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MG Magazine Reports On Luke Scarmazzo: California’s Last Federal Medical Marijuana Prisoner

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A victim of flawed federal law enforcement policy, he remains behind bars in the federal prison at Yazoo City, Mississippi. In 2006, the Drug Enforcement Administration raided Scarmazzo’s Modesto, California, medical marijuana dispensary, California Healthcare Collective, and arrested him and his business partner, Ricardo Montes.

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For The First Time, The NFL Will Not Test Players For Cannabis Use During Offseason

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It is a new era in the NFL—or more specifically, a new collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated last year and that established a new drug policy for the league. . The new policy officially took effect on Monday—yes, 4/20. Cannabis and the NFL. Back in 2004, I retired to smoke weed,” Williams said in 2018.

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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

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A new commission for the United Kingdom (UK), the Hodges Review of UK Public Policy and Regulatory Stewardship of the Legal Cannabis Industry, will analyze its current legal cannabis industry and make recommendations on how to best maximize its growth, consumer satisfaction, and competitive potential on a global scale.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Here’s who’s been appointed and their short bios… The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) was established Monday, July 12. The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Biographies.

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Webinar 9 December: Ethics, Safety, and Abuse in Psychedelic Medicine

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She began researching MDMA in 2004 and has worked on studies of psychedelics and mental health conditions at universities, NIH, and MAPS. She is the director of Drug Education at Students for Sensible Drug Policy and co-founder and director at Sana Healing Collective. Kylea Taylor, M.S.,

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4 ways to make cannabis more environmentally friendly

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Namely, the cannabis industry. Cannabis’ demand for water, land, artificial lighting, and single-use packaging can leave a large environmental footprint if it isn’t done carefully. Cannabis’ demand for water, land, artificial lighting, and single-use packaging can leave a large environmental footprint if it isn’t done carefully.

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10 badass sustainable cannabis flowers, joints, hash, and more

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But cannabis has been our societal solution to anxiety for thousands of years, so why not a climate solution, too? Cannabis has barely begun to impact the agricultural landscape, and it’s not too late to steer this big rock in the sky towards a greener path, without compromising our greens in the process. David Downs/Leafly).

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