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

The Cannigma

Awareness Days, 2025) But what’s love got to do with cannabis advocacy? Peron, 2018; “1996 California Proposition 215,” 2025) Another trailblazer was Mary “Brownie Mary” Rathbun, a retired waitress turned cannabis advocate. Pride Month 2025. 2025, May). 2025, May). Everything. References Awareness Days.

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Before Biden Left Office, These Lawmakers Demanded More Cannabis Reform

Veriheal

Shortly before his administration came to a close, a collection of congressional signatories emphasized to the president that rescheduling efforts alone are insufficient to comprehensively or effectively address the greater issues associated with the ongoing federal criminalization of cannabis classified under the legal category of marijuana.

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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

Canna Law Blog

The updated policy, effective June 1, has far-reaching consequences for small businesses operating in compliance with state law (and for some, in compliance with federal law) – especially those selling hemp-derived foods, supplements, and cosmetics (collectively, Consumable Hemp Products). Otherwise, be specific.)

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

The Cannigma

Yet, at its core, the holiday remains profoundly revolutionary—a powerful reminder of our collective right to challenge injustice and strive for a better future (National Archives). 2025 , June 27). History of 420: Bob Marley, numerology & honoring weed. The real history of 4/20, marijuana’s high holiday. Waxman, O.

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Taos News: Picuris and Pojoaque pueblos will administer independent cannabis tax programs

Cannabis Law Report

. “The Pueblo will be solely responsible for the enforcement, administration, collection and remittance and auditing of Pueblo cannabis excise tax from Pueblo enterprises.” ” The agreement stipulates that the tribe shall determine what constitutes a “Pueblo enterprise.”

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Leading Cannabis Gift Card Program Provider, Birchmount Network, Closes $2.5M in Seed Round of Funding

Cannabis Law Report

Birchmount is backed by a management team with a collective 20+ years of experience in the gift card industry managing programs for some of the world’s top brands, including Starbucks, Sephora, Lululemon, Shoppers Drug Mart, Kroger and more. gift card market is expected to be worth $239 billion by 2025. At a CAGR of 8.8%, the U.S.

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Village Farms International Acquires 70% of Québec-Based ROSE LifeScience, a Leading Vertically Integrated Branded and Third-Party Supplier to the Québec Cannabis Market

Cannabis Law Report

In conjunction with the acquisition, Village Farms and the Management Shareholders have entered into an agreement providing Village Farms with a pathway to acquire the Retained Interest upon the occurrence of certain triggering events prior to March 31, 2025. Based on data as at August 31, 2021. and ROSE’s?future future outlook?or