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California: The Larkspur City Council has passed an ordinance banning marijuana businesses.

Cannabis Law Report

Chu said he was on a committee that studied the 2016 proposition that legalized recreational cannabis use and sales in California. Chu also noted that he was among the leaders of a health advocacy group that has lobbied against cannabis businesses in Marin. ,’ the vast majority of people said no.”.

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Massachusetts: cannabis bill sails through committee

Cannabis Law Report

The more wide-ranging bill (H 174/S 72), which a spokesperson said is a priority for House Speaker Ron Mariano, addresses aspects of state laws that cannabis regulators and industry entrepreneurs have been increasingly vocal about taking issue with. For fiscal year 2021, that 20 percent share of cannabis excise revenue ($112.37

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Bipartisan Bill To Protect Employment Rights

NORML

Medical marijuana is currently legal in 31 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, and 46 states have some form of medical marijuana law ; however, it remains illegal under federal law. ” Changes in the legal status of marijuana at the state level have not negatively impacted workplace safety.

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NIDA Monopoly is Over: New DEA-Registered Cannabis Growers Can Supply Researchers with Product

Cannabis Law Report

In 2016, Dr. Sue Sisley first applied to grow cannabis for research purposes when the Obama administration announced a plan to allow other growers to provide cannabis to researchers. We can study the cannabis people are using across the country under state law right now. The possibilities are endless.

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California cannabis tax program helps communities recover from the war on drugs

Cannabis Law Report

CN) — A program outlined in Proposition 64, which legalized recreational marijuana use in 2016 in California, is to give back to those harmed by the War on Drugs. Courthouse News. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) The CalCRG program uses a cannabis excise and cultivation tax to give out $35.5

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7 Medical Cannabis Organizations That Normalize Treatment

Peninsula Alternative Health

ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change. In 2016, Maryland contracted with ASA’s Patient Focused Certification program to train the officials tasked with watching over the state’s emerging medical cannabis program.

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7 Medical Cannabis Organizations That Normalize Treatment

Peninsula Alternative Health

ASA works with a grassroots base of more than 50,000 members using public education and direct advocacy to affect national change. In 2016, Maryland contracted with ASA’s Patient Focused Certification program to train the officials tasked with watching over the state’s emerging medical cannabis program.