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

NORML

In August 2016, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced in the US Federal Register that the agency was “adopting a new policy that is designed to increase the number of entities registered under the Controlled Substances Act to grow (manufacture) marijuana to supply legitimate researchers in the United States.”

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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

A new commission for the United Kingdom (UK), the Hodges Review of UK Public Policy and Regulatory Stewardship of the Legal Cannabis Industry, will analyze its current legal cannabis industry and make recommendations on how to best maximize its growth, consumer satisfaction, and competitive potential on a global scale.

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Courts Deny Naturalization Petitions Due to Marijuana

Canna Law Blog

We often write of the pernicious effects of the War on Drugs in the criminal law context as well as its harmful impacts on the hemp and (state) legal marijuana industries. In 2007, she become a LPR, more commonly known as a green card holder. The State of Washington began its path to marijuana legalization in 2012. Citizenship.

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Women Paved the Way for Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Movement, and Here’s How They Did It

SpeedWeed

In the midst of this panorama, Mexico seemed to hover on the brink of its legalization age (the march took place nearly a month before senators asked for yet another delay to the cannabis regulation process.) In 2006, Mercado became the first Mexican presidential candidate to include cannabis legalization in a campaign platform.

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NORML Formally Responds to DEA’s Proposed Changes to Marijuana Cultivation Rules

NORML

Under existing regulations, the agency only licenses one facility — the University of Mississippi — to cultivate cannabis for use in FDA-approved clinical trials. In 2016, the agency appeared to reconsider its longstanding policy, and publicly stated for the first time that it would consider additional applicants.

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Oaksterdam University Business of Cannabis Overview

The Joint Blog

Even those who aren’t regular consumers of marijuana or advocates of its legal reform have likely heard of Oaksterdam University, which is North America’s first-ever college focused specifically on cannabis and the cannabis industry. Classes meet once a week on Wednesdays.

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Beyond Blue Dream: A Haze strain family genealogy

SpeedWeed

Cultivation expert Dan Vinkovetsky (formerly Danny Danko of High Times and current editor of Northeast Leaf Magazine and Grow Bud Yourself! The Super Silver Haze went for a three-peat at the High Times Cannabis Cup in 1997, 1998, and 1999, and the Super Lemon Haze took home the title in 2007 and 2008. What can I say?

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