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7 Facts That Paint a Pretty Picture of Americans’ Attitudes Toward Cannabis

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In 1988, only 24% of Americans supported federal cannabis legalization. Hailed by many and opposed by plenty, the subject of marijuana legalization is a controversial one, to say the least. citizens are keener than ever for a fully legal market to blossom in the near future. states and Washington, D.C.,

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Canada: The Constitutional Right to Marijuana in Canada: R v Parker

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R v Parker , [2000] OJ No 2787 (ONCA) at para 106. A decade after this shift in 2000, it was no longer career ending to admit that one had inhaled. Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products.

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Impacts of Cannabis Legalization in Colorado Highlighted in State’s Biennial Report

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As a guinea pig for adult-use cannabis legalization, Colorado is often a target for prohibitionists trying to magnify what they consider shortcomings of the first state-legal market. After Colorado voters passed a ballot measure to fully legalize cannabis in the 2012 general election, possession and cultivation became legal on Dec.

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California Wildfires Leave Cannabis Growers Quaking in their Boots

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Cannabis cultivators in California, where legal cannabis sales reached $2.2 Since the year 2000, the largest wildfires of all time have torn through “The Golden State”. Since 2000, as much as 1.59% of the total land of California has been destroyed by flames. Of the state’s 40 million residents, some 2.7 million acres (1.8

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European Food Safety Authority Reports Says Eating Hemp Foods May Elevate Ingested THC Levels

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The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has looked at THC levels in 12 different categories of hemp foods, including hemp oil, breads and teas. The January report from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) looked at THC levels in 12 different categories of hemp foods, including hemp oil, breads and teas. EFSA Journal.

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21 Governors Call For Congress To Pass The SAFE Banking Act

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A bipartisan group of twenty-one state governors sent a letter to congressional leaders on Monday urging lawmakers to support a bill that would allow legal cannabis businesses to have access to traditional banking services. Cash only businesses pose a significant public safety risk to customers and employees,” the governors continued.

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

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Their statements relied on data accrued starting in 2000; when the average dry-weight percentage of THC was <5%. While industry and marijuana advocates enthusiastically champion the plant’s safety based on the NASEM report’s research based on THC <5%; but contemporary plants sold and consumed typically exceed 20% THC.

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