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Marijuana Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice

NORML

As the events of the past few days have unfolded, it is clear that America is in the midst of a long overdue reckoning with itself. In these conversations about policy solutions, many will include in their demands an ending to the war on drugs — or, at a minimum, an ending to marijuana criminalization. Without a doubt, yes.

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California’s Cannabis Advisory Committee Annual Report For 2018 Now Published

Cannabis Law Report

California established the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) through Senate Bill 420 (Vasconcellos, 2003) which increased access to medical cannabis for qualifed patients and primary caregivers and provided protections from prosecution for the possession and cultivation of medical cannabis.

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The Week in Weed: November 30, 2018

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. In state news, marijuana stores in Massachusetts opened last week (after WIW went to press) with many customers eager to purchase their wares. Nothing like having an important Senator on your side to smooth the way.

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Medical Marijuana in Japan

Canna Law Blog

Yes, medical marijuana could finally be coming to Japan. Last week, a panel made up of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare pushed for an update to the country’s laws and rules to permit the importation of medical marijuana products. Marijuana is also hugely stigmatized there. Similar to how the U.S.

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Medical Marijuana Offers Hope for Treatment of PTSD

FloridaMarijuana.net

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine published an article titled “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Evidence-Based Research for the Third Millennium” which describes how profound the symptoms of PTSD can be: “Traumatic events are profoundly stressful. Women tend to experience different traumas than men.

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Florida Is a Sunny Place for Shady Medical Marijuana Laws

NewsMunchies

In 2018, I was a Presenter at a Hillsborough County Bar Association event for a group of judges after Florida passed its limited medical marijuana bill. As a result of bundling cannabis with coke, off to jail you go if you are caught using or possessing marijuana, according to these judges. How did we get here?

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Medical Marijuana, Inc. CEO to Speak at Hemp for the Future Event in Reykjavík, Iceland

Cannabis Law Report

The event will serve as a platform for Icelandic consumers and entrepreneurs to learn about the many potential business opportunities and wellness benefits that hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) could bring to their country. “Medical Marijuana, Inc. “Medical Marijuana, Inc. About Medical Marijuana, Inc.

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