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NORML Members Call On NFL’s Goodell To Allow Players Access To Medicine

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence found in 2011 that over half of surveyed NFL players used opioids during their careers, and a staggering 70% of those users abused the drugs. The NFL classifies cannabis as a banned substance and imposes extremely harsh fines and suspensions on players who test positive for cannabis.

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Debuts New SKUs in Washington State Through Partnership with Edgemont Group

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Washington cannabis consumers now have access to a full line of concentrates and cartridges featuring Cookies’ sought-after genetics such as Berry Pie, Pomello and Sweet Tea. These offerings will headline at Cookies Tacoma before becoming available to Edgemont Group’s statewide distribution network of more than 200 retail locations.

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Expands to Massachusetts in Partnership With New Día

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Massachusetts cannabis consumers will have access to popular Cookies strains such as Apples and Bananas, Cereal Milk and Gary Payton, as well as regional premium cannabis brands. “I The partnership will include the same New Día staff at the existing New Día location, with an addition of 23 new and locally hired staff members. About New Día.

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Transplant Denied To Med Marijuana Patient With Liver Cancer

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Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) issued a latter on Thursday urging the Cedars-Sinai Transplant Department to promptly re-list Smith for a liver transplant. Between January 2010 and October 2011, Smith took part in a rare clinical trial to combat his liver cancer.

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NORML: DEA Reports Significant Uptick in Marijuana-Related Seizures, Arrests

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The totals are the highest reported by the agency since 2011, when it reported making an estimated 8,500 marijuana-related arrests and seized some 6.7 Law enforcement also reported making 6,606 marijuana-related arrests, a 25 percent increase over the prior year’s totals (when agents reported 4,992 arrests). million plants were confiscated).

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies Opens Its First U.S.-Based Consumption Lounge on West Coast

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Access to the consumption lounge requires an online reservation. The company went mainstream in 2011 and has grown its business through the combination of globally recognized premium genetics, popular culture resonance, and social media influence. The Cookies Coalinga dispensary is located at 144 E. Durian Ave. Attendees must be 21+.

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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. .