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Searching for the origin of Blue Dream marijuana strain

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It’s a power fueled by the botanists, outlaws, and activists who gave the small, liberal surf city of Santa Cruz, California, an outsize role in shaping the history of cannabis. Marine fog casts a gray haze and fills the air with palpable moisture on the coastal bluff overlooking the vast blue expanse of the Pacific Ocean.

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: California

Canna Law Blog

A smaller but growing number of states also regulate the sale of products derived from hemp. The 2018 Farm Bill gives the US Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) regulatory authority over hemp cultivation at the federal level. This federal and state interplay has resulted in many legislative and regulatory changes at the state level.

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Just desserts: The Cookies and Cakes family genealogy

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The Cookies story spans the recent histories of cannabis, weed law reform, San Francisco, and hip-hop. Californians legalized medical marijuana in 1996, and personal defenses against cannabis prosecution had become collective defenses—green-lighting the first dispensaries and more grows. Now for the headliner: Cookies and Cakes!

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

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There was a strong sense that this was really going to be something, if when people use these strains they have any kind of experience like the mice did in the laboratories,” said Martin Lee, a writer who at the time had been finishing a book about the social history of marijuana for Simon & Schuster.

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California: Which Set of Books?

Cannabis Law Report

of Tax and Fee Administration [“CDTFA”] is the administrative agency for business entities that are subject both to Sales Tax, and to Cannabis Cultivation TAX [“CCT”] and Cannabis Excise Tax [“CET”]. The predecessor to CDTFA, the Board of Equalization [“BOE”] was the agency that administered Sales Tax before CCT and CET.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

Cannabis Law Report

They write… As the global COVID-19 pandemic drags on around the world, the damaging effects to mental health are becoming more and more apparent. With a 25% increase in suicide rates in young adults and over 50% of all adults reporting some type of mental health issue (depression, anxiety, stress, etc.), Source: [link].