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Marijuana Legalization in NY & Driving: Response to NYS Association of Police Chiefs from Roc NORML

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. % Change ( +/-) from previous year. 2 years before medical legalization, the largest number of vehicle-related fatalities in the last 17 years. 1 year prior to legalization. Sales began January 1.

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This Week On The Karma Koala Podcast (49) The Honorable Robert J. Torres, Jr. Supreme Court Justice Guam, Marlo Nicole, Arundati Dandapani & George Smitherman of the Cannabis Council of Canada

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CRIC represents the highest standards, ethics and best practices; provides effective promotion and advocacy of the industry; serves as a source of information and thought leadership; and is a forum for collective industry action. born and raised on the Pacific Island of Guam, was sworn in as Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam in 2004.

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

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He has been an approved Bar Advocacy Trainer for 10 years and was appointed as counsel at the United Nations (ICTR) in 2005 and Queen’s Counsel in 2010. He advises NTS (‘National Trading Standards’), the CTSI (‘Chartered Trading Standards Institute’), the Bar Council and the Law Society on consumer law matters. Notable cases.

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Fourteen Years Later, Wanda James Sustains Simply Pure’s Mission

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Wanda James’ entrance into the cannabis industry occurred in 2004, when she and Durrah relocated to Colorado. James Continues Advocacy, Social Justice Work In the political realm, James has been involved in the management of two congressional campaigns, including that of Representative Jared Polis, who now serves as Colorado Governor.

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First ethics at MAPS in question and now Australia’s Mind Medicine look to have some serious integrity issues too

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military officers at the National Defense University in Washington DC from 2004 till 2010. He is an outspoken commentator on Climate Change and Security using community advocacy to raise awareness of the potential costs of inaction.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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Community-driven regulation was a frequent frame across the study period, acknowledging the role of grassroots activism in the legislation process and recognising medicinal cannabis advocacy as part of a social movement. In the aftermath of this flurry of activity there has been widespread confusion and scepticism among doctors.

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Vermont’s Cannabis Board Rejects Proposed 15% THC Cap on Cannabis

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The state’s leading physician advocacy group, the Vermont Medical Society , initially issued the rejected recommendations to the Cannabis Control Board. Medical cannabis was legalized 14 years prior in 2004. However, qualifying patients were forced to wait until 2013 to access the state’s licensed dispensaries for their medicine.

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