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Oakland (City) officially decriminalizes plant based psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

RESOLVED, That the Oakland City Council directs the City Administrator to instruct the City’s state and federal lobbyists to work in support of decriminalizing all Entheogenic Plants and plant-based compounds that are listed on the Federal Controlled Substances Schedule 1; AND BE IT FURTHER. MEDIA REPORTS. PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.

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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

Freedom Leaf

In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. I joined the drug policy reform movement in 1993 specifically with the goal of legalizing psychedelics, so I was glad to hear from Matthews. In October, the board certified the language.

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Freedom Leaf’s Diversity in Cannabis Impact List

Freedom Leaf

I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. ” QUEEN ADESUYI.

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Women Paved the Way for Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Movement, and Here’s How They Did It

SpeedWeed

Women-focused educational platforms like Chicks vs. Estigma and Mujer Cannábica are helping in this respect, as is Mexican television show Tiempo de Cannabis , hosted by intrepid drug policy expert Zara Snapp. Riojas says that Sánchez Cordero framed the jay, which now hangs in the minister’s office.).

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The LGBTQ Leaders in Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

We put out requests on social media and reached out to Public Relations professionals to see who identified with the community and consented to be included. Seattle resident JJ McKay is the founder/ publisher of The Fresh Toast , one of the largest media content consumer-facing cannabis media companies in the US and Canada.

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4 ways to make cannabis more environmentally friendly

SpeedWeed

Collect rainwater to water the plants. Let us know in the comments or on social media @Leafly on IG and Twitter. She is an avid supporter of cannabis decriminalization and enjoys writing about the social impact of cannabis. Use all-natural fertilizer. Use aquifers to source pure water. De-emphasize the use of plastics.

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Finnish Cannabis Association Collecting Signatures To Get Referendum On Cannabis Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Newsweed report… While cannabis is not really a political issue in Finland, a citizens’ initiative has taken up the subject and proposes to decriminalize cannabis in Finland . “ The referendum must collect 50,000 signatures for the project to be debated in Parliament, and collected half of it at the time of writing.