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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). Federal laws were limiting, and taxing cannabis became a way of controlling production. Cotton plantation owners promoted cotton products, and society began to look at hemp clothing as inferior (Green, 2005). Purpose of the Study. References.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. Lee served as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Vince Chhabria at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California from 2015 to 2016, Law Clerk for the Honorable Michelle T. Friedland at the U.S.

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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

Such a review is long overdue,” said Jeremy Willcocks, Partner at law firm Arnold & Porter. He graduated from New College, Oxford in 1976 and worked for 28 years in major City of London law firms, latterly as a partner in CMS Cameron McKenna, specialising in product regulation, product liability and class actions.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. 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. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: Heather Allman.

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Justice Thomas and Cannabis Tax – 1 Oct 2021: Standing Akimbo, LLC v. United States

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1 (2005), a case in which the Supreme Court decided 6-3 that prohibiting entirely local (in California) consumption of cannabis for medicinal purposes was a legitimate exercise of Congressional power under the Commerce Clause. Brief for Appellee (Department of Justice) at 13, Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corp.

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

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Freeman Law’s “The Tax Court in Brief” covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose. For a link to our podcast covering the Tax Court in Brief, download here or check out other episodes of The Freeman Law Project. Key Points of Law. 1 (2005); U.S.

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Marketing via Text May Expose Cannabis Companies to Substantial Legal Risks

Greenspoon Marder Cannabis Law Group Blog

accounting, billing, debt-collection, or other financial content” in any way, then it may not fall within the exemption. [3] Additionally, it is unclear what effect the classification of marijuana as an illegal substance under federal law would have on application of the exigent healthcare exception. 109-14, 20, 2005 U.S.C.C.A.N.