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California cannabis tax program helps communities recover from the war on drugs

Cannabis Law Report

CN) — A program outlined in Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana use in 2016 in California, is to give back to those harmed by the War on Drugs. The CalCRG program uses a cannabis excise and cultivation tax to give out $35.5 Courthouse News. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN)

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LIFE FOR POT: Why Relief Is Needed For Incarcerated Cannabis Offenders

NORML

Those draconian sentences were handed down in the year 2000 by the District Court of the Northern District of Florida. Since those harsh sentences were handed down, 33 states have legalized the sale of cannabis in some form and 11 states and the District of Columbia have legalized it’s adult-use.

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Session on Conceptual Draft Rules about the Social Equity in Cannabis Program – March 23 at 1:00 p.m.

Cannabis Law Report

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) is hosting a Listen and Learn session about conceptual draft rules on the Social Equity in Cannabis Program. Dial: +564-999-2000. The session is designed to get public and licensee feedback on rule concepts before the agency moves toward a rule proposal.

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Washington LCB Releases Disproportionately Impacted Area Map for Social Equity Licensees

Canna Law Blog

Yesterday, January 13, 2023, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“LCB”) released an interactive mapping tool for determining whether people meet have lived in Disproportionately Impacted Areas (“DIA”)–one of three eligibility criteria for the forthcoming Social Equity in Cannabis (“SEIC”) program licensing.

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Dispensaries in Arkansas

PrestoDoctor

Once you’ve received your medical marijuana card from a licensed doctor , you may visit and purchase cannabis from licensed dispensaries. McConnell Ave, Fayetteville Purspirit Cannabis Co. 35) 3700 I40 Frontage Road East, West Memphis Delta Cannabis Co. McConnell Ave, Fayetteville Purspirit Cannabis Co.

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In legal weed states, employees are failing drug tests at record pace

The Cannigma

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. In states with only medical programs or where marijuana is not legal at all, positive test rates also rose, but by roughly half that amount. . positivity rate in 2020.

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Nevada Rules That the Schedule I Classification of Cannabis Is Unconstitutional

Veriheal

Despite cannabis remaining a Schedule I classification according to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), meaning that it has no medicinal value, over 30 states in the United States have legalized it for its medicinal use. The war on drugs facilitated by the federal government has been an utter failure. Why the Change Now?