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Growers in the Emerald Triangle are Facing a Potential Extinction Event |

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“This is an extinction event,” Johnny Casali, owner of Huckleberry Hill Farms , a cannabis farm in southern Humboldt County, said over the phone. CDFA [California Department of Food and Agriculture] has estimated in its Standard Regulatory Impact Analysis in 2017 that California likely consumes 2.5 Things are really, really bad.”.

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Oregon Cannabis Assoc Appoints New Executive Director, Mathew Grimes

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Matt has spent his career helping clients accurately and honestly identify and assess the risks facing their organizations, and then helping to mitigate the potential impact of those events through risk management and risk transfer. He has worked exclusively in cannabis since 2017. This event is open to all members.

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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

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When those very medications led to liver failure in 2017, triggering chronic pain and other MS symptoms, she was forced to retire from teaching. In Cruel Consequences’ first year, its portrait exhibits were displayed at dozens of events across the Mid-Atlantic. Virginia NORML’s 2020 Activist of the Year Tamara Netzel.

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Press Release: PAREA: A new psychedelic-focused alliance of prominent companies with common goals

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A new alliance aiming to help hone the therapeutic potential of psychedelics is set to emerge from Europe, making its debut via a virtual event later this month. Prominent speakers present at the event will include Dr. Thomas R. See the event schedule below: PAREA Launch Agenda. Insel – a former director of the U.S.

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Immersive Cannabis Experience Coming to NYC

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This new event is bound to bring fun and excitement to NYC, as visitors to the state get stoked for the fun and fantastic new event. According to The Stone Age Instagram, it will be “a one-stop shop for all things hot in the green industry—from demos of innovative products to destigmatization, advocacy and more.”

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New York: New Report Released Showing Ongoing Extreme Racial Disparities in Marijuana Enforcement at City and County Levels

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The Rochester advocacy groups are hosting a series of community education and outreach events to mobilize support for immediately passing the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (S.1527/A.1617), In 2017, in the main upstate cities, black people were 12.1 1617), known as MRTA, this legislative session in Albany.

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Alberta Life Sciences State of the Industry Report Highlights Continued Industry Growth and an Optimistic Outlook

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Jason Ding, Partner and National Life Sciences and Healthcare Financial Advisory Leader at Deloitte Canada, and Robb Stoddard, President and CEO of BioAlberta, will present the findings of the 2021 Alberta State of the Industry Report in Edmonton on November 16 at a virtual event at 1:30 pm.