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Article: The Crisis of Marijuana Criminalization in Italy

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The criminalization of so-called “soft drugs”—marijuana and its derivatives, such as hash—has a long history In Italy. The post Article: The Crisis of Marijuana Criminalization in Italy first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. Filter reports. Between the 1940s and the 1960s, … Read More.

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Dr. H. H. Kane and the 19th Century “Hash-Heesh” Smoking Parlors of NYC

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He included an attachment of an old copy of “The Marijuana Review” from 1971 – the same year I was born. The Marijuana Review was a clipping zine that Michael Aldrich – the first person in the United States to get a degree in marijuana history – would use to circulate interesting historical facts about cannabis and other drugs.

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Legends of 420: Weed’s top 5 strain families

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If you don’t know your weed history, you don’t know where you’re toking from. So we assembled the best cannabis journalists in the world to interview the most primary sources, and write first drafts of weed history that could credibly sit in the Library of Congress. What is a marijuana strain family? Boom—Forbidden Fruit.

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What does religion say about cannabis? Is it a sin?

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Beyond its use as a religious sacrament, cannabis has a long and storied history as a form of medicine in the ancient world. Considering that the overwhelming majority of people in a predominantly Christian country like the US approve of marijuana legalization, a good case can be made for just that.

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Zkittlez marijuana brand tastes a lawsuit from Skittles candy maker

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Illinois has licensed marijuana stores that ban infringing, child-tempting products. Trademarking expert Malek said, “That doesn’t mean you can use an existing brand name, particularly one that is associated with a children’s candy product to identify your marijuana strains.”. He co-hosts The Hash podcast. View original article.

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New crop of US summer cannabis contests announced

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Marijuana awards offer a rare data point on cannabis quality with history tracing back to the first Cannabis Cup held in Amsterdam in 1988. Greenwolf plans future Zalympix contests in flower and hash, and ideally would like to blind the judging, so packaging and branding has less influence. He co-hosts The Hash podcast.

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

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Outsiders are coming in thinking that we’ll be passing legal recreational marijuana shortly and are willing to invest. Each has different levels of a compound called tetrahydrocannibinol (THC), which is what gives marijuana users their high. the THC levels that differentiate industrial hemp from marijuana).

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