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The History of RSO: One Man’s Journey Changed Everything

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In 2003, he heard the three words nobody ever wants to hear: “You have cancer.” Instead, he wanted everyone to have access to it. Even in conservative Texas, patients can now access RSO legally through the Compassionate Use Program. ” Specifically, he was diagnosed with basal cell carcinomaskin cancer.

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Understanding Medical Marijuana Laws in California

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Legal Framework for Medical Marijuana in California California’s legal history towards establishing a comprehensive legal framework for medical marijuana began in 1996 with the passing of Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act. They are also protected from discrimination in employment, housing, and other areas.

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Searching for the origin of Blue Dream marijuana strain

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It’s one day post-Memorial Day 2021, so “hot vax Summer” has officially begun, and I’m smoking Blue Dream in the city that launched the globally renowned cultivar in 2003. It shows up around 2003. In 2018, it made history in the U.S. Few places on Earth have a cannabis culture as deep and influential.

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How cannabis vaporizers are continuing to evolve

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In Histories , Greek writer Herodotus recounted the details of a ritual the ancient Scythians of Central Asia performed, who lived around 600 BCE – 400 CE: Hemp seeds and plants were put on red-hot stones and people engulfed themselves in the resulting vapor. . The history of vaporizers. The rest is still history in the making. “For

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

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To celebrate this, we invite you to take a trip down memory lane and review highlights from every year of our history. For over three decades, we’ve been working to achieve mass mental health throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Rick Doblin founded MAPS as an official 501(c)(3) non-profit research organization on April 8, 1986.

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What I learned sitting courtside at the NBA Finals of weed

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My behind-the-scenes access came with great responsibility and, ultimately, a hard reckoning with my own limitations. After initially agreeing to serve as a judge in this year’s contest, I reluctantly bowed out midway through the process. Because rating weed in this annual competition is more serious and demanding than you can imagine.

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Why You Should Be Keeping a Cannabis Journal

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Pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident in 2003, a friend and medical student he was traveling with performed CPR until a medivac helicopter arrived, giving him another chance at life. Jassey shared a version of the questionnaire used for chronic pain patients, which contains nearly two dozen questions about their history with pain.