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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Elliott held multiple positions in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee from 2011 to 2017, including Director of Legislative and Government Affairs, Board Liaison, Director of Appointments and Commission Liaison. Hillsman earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in history and a Master of Public Affairs degree from Princeton University.

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Does Marijuana Make You Lazy?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

To understand why this myth is so pervasive, it’s important to first understand the history of marijuana. However, the opposite seems to be true in most cases. Some researchers believe that cannabis can increase both creativity and productivity. [1] 1] Malceva, M., Vikmane, M., & Stramkale, V. Environ Exp Biol , 9 , 61-69.

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Alterman Opinion Suggests Cannabis Businesses Apply Double Diligence In Records Keeping

Cannabis Law Report

Alterman involved income tax deficiencies and penalties asserted by the IRS for 2010 and 2011 against individual taxpayers who owned and operated a small Colorado cannabis dispensary. The individual taxpayers had filed joint returns for 2010 and 2011 in which they reported the income from their cannabis dispensary.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

and derived products containing cannabinoids are considered novel foods as a history of consumption has not been demonstrated. Called Lincoln’s Inn 1995; Silk 2010. He has been an approved Bar Advocacy Trainer for 10 years and was appointed as counsel at the United Nations (ICTR) in 2005 and Queen’s Counsel in 2010. UNIVERSITY.

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Is Cannabis a Good Option for Treating Asthma?

Greencamp

Jackson M; “Divine Stramonium”: The Rise and Fall of Smoking for Asthma; Medical History; April 2010; 54(2):171-94. Pletcher MJ, Vittinghoff E, Kalhan R, Richman J, Safford M, Sidney S, Lin F, Kertesz S; Association between marijuana exposure and pulmonary function over 20 years; JAMA; January 2011; 307(2):173-81. References.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

There was a strong sense that this was really going to be something, if when people use these strains they have any kind of experience like the mice did in the laboratories,” said Martin Lee, a writer who at the time had been finishing a book about the social history of marijuana for Simon & Schuster.

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Clark Hill: The European Cannabis Market: Opportunity Knocks

Cannabis Law Report

In this article, we continue our journey reviewing the history of cannabis regulation and proceed to explore the current state of development of the legal cannabis market in Europe, canvassing its decriminalization and regulation as a culmination of a global pattern over the last 20 years. Legal (limited) (2011). Legal (2011).