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The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

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Currently: Eligible for signature collection. A 2010 analysis of the harms associated with the war on drugs found Mushrooms to be the safest of all twenty drugs studied. According to Decriminalize California, the current timeline for the initiative is as follows: Submitted to the Office of the Attorney General on 1st November 2019.

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Christina Lake Cannabis Conducts Management Changes

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Dumaresq has been active in Christina Lake Cannabis since the outset and will manage the Company through its planned public listing, pending Health Canada licensing, and planned cultivation and processing phases. EnviroWest was sold to GFL Environmental in 2010, a large waste management company which employs over 8,850 people.

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MJ in NJ is on the Ballot in 2020

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When the state legislature passed the New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act in 2010, the Garden State became just the 14th state to allow medical marijuana. If successful, Section 13 would be added to Section VII of Article IV of the New Jersey Constitution making New Jersey the 12th state to legalize recreational cannabis use.

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Harborside Health Center v. Commissioner: Implications for the Cannabis Industry and Their Tax Advisors

Cannabis Law Report

Zamarra served as the Chief Financial Officer at Harborside Health Center in 2010 and 2011. On November 29, 2018 the United States Tax Court issued its long-awaited decision: Patients Mutual Assistance Collective Corporation dba Harborside Health Center v. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Collectively, these dedicated public servants bring extensive experience from the state and local level to the leadership team. 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.

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Medmen Forge Deal With United Food and Commercial Workers For Unionized Workforce

Cannabis Law Report

This will be an expansion of the union partnership into the South Bay, as MedMen signed its first collective bargaining agreement with UFCW Local 770 to represent its Los Angeles employees earlier this year. The cannabis retailer has operations across the U.S. and flagship stores in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and New York.

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Alterman Opinion Suggests Cannabis Businesses Apply Double Diligence In Records Keeping

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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.