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Study: Marijuana Use Trends In The United States

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The study, authored by William Mitchell, Roma Bhatia, and Nazlee Zebardast, used data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018. . In 2005, 61.5 percent in 2005, and the highest was 62.7 percent described having used cannabis in the last year in 2005.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). Cotton plantation owners promoted cotton products, and society began to look at hemp clothing as inferior (Green, 2005). Theme 3 involved access to capital. American slaves and sharecroppers cultivated and tended to cannabis farms.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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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. Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

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Now, he is the Vice-Chair of Indiana NORML — an organization who is currently focused on changing cannabis laws for the access to Medical Cannabis as therapeutic treatment in Indiana. Providing patients safe access to therapeutic marijuana/cannabis. Straw is a retired USAF Critical Care Air Transport nurse who has served in combat.

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Portrait of the Artist, RIP Alan Sayers

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The last twelve years of my life have been very interesting and creative — monetarily challenging but creative,” Sayers said in a 2018 interview with Access Television (featured above). . One of those spaces was the Herb Museum, as part of the broader collection of artifacts curated by resolute activist David Malmo-Levine. “I

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An Epoch of OG: The OG Kush family genealogy

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The strain’s reputation brought big names looking for access to Del Rosso and his circle of friends. He told us it was around 2004 or 2005, at the height of mania for purple-colored strains. Down in Los Angeles in 2005, Del Rosso got a call from his mother. Diablo OG from IC Collective, and three others. Josh D in 1998.

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

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The nation collectively hopes that marijuana is indeed concurrently or subsequently re/de-scheduled out of the research-prohibitive Schedule 1 category into the Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 category. .” A vision to make medical marijuana available, accessible, and more affordable to all those in need within Florida.