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Washington DC…Gift To “lawyers” …To Access Cannabis

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For a $60-$90 donation to the lawyers supposedly a floor above – what is known in these shadowy businesses as the “gift” ? For a $60-$90 donation to the lawyers supposedly a floor above – what is known in these shadowy businesses as the “gift” ? Washington DC’s Hill Rag reports. donors can walk out with a thank-you of 3.5

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Chicago-based marijuana giant part of federal pay-to-play investigation – Cannabis Business Executive

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Investigators have been scrutinizing campaign donations and other steps Green Thumb Industries took as it sought to secure growing and distribution licenses in Illinois and several other states, sources told the Chicago Tribune. Read More @ The Chicago Tribune].

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MAPS, in Coordination with Allies, Assists U.S. Sentencing Commission in Reaching Quorum

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United States Sentencing Commission, which establishes and advises Congress on federal sentencing guidelines, reaches first quorum in 3 years and a full slate for first time since 2014. The criminal legal system has unjustly stigmatized and punished individuals for the choices they make about what to put in their own bodies.

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Exorbitant Cannabis Bribes Lead to Arrest of Former California Mayor

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Richard Kerr, who served as mayor of Adelanto, California from 2014 until 2018, was taken into custody on Friday by FBI agents. In 2016, while Kerr was still serving as mayor of Adelanto, California voters passed a measure legalizing recreational marijuana use, paving the way for a regulated market.

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More Than 70% of New Jersey Municipalities Ban Adult-Use Cannabis Businesses

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Kerr, who served as Adelanto’s mayor from 2014 to 2018, was expected to make his initial appearance at the U.S. Richard Allen Kerr, 64, of Adelanto, was taken into federal custody without incident. He is charged with seven counts of honest services wire fraud and two counts of bribery. District Court in Riverside the same day of his arrest.

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MAPS Is 36 Years Old – Doblin Provides Precis Timeline of the Organization

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as a non-profit organization to fulfill the need to broaden psychedelic research, therapy, and develop legal options for psychedelic medicine. Now, we are closer than ever to legalizing MDMA-assisted therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), though there is still a long road ahead. Rick Doblin, Ph.D.,

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Buy This Dog?s Artwork, Get A Free Gift Of Weed

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When the recreational possession and use of cannabis is legalized, but a regulated retail market is not, people are forced to think of creative ways to obtain and provide weed. The brand also donates to charity. An appropriate choice, a portion of the revenue from selling Sudo’s paintings is donated to Homewards Trails Animal Rescue.

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