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Oregon: Cannabis Social Consumption Bill SB 639 Is About Civil Rights

NORML

Martinez points out that taking direct actions like opening a private social consumption space before public consumption spaces are legal to push the issue into the mainstream discussion and bring into question unjust laws is something that is much easier for white men, but dangerous territory to cross into for a woman of color.

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Significant Decrease in Mental Health Treatment Seen in States With Legal Cannabis

Veriheal

States legalizing recreational cannabis are seeing an unexpected and significant decrease in mental health treatment admissions. Unveiling these connections could reshape knowledge and understanding of public health implications and policy outcomes in this rapidly evolving field. However, he suggests two potential explanations.

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NYC Could Be Sparking Up Recreational Cannabis Sales This Fall

Veriheal

Nearly eight decades later, New York is seeing a change in cannabis policy. The state legalized recreational-use cannabis last year and is gearing up to launch sales in the coming months. Considering that not long ago people were being patted down and detained at the slightest whiff of cannabis, this is a huge turn of events.

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Oregon NORML, In Partnership With The Oregon Justice League, Files “Legalization Justice Act of 2020”

NORML

She generated international headlines when she opened the World Famous Cannabis Cafe in 2009, the nation’s first public-facing cannabis consumption lounge. “I would sum up our policy as ‘do the right thing’ Let’s create legal cannabis policy that acknowledges both science and reality,” Bacca says.

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High Tide Opens New Cannabis Retail Store in Milton, Ontario

Cannabis Law Report

This opening represents High Tide’s 89 th branded retail location across Canada , and 21 st in Ontario , selling recreational cannabis products and consumption accessories. High Tide is a retail-focused cannabis company enhanced by the manufacturing and distribution of consumption accessories. High Tide Inc.

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Psychedelic Retreats: Legal Issues for Organizers

Canna Law Blog

Both recreational and therapeutic psychedelic consumption are often consumed/administered in group settings, lending themselves to retreats, usually in rural settings. The second is that, based on federal illegality of psychedelics, obtaining event insurance is impossible.

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Support The Michigan Cannabis Prisoner Release Campaign

Cannabis Life Network

With 40,000 people incarcerated in US prisons for cannabis possession as of 2020, many states and local governments are beginning to rethink policy surrounding the criminal implications and punishment it still holds.