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23 Years of Americans for Safe Access

Americans for Safe Access

This year marks 23 years since Americans for Safe Access (ASA) first opened its doors, driven by a personal mission and a collective vision to improve lives through medical cannabis.

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Beware, Bad Boy Bloomberg, No Fan Of Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Bloomberg served three terms as mayor of New York City, beginning in 2002. From 2002 to 2012, the NYPD made about 440,000 arrests for cannabis possession alone, collectively spending about one million hours processing those cases, according to a report from the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA).

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Australian General Election, Legalise Cannabis Party Candidates Profiles: Michelle Stanvic ACT

Cannabis Law Report

I am the founder of the ECS Wellness Collective. We have forwarded all candidates in the party exactly the same questionnaire with a number of questions that will give readers and voters an opportunity to learn a bit more about their candidates, who are in the main, standing for the Australian Senate. Michelle Stanvic. Michelle Stanvic.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The collection of data for the final study was through focused interviews with a snowball sample of eight participants who have experienced trying to enter the cannabis industry in Western City, California. Robinson’s (1983) theory of racial capitalism served as the theoretical foundation for this study. References. Baradaran, M.

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All Cannabis Use Is Political

The Cannigma

Collectively, they paint a picture of a nation ready to adopt the federal changes needed for medical cannabis to reach its potential. Her personal experience with the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, combined with her background in political organizing, led her to establish ASA in 2002.

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SOCAL: Santee is the latest city in San Diego County to permit cannabis businesses including sale of marijuana within its borders

Cannabis Law Report

Jim Bartel, a former Santee City Councilman from 1980 to 2002, and a consultant for some cannabis businesses, said at the recent Santee meeting there have been no law enforcement problems associated with the approximately 40 dispensaries that have been approved in San Diego County.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Collectively, private investors have poured billions of dollars into these companies, with more money coming from non-profit organizations. 2002) (same; religious group in New Mexico granted exemption for ayahuasca). Some of the most promising substances, and the law applicable to each, are outlined below: Psilocybin.

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