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Colorado NORML and Denver NORML Host Citizen Lobby Day to Push for Consumer Protections

NORML

” Never in modern history has there existed greater public support for ending the nation’s nearly century-long experiment with marijuana prohibition. Sixty-six percent of US adults believe that “the use of marijuana should be made legal,” according to national survey data compiled by the Gallup.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

Veriheal

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Despite the U.S.

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Harris Bricken Article: Psilocybin and Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys

Cannabis Law Report

These businesses will need help from lawyers to operate legally, however the legal rules of professional conduct (RPC) may present a barrier to such legal services for psilocybin ventures. which governs the scope of legal services. This rule created problems for cannabis businesses in recent history.

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Colorado to Vote on Increasing Cannabis Taxes in November

SpeedWeed

Initiative 25 is also referred to as the “Learning Enrichment and Academic Progress Program,” or LEAP , and is proposing a three percent increase in recreational cannabis taxes starting in 2022. Colorado has garnered a strong history of cannabis sales revenue and tax data since the state’s legalization bill was passed in 2012.

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How to get your Medical Cannabis card in Delaware

Canna Care Docs

You must be a legal resident of the state of Delaware over the age of 18 to apply for a medical cannabis card in Delaware. Each patient will receive one on one assistance navigating the DE MMJ program process and qualified patients will receive a physicians certification valid for 12 months. History of Medical Marijuana in Delaware.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Central Research Question.

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Good news, governor: Cannabis will not kill your kids

The Cannigma

During a press conference held to oppose a medical cannabis legalization bill advancing in his state, Governor Pete Rickets pulled out all the stops to paint cannabis as a dangerous drug. “If If you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids,” he told Nebraskans. Fair enough, but should the governor also educate himself?