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2019: A High-storic Year for Nevada NORML Chapters

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To collect signatures for our trip to Washington DC for NORML’s national conference and lobby day, we hosted pop-up stops at the many dispensaries across Las Vegas and a few in Reno. Initiated a patient voucher program for eligible patients. In 2019, NORML drastically increased our online presence.

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Researchers To Investigate Arkansas’ Medical Cannabis Program

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The NIDA-funded investigation will delve into the health-related repercussions of Arkansas’ medical cannabis program , which was initially approved by voters back in 2016. The study will also explore the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s program. Those two taxes, we’ve collected just under $50,000,000, 49.6

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. of the population enrolled.

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State of the States: 2020 Ballot Initiative Efforts

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Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. Status : Minimum # of signatures collected. Only adults at least 21 years of age could use cannabis.

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RYAH Group Ships Devices for Use in Pilot Program with Medicann in Jersey, Channel Islands

Cannabis Law Report

Medicann is launching an observational study using RYAH Smart Dry Herb Inhalers in order to collect patient feedback on consumption of cannabis strains available on the Island, including strains supplied by Aurora Europe , a subsidiary of Canadian-headquartered Aurora Cannabis Inc., In 2019, the island’s economy grew by 2.1%

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Santa Barbara County Collects $6.7 Million in Cannabis Taxes in First Year

Cannabis Law Report

Most of the revenues have paid for enforcement, permit processing, and other costs related to the cannabis program, but they can be used for any general fund purposes. million of it to enforcement, and $330,000 to tax collection and administration, according to the County Executive Office. The budget allocated $2.8 Source: [link].

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UCANN Drops Patent Lawsuit Against Pure Hemp Collective

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The Hemp Grower Conference education program will be created by the editors of Hemp Grower magazine and a conference advisory board of professional hemp growers and other industry leaders. Launched in November 2019, Hemp Grower’s mission is to support licensed hemp cultivators in the newly legal U.S. About Hemp Grower.