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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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cannabis arrest data since 2008. Those who face arrest or even summary offenses for possession are often made to undergo questionable and expensive drug treatment programs to avoid further prosecution. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019. He called this “a significant shift.”

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Transplant Denied To Med Marijuana Patient With Liver Cancer

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Smith was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 2009 and sought treatment from the internationally known Cedars-Sinai in L.A. Smith’s cancer was in remission until just recently, but now he is scheduled to undergo radiation treatments in a few days. Sixty-three-year-old medical marijuana patient Norman B.

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Heritage Cannabis and Opticann Announce Exclusive Partnership with C.A.R.P

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formerly the Canadian Association of Retired Persons), Canada’s largest advocacy association for Canadians As We Age. Understanding the utility of medical cannabis is increasingly important to older Canadians for the treatment of conditions including chronic pain, anxiety and lack of sleep. ’s advocacy. Most C.A.R.P.

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COOKIES AND TERRASCEND Partner To Bring Top-Shelf Genetics To The Garden State

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Under the licensing agreements, Cookies will also have a “Cookies Corner,” a store-within-a-store concept, at all of TerrAscend’s Apothecarium Alternative Treatment Centers in New Jersey. Later, in 2008, Berner founded Cookies along with his partner Jai, a Bay Area cultivator and breeder. About TerrAscend.

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Massachusetts: cannabis bill sails through committee

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Lawmakers passed up their opportunities to act before voters approved decriminalization in 2008, medical marijuana in 2012 and adult legalization in 2016, but then delayed and rewrote significant portions of the 2016 ballot law legalizing marijuana. I’m thrilled we’re finally advancing it.”. million) would have worked out to about $22.5

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This Week On The Karma Koala Podcast (49) The Honorable Robert J. Torres, Jr. Supreme Court Justice Guam, Marlo Nicole, Arundati Dandapani & George Smitherman of the Cannabis Council of Canada

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CRIC represents the highest standards, ethics and best practices; provides effective promotion and advocacy of the industry; serves as a source of information and thought leadership; and is a forum for collective industry action. Torres, Jr. The report card is available online at: www.cannabis-council.ca. .

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Seyfarth Shaw Article: Arizona Federal Judge Enters Judgment for Terminated Employee: High Levels In Positive Drug Test Insufficient to Show Impairment From Marijuana

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She teaches trial advocacy for the Notre Dame Law School and has coached trial team for Chicago-Kent Law School. the plaintiff Carol Whitmire had worked at Walmart since 2008, initially as a Cashier and thereafter as a Customer Service Supervisor. In addition to her extensive litigation practice, Ms. During law school, Ms.