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Federal Appropriations Bills Include Limited Cannabis Protections

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State Legal Medical Programs. Since 2014, there has been a spending restriction that prevents the Department of Justice from spending one penny or paperclip to take action against state-legal medical cannabis programs. This year marks the first time that this language was included in the base text. DC Legalization Implementation.

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PSI Labs, Michigan’s Premier Cannabis Testing Lab, Announces Expansion to Southern California

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California is a critical market in the United States, with a long history of leading innovation and elevating the conversation around national legalization,” said Ben Rosman, J.D., PSI is devoted to elevating the cannabis community through scientific accuracy, research, advocacy and consumer safety. CEO and Co-Founder of PSI Labs. “We

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

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Current Office: Senator from Vermont 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: A+ Sponsored Legislation: Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (2015-2016) Co-Sponsored Legislation: Marijuana Justice Act of 2017 (2017-2020), Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act (2017-2018). NORML endorsed his campaign for re-election to the Senate in 2018.

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10 excellent Asian American cannabis products to try today

SpeedWeed

It’s been used as medicine in Asia for thousands of years, but that history has been so oppressed in the community.”. Cannabis’ global history doesn’t fully translate to dispensary shelves or the stoner media canon. “We received a lot of aggression, but behind closed doors, people were asking for recommendations.

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A Founder Looks at 50: Attorney Gerry Goldstein and the Early Years of NORML

NORML

This is the sixth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. His son, who was elected Prime Minister in 2015, enacted legislation legalizing the adult use of marijuana in 2018.) Few people have had more impact shaping NORML policies and programs than Gerry Goldstein.

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Tragedy Strikes The Dagga Couple: South Africa’s Most Prominent Cannabis Advocates

Veriheal

Additionally, the non-profit is in support of the development of constructive regulation and harm reduction programs as part of the legalization process of cannabis. Between 2015 and 2019, 74 South African farmers, large majority of which are Caucasian, have been murdered at their private dwellings which are located on farms.

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Behind the Scenes on Cannabis Normalization With JM Pedini

The Cannigma

I help administer that program. So again, in Virginia, we’re starting off with this really small, limited access, limited allowance, medical cannabis bill back in 2015. And by 2014, I was a leader within Virginia NORML, and by 2015, I was executive director and I started working at NORML and –. EG: The rest is history.

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