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Article: Why Cannabis Education Is Trending At Major American Universities

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Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law offers a course on marijuana law and policy and a seminar on marijuana law. It focuses on a business-first approach to initiatives on decriminalization and legalization. One popular course is cannabiz: exploring the “legalized” cannabis industry from a corporate transactional perspective.

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Cannabis Business Reality – Conference Agenda Mismatch

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Marijuana decriminalization may be one of the very few issues upon which bipartisan agreement can still be reached in this session,” said Rep. In Colorado, growers have to pay a 15% excise tax when their product is transferred from cultivation facility to retail store, while consumers have to pay a 15% sales tax on the purchase of cannabis.

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The legalization of recreational cannabis in conflict to the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961

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He regularly holds lectures at seminars and conferences. By signing the treaty, the member states of the Convention are explicitly obliged to prohibit, among others, the cultivation and trade of cannabis outside of medical or scientific purposes. This obligation is legally binding within the framework of an international treaty.