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Bipartisan Legislation To End Marijuana Prohibition Filed

NORML

In the previous Congress, The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act became the first bill in American history to end the federal policy of criminalization that earned bipartisan support. The results of a 2017 nationwide Gallup poll similarly found majority support among all three groups.

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Why Legal Marijuana Does Not End The Illegal Market

MJ Business Attorneys

In May of this year, authorities conducted what they describe as the largest collective marijuana bust in Colorado’s history, seizing over 80,000 plants and making 42 arrests. billion, a $500 million reduction from 2017. In 2018, California’s legal cannabis sales totaled $2.5

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New York Expected to Legalize in 2019

MassRoots

It’s a gateway drug, and marijuana leads to other drugs and there’s a lot of proof that that’s true,” Governor Cuomo said in February of 2017. One of the most compelling potential benefits mentioned in the report was the tax revenue the state could collect. There’s two sides to the argument.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). The global implications classify cannabis as the new colonization.

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CCT CET: Responsible Persons, “Collection & Remittance of Cannabis Excise Tax [“CET”] & Cannabis Cultivation Tax [“CCT”]

Cannabis Law Report

The weakness relates to the collection and remittance of Cannabis Excise Tax [“CET”] and Cannabis Cultivation Tax [“CCT”]. When the Distributor role was created, the California Legislature decided to place the majority of the collection and remittance responsibility on it [1]. The amount of cultivation tax.

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Denver Nuggets Fever Spreads to the Cannabis Industry as Co-founder of Cherry Introduces Exciting New Strains

Veriheal

This is the first time the team has made its way to the NBA finals in the history of the sports franchise. This would be thanks to the Collective Bargaining Act between the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and the NBA.

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How to get your Medical Cannabis Card in Virginia

Canna Care Docs

To prepare for your appointment you will want to collect your medical records about the condition you wish to treat with medical cannabis. History of Medical Marijuana in Virginia. In 2017 Virginia began implementation of in-state production of THC-A and CBD oils. You may schedule online at cannacaredocs.com/virginia/.