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Executive Spotlight: George Jage

Cannabis Law Report

George Jage is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Jage Media and Jage Media’s national, cannabis CPG Trade Show MJ Unpacked. Jage Media also operates MJ Brand Insights, providing sharp, substantive, and reliable industry intel for cannabis brands and retailers. Company: Jage Media Inc. dba MJ Unpacked. at the time.

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Michael Bloomberg

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Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. Website and social media : Did the candidate include marijuana on their website? How often do they mention marijuana on social media? Did this candidate legislate the War on Drugs?

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Grading the Democratic Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Elizabeth Warren

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On social media , Warren has also come out strongly in support of legalization. History with marijuana legislation: Warren’s stance on marijuana has evolved over the course of her senate career. Stance on marijuana: This past April, Senator Elizabeth Warren clearly vocalized her support for cannabis legalization at a CNN town hall.

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The LGBTQ Leaders in Cannabis

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We put out requests on social media and reached out to Public Relations professionals to see who identified with the community and consented to be included. Seattle resident JJ McKay is the founder/ publisher of The Fresh Toast , one of the largest media content consumer-facing cannabis media companies in the US and Canada.

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It’s Underage Drinking That Impairs Brain Development, Not Cannabis Use

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Prohibitionists and fear-mongering media outlets often try to discourage popular support for cannabis reform by claiming that underage cannabis use can cause brain damage. In 2012, a team of Duke University researchers released a study suggesting that people who used cannabis as teens had lower IQs than those who did not.

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Remembering the Life and Times of Wayward Bill: 1951-2021

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We have lost our longest lasting and best cannabis leader in our 20-year history. Chengelis personally helped legalize adult-use cannabis in Colorado in 2012. Chengelis had been reportedly hospitalized for several weeks and was already receiving support from locals and people around the country on social media. God Bless.”.

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

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From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). The global implications classify cannabis as the new colonization.

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