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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. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Why is US Cannabis Research Funded to Focus on Adverse Effects?

Veriheal

A cannabis database has shown that the American funding which is allocated to cannabis is focused on identifying the negative impacts and adverse effects associated with the plant. The cannabis research database displayed that $1.56 billion was funded into cannabis research between 2000 and 2018.

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Portrait of the Artist, RIP Alan Sayers

SpeedWeed

CANNABIS CULTURE – Prolific Downtown East -Side Artist Alan Sayers has died. You may not know his name, but if you are a Vancouver resident or a regular follower of this magazine — you’ve seen his work. He – like all the dead — was also much more. It has its place and its place in society.”.

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A Founder Looks at 50: Attorney Gerry Goldstein and the Early Years of NORML

NORML

During these travels, I was frequently meeting other young lawyers (although we also had many non-lawyers representing NORML around the country), many of whom were also active in the anti-Vietnam War efforts, who shared the NORML position regarding marijuana policy. I was never quite sure why Trudeau had made that statement.

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Nevada NORML: A Year in Review

NORML

This only reaffirmed that social justice needs to be a priority when discussing marijuana policy in this community. June 2018: Collected 79 Candidate Surveys from across Nevada. to engage their lawmakers in marijuana policy reform. November 2018: Jeff Sessions is OUT and Cannabis friendly legislators are IN!

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The California pre-roll battle royale 2021

SpeedWeed

Since pre-rolls are like the hot dogs of cannabis, Leafly rounded up a panel of Bay Area cannabis professionals to independently nominate their favorite brands, put them to the test, and set the record straight. 7th place: Chem Jam, IC Collective, 34.6/55 This joint was from October. 8th place: Donut Shack, Island, 33.6/55

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Freedom Leaf’s Diversity in Cannabis Impact List

Freedom Leaf

“Our goal is to bring awareness of emerging innovation and opportunities to the East Coast regarding cannabis technology.” Cofounder, Jade Insights and Cannabis Tech Group, New York, N.Y. It’s a software platform that helps cannabis businesses augment their process by providing insights for data-backed decision-making.

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