retail dispensary rules and regulations are a clear indicator that all of the other adult-use rules and regulations are coming soon. But enough of about the big picture.

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The history and science of psychedelics: from acid and shrooms to ketamine and salvia

The Cannigma

And while most psychedelics are currently illegal in the United States and around the world, researchers are exploring their use in medicine to treat conditions such as depression, PTSD, addiction, anxiety, OCD, migraines, end of life acceptance of mortality, and eating disorders. Now, psychedelic research is booming. Classical psychedelics

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HB2911, which includes several cannabis provisions, passes House

Illinois News Joint

HB2911 deals with the Illinois Act on the Aging and the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program but also contains several unrelated cannabis provisions from Senate Amendment 004. Lightford , provides several provisions from other stalled bills that medical cannabis activist have been persistently advocating for nearly four years. Kimberly A.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

NM: As someone who has been researching cannabis for decades, how do you feel about the current legalization situation worldwide and in Japan, in particular? Dr. Andrew Weil: I think the trend very clearly is that in most developed countries, cannabis is being made legal first for medical uses and then also for recreational uses.

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