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Surgeon General’s Advisory Highlights Need for Further Cannabis Regulation, Not Criminalization

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In fact, it is precisely because marijuana use may pose potential risks to certain consumers — for example, adolescents or people with a family history of psychiatric illness — that NORML believes that lawmakers should regulate it accordingly. percent to 12.5

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Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura Starts Cannabis Brand

Canna Law Blog

In the 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election, Ventura made political history as one of the first third-party candidates to win such an important election, beating out career lawyers and politicians. The post Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura Starts Cannabis Brand appeared first on Harris Sliwoski LLP.

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Clark Hill: The European Cannabis Market: Opportunity Knocks

Cannabis Law Report

In this article, we continue our journey reviewing the history of cannabis regulation and proceed to explore the current state of development of the legal cannabis market in Europe, canvassing its decriminalization and regulation as a culmination of a global pattern over the last 20 years. Recreational Use. What Can I Do and Where?

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

and derived products containing cannabinoids are considered novel foods as a history of consumption has not been demonstrated. He has substantial experience of litigation involving Part 8 of the Enterprise Act 2002, having represented parties in the OFT or CMA investigations into the supermarket, ticket reselling and furniture sectors.

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

Cannabis Law Report

From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). After the Mexican Revolution in 1910, there was a fear that the influx of Mexican immigrants would increase recreational use (Green, 2005). Hirilman, G.

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New Frontiers in the Law of Psychedelics

Cannabis Law Report

Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. Published Via JD Supra. The state of the law on psychedelic substances is in flux.

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Mumbai: Australian lobbying to legalise cannabis in India arrested at Mumbai’s Hawaiian Shack restaurant on LSD importation & distribution charges

Cannabis Law Report

Norhani is married to Guwahati -based model Tora Khasgir, who won the Best Asian Model award in 2002. While usage of other forms of the plant are banned, many continue using it on a recreational basis or to de-stress from the hectic modern life.