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

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The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Background of Study. Purpose of the Study.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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She held multiple positions in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2009 to 2010, including Budget Office Policy Assistant, Director of Scheduling and Deputy Board Liaison. He was Assistant Program Officer for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation from 2005 to 2008, where he was Program Assistant from 2004 to 2005.

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Allen Iverson finally gets his flowers

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Basketball fans will always remember Iverson as the greatest “pound-for-pound” player in NBA history because of his physics-defying dominance over far bigger opponents. By submitting this form, you will be subscribed to news and promotional emails from Leafly and you agree to Leafly’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

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An Epoch of OG: The OG Kush family genealogy

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This August marks 25 years since the duo used that surviving cutting to start writing OG’s chapter in the history books. History made: A small, crowded, 1996 Silverlake, CA OG Kush grow by Josh D. He told us it was around 2004 or 2005, at the height of mania for purple-colored strains. Destroyed the competition’. Guaranteed.

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A Founder Looks at 50: Willie Nelson — America’s Favorite Marijuana Smoker

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This is the eighth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. Pierre, Kris Krane, Willie Nelson, Keith Stroup, and Paul Armentano at 2005 NORML Golf Benefit. Neil Young and Willie Nelson meeting with members of the Senate Agriculture Committee. I think it’s about time for us to go smoke a number.

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

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Congress is The Most Marijuana-Friendly Congress In History. They are paying attention, slowly formulating bits and pieces of vital international, federal, and state public marijuana policy. public school districts conducted random drug testing in at least one of their high schools during the 2004–2005 school year (Ringwalt et al.

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The story of DogDaze, the Chemdog strain that never was

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Chemdog is a legendary strain in the history of cannabis. This rest is weed history. . By submitting this form, you will be subscribed to news and promotional emails from Leafly and you agree to Leafly’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. 5 Cannabis Strains for People Who Love Diesel Terpenes. Who and what is Chemdog?

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