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‘Free the Homies’: Some People Are Still Doing Time Over a Victimless Crime

Veriheal

” The LPP’s mission is: “Through intervention, advocacy, and awareness campaigns the Last Prisoner Project works to redress the past and continuing harms of these unjust laws and policies.” The FDA has also approved a few cannabis-based pharmaceutical drugs. According to the U.S.

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Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana PEOPLE: The Front Lines

Cannabis Law Report

In May 2019, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried announced that a newly-created and appointed Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee of 18 doctors, lawyers, patients, industry leaders, and advocates will be implemented in order to “advance and modernize policies” to move Florida into the future of medical marijuana.

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Architectural Digest: Step Inside America’s Most Unusual Marijuana Farms

Cannabis Law Report

Some companies, like New Jersey’s Harmony Dispensary, are turning to unusual sites, including an industrial complex that formerly housed the pharmaceutical giant Merck. It’s since been transformed into a fragrantly thriving marijuana growth hub. A few miles away, a??

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Higher Profile: Amanda Reiman, Founder, Personal Plants

SpeedWeed

After receiving her PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, she was named Director of Research and Patient Services at Berkeley Patients Group, one of the oldest dispensaries in the country. . As if this part of her resume isn’t impressive enough, Reiman also taught courses on substance abuse and treatment, and drug policy at U.C.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/11/19

NORML

The measure would allow the Department of Health and Human Services to authorize additional dispensary licenses in certain geographic areas of the state. Under existing law, only a handful of licensed dispensaries are permitted in the state. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of additional dispensaries. NH resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/19

NORML

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. 182 is scheduled for a hearing in the Health Policy Committee on 2/4/19 at 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building. John Fetterman, Lt. Update : S.

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Lighting Up Florida’s Medical Marijuana People: The Medics Series, Part 2

Cannabis Law Report

All of our state MMTC FL licensed clinics and dispensaries incorporate the lofty goals of both patient and product availability ( access ) and affordability ( cost ). . Know the Current Laws and Regulations in Florida courtesy of the Marijuana Policy Project. Dispensary Permiits: Open a Dispensary in Florida.