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Massachusetts: cannabis bill sails through committee

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The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said.

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5 Therapeutic Differences Between CBD & MMJ

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Marijuana comes from the cannabis plant. The flowers, fruits, and leaves of the cannabis plant are harvested and dried to form marijuana, which can be smoked and inhaled, vaped, or added to foods and drinks. The cannabis plant originated in Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent. state to lift the ban on marijuana.

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Medical Pot on Campus: Colleges Say No and Face Lawsuits

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In states where medical marijuana is legal , students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. College officials argue they could lose federal funding for failing to follow federal law that labels cannabis an illegal drug with no accepted medical use.

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Federal Drug Law Presents Few Obstacles for Cannabis Patents

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The past several years arguably have been some of the best for the cannabis industry since marijuana was originally criminalized in the early 20th century. The value of the legal cannabis market is now estimated at $10 billion and is only expected to grow as more states remove the legal barriers to entry.

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Alliance for Sensible Markets Calls On CA, OR, CO & WA To Join Interstate Compact For Cannabis Trade

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The group Alliance for Sensible Markets is calling on California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington to join an interstate compact for cannabis commerce. Department of Justice on how the government would react if two or more states with legal medical or adult-use marijuana decided to regulate cannabis trade across their state lines.

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Article: UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics – Psychedelics and the Law

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This includes a range of substances, including LSD, psilocybin, cannabis, and heroin. Some exceptions have been made to allow the use of certain psychedelics in religious ceremonies, and some states and municipalities have deprioritized enforcement of laws prohibiting possession of plant and fungi-derived substances (see below).

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The Future of Federal Marijuana Laws Remains Dazed and Confusing

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federal law as a Schedule 1 drug puts us far behind our international partners and scientific competitors, including the U.K., The commercialization of cannabis is here but federal legalization has not yet come to our shores. One statistic that has changed in the past ten years is public support for cannabis legalization.

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