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Massachusetts: cannabis bill sails through committee

Cannabis Law Report

But more than three years since the first legal sale here, just 6 percent of the licenses issued for the cannabis industry have gone to social equity (SE) program participants or economic empowerment (EE) priority applicants, the committee said. Sonia Chang-Diaz, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy, said.

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Cookies Humboldt Grown Initiative Pays Tribute to Famed Cannabis of Emerald Triangle

Cannabis Law Report

Cookies debuted this line in time for “Croptober,” the season during which a vast majority of sun-grown cannabis is ready to harvest. With a history dating back to 1960s counterculture, the Emerald Triangle has long been considered the top cannabis growing region in America.

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Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana PEOPLE: The Front Lines

Cannabis Law Report

CLR is pleased to announce we have a new correspondent reporting regularly from the front lines in Florida. We rarely see informed and investigative articles either from the Florida press or law firms so we’re very pleased indeed to have Heather onboard to guide us through the complexities of what’s happening in the state.

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A Hidden Origin Story of the CBD Craze

SMPL

Ringo said he would sell his seeds for as little as $5.). They sat in a circle at a house in the hills a few hours north of San Francisco — where wine country becomes weed country — to discuss the therapeutic potential of CBD, and how to get people to take it seriously. And with this group, finally, it seemed to be coming together.

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International Cannabis Brand Cookies and InterCure Announce European Expansion

Cannabis Law Report

Cookies also actively works to enrich communities disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs through advocacy and social equity initiatives. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company opened its first retail store in 2018 in Los Angeles, and has since expanded to over 40 retail locations in 17 markets across 4 countries.

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Cannabis Sustainability: Scope and Solutions

Cannabis Law Report

But in 2018, marijuana legalization has emerged as the platform to raise environmental standards of California’s most infamous green industry. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: Heather Allman. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. C annabis S ustainability: SCOPE and SOLUTIONS.

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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. Tuning in, you’ll hear more about what these trichomes are and why they’re important. CP: It’s a celebration.