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Where Did Cannabis Come From? New Study Pinpoints East Asia

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They wrote: “As one of the first domesticated plants, it has a long and fluctuating history interwoven with the economic, social, and cultural development of human societies.” They then analyzed the vast amount of genetic information from the plants to figure out the evolutionary relationship between them, according to Smithsonian magazine.

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Gen Z Women Are the Quickest Growing Group of Cannabis Consumers

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The magazine also went on to state that women consumers “aren’t driven to buy cannabis through hard-sell tactics, and are more likely to respond to advertising messaging that has more of a conversational dialogue”. . Women Are More Likely to Use Cannabis for Health and Wellness. Cannabis strains are also being named after iconic women.

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Cannabis Litigation: Second Circuit Could Force DEA to Re- or Deschedule Marijuana

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Here’s what John Erlichman, a key aid to then-President Nixon, told Harper’s Magazine in 2016: You want to know what this was really all about? A prime example at the state level is the recreational marijuana industry, where participants must first resolve issues through the governing regulatory body (e.g.

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Cannabis Was First Domesticated in East Asia 12,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds

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“Observational and historical data have suggested this might have been the original domestication site for cannabis,” said study co-author Luca Fumagalli, evolutionary biologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, to Smithsonian Magazine. marijuana, which is illegal in many countries) has broadened.”.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

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From the systemic history of racism in the United States, African Americans exclusion from economic opportunities leads to maximizing profits for the White elite (Hirschman, 2019). After the Mexican Revolution in 1910, there was a fear that the influx of Mexican immigrants would increase recreational use (Green, 2005).

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Did Shakespeare Smoke Weed? Scholars Weigh In

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The study, authored by Francis Thackeray, indicates that William Shakespeare, often considered the most brilliant playwright in history, may have also liked to smoke weed in his more leisurely moments. UPDATE: Other Writers Who Have Smoked Cannabis. Notes on “Noted Weed”.

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High Times Acquires 13 CA Dispensaries

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On Tuesday, the owner of the storied magazine announced the acquisition of more than a dozen dispensaries in the Golden State. said it had reached a “definitive agreement to acquire certain equity and assets with respect to 13 planned and operational California dispensaries from Harvest Health & Recreation Inc.”