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NORML Canada Launches Post-Legalization Platform on One Year Anniversary of Marijuana Legalization

NORML

NORML Canada launches official Post-Legalization platform to focus advocacy efforts on reforming Canada’s legal Cannabis system. Our goal is to ensure consumers have ease of access to legal cannabis products, access to medical dispensaries, access to world-class product options, as well as access to affordable legal options.

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NORML Issues Cannabis Policy Guidance For Lawmakers and Prosecutors For Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis

NORML

Today, NORML and it’s national network of advocacy chapters released a memo to state lawmakers, regulators, prosecutors, and other interested parties providing guidance for how they can take emergency actions to better promote the health and welfare of cannabis consumers and the general public during the COVID pandemic.

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Federal policy kills buzz for advertising pot

Cannabis Chronicles

Much the way banks are unwilling to finance cannabis startups, television networks and online advertising marketplaces are understandably cautious because the Feds still classify marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug alongside heroin and ecstasy. Many companies rely on the “bud tenders” manning the counter at dispensaries around California.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

House Bill 1359 would create a 5 year medical marijuana pilot program, allowing patients to access their medicine from licensed dispensaries. LD 1621 / SP 518 would allow licensed dispensaries to home deliver adult use cannabis to consumers 21 and older, only in jurisdictions that allow delivery services to operate. IN resident?

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The Economic Impact of the Medical Marijuana Industry: Trends and Projections

MMJ Recs

The establishment of cultivation, processing, and dispensary facilities creates a diverse array of employment opportunities, spanning from agricultural roles to retail positions. Banking and financial restrictions pose challenges for businesses, limiting access to essential services and hindering investment opportunities.

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Karma Koala Podcast Episode 59 – 2021 Review & Looking Forward To 2022: Featuring Liz Rogan, Wesley Hein, Jay Czarkowski, Anthony Coniglio, Esther LeNoir Ramirez

Cannabis Law Report

Previously, Mr. Coniglio was a Managing Director at JPMorgan, leading three separate investment banking businesses to #1 positions over his 14 year career at the firm. Founder of one of the first dispensary and cultivation facilities in Colorado, Boulder Kind Care. Working on multiple cannabis design projects throughout the U.S.,

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/31/19

NORML

The measure would allow additional dispensaries to operate in unincorporated areas of the state that are not within 25 miles of an existing dispensary. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of banking access. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1286, to expand patient access to medical cannabis in Arizona. IL resident?