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Cannabis and Black History: A Complex and Controversial Connection

Peninsula Alternative Health

Cannabis has a long and complex history, with roots stretching back thousands of years. As part of this history, cannabis has had profound impacts on the African American community. Despite this, the relationship between cannabis and black history is often overlooked and misunderstood.

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CT’s Psilocybin Decriminalization Bill, NBA Embraces Cannabis, and MO’s Cannabis Boom

Veriheal

Connecticut is weighing mushroom decriminalization, the NBA ended its cannabis testing protocol, and Missouri’s job market is booming thanks to cannabis. Last week, a legislative committee in Connecticut passed a bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of psilocybin mushrooms. Let us know in the comments!

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Vancouver City Council Has Voted To Decriminalize All Drugs

Cannabis Life Network

In an unprecedented move in Canadian history, on Wednesday the Vancouver city council voted to decriminalize the possession of small quantities of all illicit drugs. The post Vancouver City Council Has Voted To Decriminalize All Drugs appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Canada’s rich and complicated history of psychedelic research

Leafly

The post Canada’s rich and complicated history of psychedelic research appeared first on Leafly. Canada has been researching psychedelics since before the 1950s. We asked a historian to tell us all about the innovative, if controversial, research.

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Cannabis and Black History: A Complex and Controversial Connection

Peninsula Alternative Health

Cannabis has a long and complex history, with roots stretching back thousands of years. As part of this history, cannabis has had profound impacts on the African American community. Despite this, the relationship between cannabis and black history is often overlooked and misunderstood.

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Will the Senate Stall Federal Cannabis Decriminalization? 

Leafwell

This December the United States House of Representatives made history by voting for the first time on cannabis decriminalization. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would effectively remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

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History of Marijuana in Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

Mexico represents an important role in the expansion of cannabis around the world, its history is part of a historical, social and economic bed that has transformed each of its events into relevant information at a political-social level. Origin of marijuana in Mexico.

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