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Pride and Plant Medicine: How the LGBTQ+ Movement Shaped the Cannabis Industry

The Cannigma

Milk’s words challenge us to speak up—not only for LGBTQ+ rights, but also for compassionate, equitable healthcare that includes access to plant medicine. Both events underscore shared battles against systemic oppression and the struggle for the right to exist free from persecution. 2020, February 28). References Awareness Days.

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Illinois cannabis omnibus bill stalls, again

Illinois News Joint

Since recreational legalization in January 2020, only one Illinois cannabis-related bill, House Bill 1443 (HB1443), has been passed to reform either the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. To find cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here.

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Ask The Green Nurse is Celebrating Liberation: What 4/20 & the 4th of July Have in Common?

The Cannigma

Their modes of celebration differ in form but not in spirit: the 4th of July with fireworks and parades, and 4/20 with smoke-ins, educational events, and music. Cannabis remains federally restricted, and people continue to face incarceration, stigma, and inequitable access despite growing public support and legalization across many states.

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MDMA Failed to Receive FDA Approval: What Happens Next?

Veriheal

PTSD is a mental health disability that affects approximately 5% of US adults in a given year, with an estimated 13 million cases reported nationally in 2020.

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Oregon NORML, In Partnership With The Oregon Justice League, Files “Legalization Justice Act of 2020”

NORML

Chief Petitioners Madeline Martinez, Leia Flynn, and Angela Bacca filed a ballot measure to be known as “The Legalization Justice Act of 2020” at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, March 18. Therefore, the Legalization Justice Act of 2020 would make the following changes to Oregon law.

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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

NORML

In no time at all she found herself front and center in Virginia NORML ’s fight to legalize medical cannabis, testifying before the General Assembly, pleading for legal access not only for herself, but for all Virignians. Tamara Netzel and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring at the Virginia 2020 Legislative Cannabis Summit.

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New York: An Analysis of Governor Cuomo’s Legalization Proposal

NORML

This weight based multi-tiered tax is not only detrimental to enticing the consumer into buying the product, but it also stands to ruin the industry completely in the event of a massive price drop as seen in other states. development and hiring programs.