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States That Restrict MMJ Access Are Interfering With Patients’ Rights, Study Shows

Veriheal

As medicinal and recreational cannabis legalization continues to sweep across the United States, a recent study paints a concerning portrait of many states denying or restricting medical marijuana (MMJ) access. Nugg MD’s report suggests there is more to unpack when analyzing healthcare disparities related to MMJ access.

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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. Here’s what they say.

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It is Time to Acknowledge Reality and End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

NORML

Today, we stood with Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young as they introduced the Ending Federal Prohibition Act and Marijuana Data Collection Act. This is not just good policy, but good politics. As long as marijuana remains a Schedule I substance, federal policy remains ignorant of this fact.

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WSU researchers team with Puyallup tribe on medicinal cannabis research

Cannabis Chronicles

We’ll hand them an iPad, and ask them to fill out a couple quick surveys,” said Michael McDonell, chair of WSU’s Collaboration on Cannabis Policy, Research and Outreach. McDonell said research institutions are limited in their access to cannabis users by federal laws that could affect funding.

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Career Horizons: 7 Non-Clinical Health Care Jobs to Pursue in 2024 and Beyond

United Patients Group

These roles complement healthcare practitioners’ vital work and shape the future of healthcare delivery, policy, and administration. Tasked with overseeing budgets, managing personnel, and implementing policies, healthcare administrators are instrumental in maintaining the integrity of healthcare delivery systems.

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US Company Releases the Safest Cannabis Search On The Internet, No Tracking, No Data Sharing

Cannabis Law Report

Snohomish, WA — 7/24/2019 — Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, Google+… the list of data sharing scandals is long and filled with multi-million-dollar corporations. 420A3 decided to forego the “traditional revenue stream” that includes sharing/selling their data. How do these other companies get all this data? .

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

Cannabis Law Report

The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Theme 3 involved access to capital.

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