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NY: Indigenous Tribes Taking Lead On State’s Cannabis Legalization Says Article

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After the state legalized recreational marijuana in March, the lawmakers and advocates who pushed for the law have been criticizing Gov. While most of the state still needs to wait a year or more before sales can begin, some Native American tribes are already moving ahead with legal pot in their territories. City & State NY report.

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Marijuana legalization in Minnesota includes creation of expungement board to aid reforms and collect data

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By Douglas Berman on May 22, 2023 In a couple of articles (see here and here, also flagged below), I have advocated that modern marijuana reform efforts should include the creation of a new criminal justice institution, which I have called a “Commission on Justice Restoration.”

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State of the States: 2020 Ballot Initiative Efforts

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Activists have been working for months registering new voters, collecting signatures, and educating the public, in hopes of giving voters in their state the opportunity to make their voices heard and cast their vote for marijuana. 65: Article 16, Section 290, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, is created to read as follows: “Section 290.

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Ohio Legislators Introduce Legalization Bill Authored By Cannabis Advocates

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Two Ohio lawmakers have introduced legislation proposed by the campaign seeking to legalize cannabis in the state, The Center Square reports. Casey Weinstein (D), one of the lawmakers supporting the bill, said that cannabis legalization in Ohio is “overdue.”. Read full article. Ganjapreneur.

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New Report from the Law Library of Congress On The Regulation of Hemp Around the World February 13, 2023

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The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress.

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Article: Psychedelic Renaissance’ Entirely About Corporate Greed

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“M oney has begun flowing into companies intending to monetize psychedelic therapy as new research has increasingly shown that blowing one’s mind can alter it for the better,” reads an article in The Los Angeles Times titled “Money is pouring into psychedelics. Meet the mystical hedge fund investor bankrolling the boom.”.

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Lucid News Article Highlights Data Tracking Of Psychedelics Patients In Oregon Legislation

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When Oregon voters passed Measure 109 in 2020, to create a legal framework for access to psilocybin services, the ballot initiative explicitly prevented the government from collecting that sensitive personal information without consent. […]

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