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Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura Starts Cannabis Brand

Canna Law Blog

One could say that no other Governor serving during the late ’90’s or early 2000’s had quite the extensive background in variously different forms of popular entertainment as Ventura, with the exception of a certain former bodybuilder from Austria and “Governor-nator” from California.

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What is the Nevada Dispensary Association?

Connor & Connor PLLC

The Nevada Dispensary Association (“NDA”), a non-profit trade association, was formed in 2014 with a mission to develop and promote best practices in Nevada’s medical marijuana industry. Medical marijuana use was legalized in Nevada in 2000, but no mechanism for legal sales of marijuana existed at that time.

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

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He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Healing (1995), Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000), and Healthy Aging (2007). NM: Please tell us about the history of cannabis use in folk medicine. Dr. Weil: Cannabis has a long history of use in folk medicine throughout the world. Dr. Weil: In most U.S.

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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”

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Despite its cultivation as a source of food, fiber and medicine, and its global status as the most frequently used illicit drug, plants in the genus Cannabis currently experience an inconclusive taxonomic organization and evolutionary history. 2010) History of Taxonomy – Lecture from Dept. Subspecies and Cultivars.

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Article & Program Report: Perfecting Cannabis Policy

Cannabis Law Report

Martin began with a brief history of cannabis policy in Massachusetts. A key component of the equity mandate is the “empowerment application,” which gives applicants from under-resourced communities preferential treatment when applying for a license to open a dispensary.

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The Evolution of Cannabis Products

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Cannabis has a complicated history in the United States. however, and the evolution of the cannabis industry has an interesting history spanning thousands of years and dozens of countries. however, and the evolution of the cannabis industry has an interesting history spanning thousands of years and dozens of countries.

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At 80, David Crosby recalls his greatest weed moments

SpeedWeed

And now—in an exclusive interview with the podcast Great Moments in Weed History — he’s finally weighing in on the positive role cannabis has played in his life, his work, and his recovery from drug abuse. Speaking on the eve of his 80 th birthday, on August 14, Crosby pushed back against the idea that he’s a music legend and cannabis icon.