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Amazon sued for employment discrimination over Psychedelic Mushrooms

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Last week Amazon was sued over alleged employment law violations. This means they are illegal under federal law and under many state laws, including Michigan. By Jason Shinn on June 6, 2022. Why it Matters: Psilocybin and similar psychedelic compounds are considered Schedule I substances. We’ll see ya at the polls in 2024.

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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

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Such a review is long overdue,” said Jeremy Willcocks, Partner at law firm Arnold & Porter. He graduated from New College, Oxford in 1976 and worked for 28 years in major City of London law firms, latterly as a partner in CMS Cameron McKenna, specialising in product regulation, product liability and class actions.

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UK – BMJ Report: ” Medical cannabis: patients turn to private clinics because of NHS void”

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They have also created registries to collect evidence on outcomes, drug efficacy, and adverse events. A change to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 moved cannabis from a schedule 1 drug (having no unique medical benefit) to schedule 2 (which doctors can prescribe in certain situations).

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Really It’s 2021 – Why Is A Strain Still Called Jack The Ripper? Celebrating Violence Against Women.

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Disciple of people like A/B Hyb, Grimm Brothers or Vic High; he has been growing for more than 30 years, and since then he has collected hundreds of strains. with impressive photography collections and history of his cannabis strains; and since 8 years ago we can follow him and his Weed Nerds in a youtube channel. Unique Strains.

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Extract: The New Highwayman: Enforcement of U.S. Patents on Cannabis Products

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Pure Hemp Collective, Inc., 671 the Supreme Court held that a court will not aid a party who founds his action on acts which are “illegal, criminal, and void … [in] a court whose duty it is to give effect to the law which the party admits he intended to violate.” In 2001 in Formby-Denson v. United Cannabis Corp. 138 (1966) reh.

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Mid-Atlantic States Enact Historic Reforms, But Remain Stalled on Legalization

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. New York Decriminalization Bill Signed Into Law. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law in late July. The law both expunges many past convictions for marijuana possession and reduces penalties in the future. Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100.

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Tax Court in Brief: Lord v. Comm’r—Marijuana and COGS

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Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. For a link to our podcast covering the Tax Court in Brief, download here or check out other episodes of The Freeman Law Project. Key Points of Law. 483 (2001).