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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. Graphs and charts developed by the U.S.

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

The Cannigma

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. . The figures were based on 7 million urine tests collected between January and December 2000 by Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest diagnostic laboratories in the United States. .

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Dr. Andrew Weil on Cannabis and Integrative Medicine

Project CBD

He is the author of several bestselling books, including Spontaneous Healing (1995), Eating Well for Optimum Health (2000), and Healthy Aging (2007). Dr. Weil: Yes, we train PhD nurses, but we have another program for other, what we call allied health professionals, which is everything from RNs, physical therapists, psychologists.

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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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Article & Program Report: Perfecting Cannabis Policy

Cannabis Law Report

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy continued to place a spotlight on issues of equality, inequality, equity, and inequity with its most recent program, “Pot and Parity.”. The program, held on November 1 as part of BC Law’s alumni weekend, focused on the economic and social impacts of cannabis legalization in Massachusetts.

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This app-guided psychedelic treatment works when antidepressants don’t

The Cannigma

The first randomized trial of ketamine for depression took place in 2000, where researchers found a single dose of ketamine could decrease depressive symptoms in just 72 hours. Once approved, you’ll register and meet with a medical provider who gets to know your medical history, your concerns, and your aims for the program.

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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.