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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). American slaves and sharecroppers cultivated and tended to cannabis farms. Cotton plantation owners promoted cotton products, and society began to look at hemp clothing as inferior (Green, 2005). Purpose of the Study. References. Baradaran, M.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. Eidson was the Assistant Director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division. Administration Division – Melissa Eidson.

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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

Cannabis Law Report

With five guiding objectives, the commission will reportedly consider the UK’s cannabis industry’s entire supply chain from cultivation, research and development to product development and manufacturing and sales.

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iAnthus Announces Closing of Recapitalization Transaction, $25 Million Additional Financing and Other Corporate Updates

Cannabis Law Report

Pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Arrangement, the Secured Lenders have the right to nominate three directors to the Board and the Consenting Unsecured Debentureholders have the right to collectively appoint three directors to the Board, which rights continue in accordance with the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement described below.

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Tax Court in Brief: Lord v. Comm’r—Marijuana and COGS

Cannabis Law Report

Lord owned interests in a limited liability company and an S corporation, both of which were formed in the State of Colorado and both of which were licensed by that state to cultivate, process, and distribute medical marijuana. 1 (2005); U.S. Assistance Collective Corp. CHAMP , 128 T.C. at 180-181; see also Gonzales v.

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An Epoch of OG: The OG Kush family genealogy

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B-Real’s partner Kenji Fujishima has been the lead cultivator (a master of cuts) for the team for years. As B-Real got his foot in the door in cultivation and finally got the OG, he knew it was the real deal. He told us it was around 2004 or 2005, at the height of mania for purple-colored strains. Courtesy Josh D). Jimi Devine.

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

Cannabis Law Report

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. .” Wondering about the imaginary line — who cares? Prevalence of Random Student Drug Testing in the US— what’s next?