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Opinion – Comments On Policy: Advocacy, Action and Influence – “Budget Applauded”

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Ottawa, ON, April 7, 2022 – As the national representative of licensed producers and processors of cannabis, the Cannabis Council of Canada applauds Budget 2022’s announcements on changes to the Cannabis Taxation Framework and General Administration under the Excise Act, 2001 and on Engaging the Cannabis Sector.

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UK : We The Undersigned & Seed Our Future Issue Joint Communique On UK Govt & “Continued Inclusion of Cannabis Within MoDA 1971 and MDR 2001.”

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The release entitled Counter Evidence Report for the Claims used by the UK Government to Justify the Continued Inclusion of… Read More.

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Medical Cannabis is Legalized in the U.K., but Suffers from Access Issues

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legalized medical marijuana on November 1 st of last year – roughly 18 years after one of its closest Commonwealth allies, Canada, set up its own medical cannabis program in 2001. WeedAdvisor’s Commitment to International Advocacy. . Considerably late to the party, the U.K.

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5 Psychedelics Friendly Countries | Cannabis Culture

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In 2001, all drugs were decriminalized in Portugal. These developments came after yearlong campaigns by advocacy groups and publicly traded companies who worked with the health ministry to encourage better access to psilocybin and other hallucinogens. This is why LSD and psilocybin are openly used in the country.

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Press Release: Terrapin calls on the cannabis industry to lead an anti-racist movement

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Each year since 2001, the United States has averaged more than 600,000 marijuana arrests , with Black individuals being roughly four times more likely than their white counterparts to be arrested for possession.

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DOJ Report: The Cannabis Effect on Crime: Time-Series Analysis of Crime in Colorado and Washington State

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As Garland ( 2001 Garland, D. ( 2001 ). Advocacy groups, both for and against marijuana legalization might also contribute to this problem. Tell your children: The truth about marijuana, mental illness, and violence. The culture of control. Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press.

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Article: The narco-terrorist Taliban

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The announcement of the interim government’s composition then dashed any remaining (naive) hope that this Taliban regime would be different from the one the United States and its allies ousted in 2001. Beyond the cabinet including a who’s who of international terrorism, narcotics kingpins occupy senior positions.

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