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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

Veriheal

Essay Summary: Maha envisions making a positive social impact on California’s cannabis industry through patient advocacy, cannabis education, social research, and R&D. Essay Summary: Jack outlines the Hemp Farming Act, passed in December of 2018, and the implications of the bill for hemp companies and farmers.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

Cannabis use, both medically and recreationally, is prevalent throughout history. 6 However, marijuana vaping did significantly increase between 2017 and 2018, mirroring trends in youth tobacco use. 6 However, marijuana vaping did significantly increase between 2017 and 2018, mirroring trends in youth tobacco use.

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Minorities in cannabis, with Steven Philpott Jr.

The Cannigma

Listen & Subscribe: In light of Black History Month, we feel it is important and relevant to talk about how minorities in the United States and around the world have been disproportionately affected by drug policy and the war on drugs. EG: So, it is February, which means it’s Black History Month in the US right, Codi?

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Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana People: The Medics Series, Part 6

Cannabis Law Report

Nationally, on October 17, 2018, Forbes observed, “ Congress is out of step with the American people and the states on cannabis, ” Rep. Cannabis is not a “gateway” drug, according to the ASA and the DEA’s own statements cited in the August 2016 U.S. org- A Brief History of Cannabis in the United States. .

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US Hemp Roundtable: Press Coverage Provides Sneak Peak Into U.S. Hemp Roundtable Virtual Fly-In

Cannabis Law Report

Hemp Roundtable, to address some of the outstanding issues with the 2018 Farm Bill; Sens. Many producers expressed concerns that the DEA’s interim final rule would criminalize the processing of hemp extracts. The bill would also get rid of the USDA’s requirement that only DEA laboratories can test hemp products.

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