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Maine Cannabis Regulator Unveils New Medical Marijuana Applications

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Applications for medical marijuana dispensaries available for the first time since 2010, caregiver applications added to Office of Marijuana Policy’s electronic offerings. This milestone marks the first time in the medical program’s history that applications have been available electronically.

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Report: A War on Us: How Much New Jersey Spends Enforcing the War on Drugs

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A rational statewide drug policy requires that the coercive force of the criminal justice system be used constructively to influence far more people, numbering in the millions, than could ever be arrested, adjudicated, and sentenced.”. — Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). Policy Recommendations. New Jersey spent $11.6

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Press Release: Founders of California Cannabis Law Firm Frontera Join Vicente Sederberg LLP

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LOS ANGELES — The founders of preeminent California cannabis business firm Frontera Law Group have joined top-ranked national cannabis law and policy firm Vicente Sederberg LLP. Since its founding in 2010, VS has helped shape marijuana and hemp policies across the nation and around the globe. Stanton and Jeffrey D. and Canada.

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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”

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Despite its cultivation as a source of food, fiber and medicine, and its global status as the most frequently used illicit drug, plants in the genus Cannabis currently experience an inconclusive taxonomic organization and evolutionary history. 2010) History of Taxonomy – Lecture from Dept. References: Manktelow, M.

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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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Arizona: Phoenix Woman Who Used Cannabis During Her Pregnancy Appeals Child Endangerment Case

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The AMMA [Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, passed in 2010] was designed to prevent these sorts of issues.”. That is a public health nightmare and it’s one more reason why policing these really private medical choices is terrible public policy.”. Help be a part of history in Arizona! Help better the AMMA!

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New PTSD study finds cannabis safe, but not as effective as assumed

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They also wrote: The study sample included participants with a history of cannabis use. Given the topical nature of the current trial and its relevance for public policy on medical cannabis, participants might have been biased to report positive effects regardless of condition. He has covered the legal cannabis industry since 2010.