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The LGBTQ Leaders in Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

She is also on the advisory board of Decriminalize Nature Oakland, the first group in the country to successfully advocate to decriminalize all-natural plant medicines in the city of Oakland. Amber is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Amber has served in a number of leadership positions in the cannabis industry.

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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

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In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. He’d listened to a podcast I did on the topic of “psychedelic law,” a term I coined in 2010. Out of the 418,546 registered voters in Denver, 40% weighed in on magic-mushroom decriminalization.

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420-Friendly Cannabis Legalization Protest Zones Are Popping Up All Over Mexico Right Now

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The latest, reports La Dosis magazine, is in the heart of Mexico City. . An organizer identified as Abraham told La Dosis , “The idea came from various collectives and people who are in the cannabis movement, with the intention of creating more spaces to smoke where a decriminalization that actually guarantees our rights can exist.” .

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Protecting Cannabis Trademarks in Anticipation of Federal Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

These limited marks have created a fractured market, with little clarity for businesses in a cannabis industry that continues to grow despite the lack of federal decriminalization. In trademark law, the first use of a mark within a particular territory usually establishes trademark ownership in that territory.

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Merrick Garland’s Confirmation as Attorney General Offers Hope to Cannabis Industry

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“I do think we need to be sure there are no end-runs around the state laws that criminal enterprises are doing. I do think we need to be sure, for example, that there are no end runs around the state laws by criminal enterprises, and that access is prohibited to minors.”. “As I don’t think that’s a useful use.

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Meet the Revolutionary Doctor Who Legalized Drugs in Mexico Back in 1940

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Born in the country’s northern state of Durango, Dr. Leopoldo Salazar Viniegra was a pioneering force in the world’s drug decriminalization and harm reduction movements. Cárdenas brutally murdered underage sex workers, but after studying law and music in the mental hospital, was pardoned for his horrific crimes by the president in 1976.

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Freedom Leaf’s Diversity in Cannabis Impact List

Freedom Leaf

I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. ” WANDA JAMES .

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