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The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. Don’t Take the Bait!

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In addition, ProPublica went to great detail in reporting on how the DEA chose to drop a massive criminal case against Wal Mart over the sale of opioids. In October 2001, the DEA enacted an Interpretive Rule banning hemp seed and oil products containing “any amount” of tetrahydrocannabinol. Weekly in a phone interview.

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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. Marine fog casts a gray haze and fills the air with palpable moisture on the coastal bluff overlooking the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean. They’ll always sell it.

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Grown Rogue Appoints Tom Fortner As Chief Operating Officer

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Tom stayed on as President of Hines Color Division, leading the seven, newly acquired independent color businesses until 2003. He oversaw sales growth from $117MM to $132MM and profit expansion from $21MM to $24MM. I believe my history and skills meld well with where the company is and wants go in the future.”.

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Just desserts: The Cookies and Cakes family genealogy

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The Cookies story spans the recent histories of cannabis, weed law reform, San Francisco, and hip-hop. Now for the headliner: Cookies and Cakes! Why do people wait two hours in line to spend $70 on an eighth-ounce of weed—in the middle of a pandemic? Easy: the Cookies strain of cannabis transcends mere genetics—it’s a lifestyle.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

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They write… As the global COVID-19 pandemic drags on around the world, the damaging effects to mental health are becoming more and more apparent. With a 25% increase in suicide rates in young adults and over 50% of all adults reporting some type of mental health issue (depression, anxiety, stress, etc.), Source: [link].

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California: Which Set of Books?

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of Tax and Fee Administration [“CDTFA”] is the administrative agency for business entities that are subject both to Sales Tax, and to Cannabis Cultivation TAX [“CCT”] and Cannabis Excise Tax [“CET”]. The predecessor to CDTFA, the Board of Equalization [“BOE”] was the agency that administered Sales Tax before CCT and CET.