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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

Freedom Leaf

In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. Matthews’ team, the Decriminalize Denver campaign, went out into the Denver winter to collect the signatures necessary (4,726) to get the initiative on the ballot, which were approved in January.

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

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While Attorney General Garland still has not committed to supporting legalization, or even decriminalization, of cannabis at the federal level (or even to just reissuing the Cole Memorandum), his recent statements – which do seem similar in certain respects to ones made by former U.S. View original article.

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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. Prior bills that proposed to legalize or decriminalize cannabis explicitly contemplated the use of cannabis “marks” but provided little additional guidance.

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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. He also penned an essay now famous among decriminalization advocates called “El Mito de Marihuana,” or the “Myth of Marijuana.”.

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Freedom Leaf’s Diversity in Cannabis Impact List

Freedom Leaf

In June, we created the Dennis Peron Collection , a library of images that’s an archive of his history and his leading contributions to the legalization of cannabis. ” If you enjoyed this Freedom Leaf article, subscribe to the magazine today! All licensing profits go to the Dennis Peron Foundation. ” WANDA JAMES .

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