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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?

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Daniel Mallinson, a cannabis policy researcher, reviewed the funding analysis provided to Science Magazine and stated that, “The government’s budget is a political statement about what we value as a society. Of the 50 funders, he was able to analyze 3269 grants, which he categorized by their focus for research.

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Portrait of the Artist, RIP Alan Sayers

SpeedWeed

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. One of those spaces was the Herb Museum, as part of the broader collection of artifacts curated by resolute activist David Malmo-Levine. “I He – like all the dead — was also much more.

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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. It was amazing to see an increase in younger voters registering! July 2018: Lobby Day in DC.

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The California pre-roll battle royale 2021

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7th place: Chem Jam, IC Collective, 34.6/55 So psyched to taste an IC Collective, we forget to check the manufacturing date. Williams has contributed to the San Francisco Chronicle’s GreenState, MG Magazine, Culture Magazine, Cannabis Now, and is the author of Barbary Coast dispensary’s Bud Blog.

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Does white ash equal quality marijuana? Leafly asked the experts

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Tappié Dufresne, a longtime cannabis patient and consultant who formerly worked at the historic early collective C.H.A.M.P., Mitchell Colbert is a freelance journalist who has written for Cannabis Now, Hemp Magazine, Green Flower Media, High Times, the Wine Industry Advisor, and other cannabis- and alcohol-focused publications.