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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. Hillsman earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in history and a Master of Public Affairs degree from Princeton University.

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Freedom Leaf’s Diversity in Cannabis Impact List

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I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. ” QUEEN ADESUYI.

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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. But even in 2009, if you were growing heat OG and charging less than $3,500 per wholesale pound, it was frowned on by your grower peers.

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Just desserts: The Cookies and Cakes family genealogy

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The Cookies story spans the recent histories of cannabis, weed law reform, San Francisco, and hip-hop. 2009: Cookies sees Ghost. 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. and that nug was fire.

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World Wide Weed: Risks and Best Practices for Advertising State Legal Cannabis on the Internet

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8 In January of this year, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama-era policy which had de-prioritized federal prosecution of those involved in the cannabis industry in states which had legalized medical or recreational cannabis. 816, 823–24 (2009). any other Federal criminal statute.” 1957(a) (“Whoever. 17 18 U.S.C.

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Italy: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DECREE – Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food

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European Union legislation and policies "; Having regard to Regulation (EEC) no. on monitoring the common agricultural policy and repealing i. common agricultural policy and repealing regulation (EC) no. 73/2009 of the Council and in. common agricultural policy and repealing regulation (EC) no. 352/1978, (CE) n.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

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The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. 2018 ; Frankhauser 2008 ). AM, 19 April 2016).