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Special Report: Current Issues in Marijuana Regulation – Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana

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Veterans Struggle to Gain Access to Medical Marijuana. Thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have enacted medical marijuana programs. Despite this expansion military veterans often face greater obstacles to gaining access to medical marijuana than other groups. United States v. 2004), United States v.

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Legendary Cannabis Advocate Eddy Lepp Passes Away 1952-2021

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Lepp was one of the industry’s greatest advocates, leaving his mark as one of many who suffered in prison as a result of trying to cultivate medical cannabis and help patients get access. If the federal government has a problem with California law, then they should be having the state of California in court, not me.

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Election Brings Big Wins for Cannabis Legalization

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Across these states, in different parts of the US, the message was clear: people recognize the benefits of legalization and want access to cannabis in their communities. Medicinal cannabis was already approved in Montana in 2004. Regulations vary, so check your state laws relating to medical marijuana before you apply. .

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Legalizing Marijuana Leads To Fewer Illegal Grow Sites In National Forests, Study Finds

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Researchers with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service used existing data on the number of illegal grow sites reported between 2004 and 2016 in 111 national forests. A separate recent study found that cannabis cultivation on federal lands specifically in the Pacific Northwest declined after legalization.

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Article – Faegre Baker Daniels: Key Considerations for U.K. Investment in the Legal Cannabis Industry Abroad

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According to the English cases of R v Loizou [2004], R v Geary [2010] and GH [2015] , property must be “criminal property” at the time the alleged criminal activity was undertaken. Moreover, the SOCPA exception indicates that U.K. legislation has been narrowed to avoid unintended consequences. Timing of the Investment. In the U.S.,

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Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid.

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The ruling invalidated a California labor regulation that requires growers to grant union organizers seeking to represent their workers property access, and declared it an unconstitutional taking of the grower’s property in violation of the 5 th and 14 th Amendments. NLRB , 354 F.3d 3d 870 (D.C. Robins , 447 U.S. Robins , 447 U.S.

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Lighting Up Florida Medical Marijuana People: The Crusaders, Part 7

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” CannaMD , outlining marijuana laws from state to state , explains that “This question comes down to federal versus state law.” has a medical marijuana use program of some kind operating in their home state. . . What might be next in the future of the state medical marijuana program?