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40 Tons to host Level Up Career Conference

Illinois News Joint

40 Tons is an African-American and woman-owned social impact organization committed to restorative justice and equitable access to career opportunities. The core pillar of the conference is centered on restorative justice, with five key areas of focus: employment, expungement, education, empowerment, and engagement. Jackson, Chicago.

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Pot in the can: Why can’t inmates get medical marijuana?

The Cannigma

A United Kingdom police chief proposed a novel idea this January: Allow drug-dependent inmates access to free cannabis to help them overcome opioid addiction. This creates a situation where state detention facilities — even where cannabis is legal — do not allow inmates access to medical cannabis because it violates federal law.

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Justice Department Urged To Take “Immediate Action” On Marijuana Grow Applications

NORML

… Without access to an expanded range of cannabis products engineered under FDA-approved Good Manufacturing Practices, scientific research cannot hope to keep pace with the ever expanding recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace.” ” The APA represents nearly 120,000 researchers and clinicians. .”

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New Mexico Political Report Outlines Changes In Regulated Cannabis Signed Into Law By Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

Cannabis Law Report

New Mexico is set to see some sweeping changes to its medical cannabis law. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 406 into law which is the first major statutorial change to the Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act since it was enacted in 2007. But, now those definitions are cemented in law. Here’s the detail.

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Compliance Outfit, Simplifya, To Offer Services in New Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

In 1978, New Mexico was the first state to pass a law that allowed medical marijuana use, but patients could only access cannabis through a federally approved research program at the time. Simplifya Self Audit.

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Lanham Act Preemption of State Law Where Cannabis Trademarks Are At Issue

Cannabis Law Report

But what about state or common law rights in trademarks for cannabis products? held that a party’s state and common law trademark did not confer trademark priority in a trademark infringement suit based on the federal Lanham (Trademark) Act. Kiva Brands, Inc. USANA Health Scis., 3d 626, 630 (9 th Cir. USANA Health Scis.,

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Europe’s Leading Psychedelic Conference Returns to Amsterdam In September

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2007 our focus has been on high-quality science”, said Breeksema. And how do we make sure treatments are safe, accessible, and inclusive? But we are talking about vulnerable people receiving very powerful and potentially destabilising experiences. We need to talk about challenges and risks transparently.