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Kathryn Venezia: Gonzalez v. Raich 545 U.S. 1 (2005)

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Gonzalez v. Raich 545 U.S. Kathryn Venezia. Opinion by Chief Justice Stevens. Issue Presented: Does Congress’ authority to regulate interstate commerce extend to the regulation of in-state use and production of medical cannabis? Unfortunately, SCOTUS did not agree.

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Jason Straw: Medical Cannabis Policy, ISNA 2020 Conference

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In Indianapolis on January 29, a quiet, eager audience of nurses give their rapt attention to Jason Straw as he takes center stage at the 2020 ISNA Policy Conference. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. ISNA 2020 POLICY CONFERENCE AGENDA, Jason Straw- Cannabis Policy. PURPOSE : .

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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. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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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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MSNBC Report: Thomas Pronouncement On Cannabis Not Necessarily About Cannabis Per Se

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This has been his established marijuana position since 2005 — he was just pointing out on Monday how much more unconstitutional he believes the situation is now. The whole statement is a strong argument, to be sure, but it’s not new from Thomas.

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DLG Learning Center: Half In, Half Out – Standing Akimbo, LLC v. United States, 594 U.S. (2021)

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In 2005, SCOTUS held that Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce authorized it “to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana” in Gonzales v. 1, 5 (2005). But because of a public-policy provision in the Tax Code, companies that deal in controlled substances prohibited by federal law are treated differently.

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Statements by Justice Clarence Thomas Are Not an Endorsement of Marijuana

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Justice Thomas said the Supreme Court’s ruling in 2005 upholding federal laws making marijuana possession illegal may now be out of date. Federal policies of the past 16 years have greatly undermined its reasoning,” he said. Raich , on the grounds that allowing local use would undermine a “comprehensive” federal regime.