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Illinois Medical Cannabis Sails Spike as the Recreational Market Looms

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As Illinois prepares to follow through with their recreational marijuana rollout, Marijuana Business Daily reports the state’s biggest increase in medical cannabis sales throughout the program’s history. He eliminated background checks and fingerprint collection as requirements to obtain a prescription. Other Changes. .

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ITEP Report – Taxing Cannabis

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For decades, analysts interested in the tax revenue potential of legalizing cannabis had to use unreliable survey data and speculation regarding how a legal market might operate. This month marks the five-year anniversary of the first legal, taxable sale of recreational cannabis in modern U.S. But this is changing.

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Cannabis Was First Domesticated in East Asia 12,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds

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A global team of researchers spent four years collecting 110 different cannabis varieties from around the world and used them to sequence 82 new cannabis genomes. . As one of the first domesticated plants, it has a long and fluctuating history interwoven with the economic, social, and cultural development of human societies.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

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From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). After the Mexican Revolution in 1910, there was a fear that the influx of Mexican immigrants would increase recreational use (Green, 2005).

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Colorado to Vote on Increasing Cannabis Taxes in November

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Enough signatures were submitted by Colorado advocates to get Initiative 25 onto the ballot this November, which, if passed, would increase recreational cannabis tax percentages and fund “out-of-school learning opportunities” for children and youth. The statement concluded that the approximate number of valid signatures was 116.40

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High Tide to Acquire Fastendr™ Retail Kiosk and Smart Locker Technology Through Acquisition of Bud Room Inc.

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This technology will also allow us to generate third-party revenue, provide data collection and monetization opportunities, while supporting an unparalleled retail shopping experience for our customers, said Raj Grover, President and Chief Executive Office of High Tide. STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS. ABOUT HIGH TIDE.

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MAPS Organization Granted $12.9 Million to Study Cannabis and PTSD •

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Veterans are demanding objective cannabis drug development research, and the state of Michigan is fulfilling our collective obligation to our beloved Veteran community.”. The grant comes from Michigan’s 2021 Veteran Marijuana Research Grant Program , and is funded by the state’s recreational cannabis taxes. MAPS Makes History.