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NAACP Advocates for Marijuana Legalization and Cannabis Industry Workers’ Rights in Renewed Push for Reform

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Historical Background The NAACP’s recent move aligns with its history of progressive stances on cannabis reform. In past years, the NAACP endorsed various measures aimed at decriminalizing cannabis. The new amendment also emphasizes teaming up with labor unions to secure protections for cannabis industry employees.

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Is weed legal in Poland?

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Poland established a medical cannabis program in 2017, which allows for a range of cannabis products to be prescribed for a range of medical conditions. While the plant has deep roots in the country and was used throughout history, it was prohibited in the 20 th century. Poland’s medical cannabis program. Poland and cannabis.

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Growth of the Legal Cannabis Industry Yields Challenges for Family Law Matters: Perspectives from an Attorney and a Business Appraiser

Cannabis Law Report

As of this writing, 18 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands have legalized marijuana for recreational use, and another 13 states have decriminalized the use of marijuana. Thirty-six states have legalized medical marijuana and there are over a dozen other states where legalization legislation is pending.

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OR: OLCC “2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report” & Statement

Cannabis Law Report

Now we find ourselves at a crossroads where our state’s history with marijuana and the future of cannabis commercialization meet. Recognition that cannabis is woven into the state’s cultural fabric initially emerged as institutional tolerance when Oregon became the first state in the country to decriminalize marijuana possession in 1973.

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How Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation Weathered the State’s Winter Storm

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How did you find yourself one of the few history makers in the cannabis industry? A terrible price has been paid, and the programs designed to address the systemic inequities are weak and unreasonable. Occupy and diversify at all levels and across the supply chain.

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Verano Holdings Enters into Agreement to Expand Arizona Footprint

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How did you find yourself one of the few history makers in the cannabis industry? A terrible price has been paid, and the programs designed to address the systemic inequities are weak and unreasonable. Occupy and diversify at all levels and across the supply chain.

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Meet the Revolutionary Doctor Who Legalized Drugs in Mexico Back in 1940

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But Magali Ocaña Salazar would like to remind everyone of an important bit of nearly-forgotten history: Her grandfather helped legalize all drugs in Mexico — in 1940. 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.