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Weekly Cannabis Roundup August 20

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she told the magazine. But apparently, when California legalized recreational cannabis use through Proposition 64, the legal language specified that the possession of less than one ounce of cannabis in prison was not a felony. . Alabama is About to Develop its MMJ Program. And now I’m building a hemp and a honey farm.”

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

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Harpers magazine also released an article in 2016 , with clips from an interview with a top Nixon advisor who made a similar admission. Since then, states in many diverse areas of the country have begun to enact their medical marijuana programs under the argument of state rights.

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Is cannabis legal in Israel?

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Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (legalization may be pending). And while the promise of legal recreational cannabis in the Promised Land has been deferred for now, legalization appears to be a matter of time. In July, 2021, Israeli lawmakers rejected a bill that would have decriminalized recreational marijuana use.

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Cannabis companies share how they launched social equity funding, programs

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(This story appears in the March issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.). In response, some companies have launched their own programs aimed at providing women and people of color with more opportunities to succeed in the space. Mentorship Programs. New York Gov.

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Gen Z Women Are the Quickest Growing Group of Cannabis Consumers

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This generation is also on track to become the most educated generation yet with the majority being likely to enroll in post-high school programs. Kristi Palmer, co-founder of Kiva Confections stated that “cannabis brands and companies are getting with the program and professionalizing in a way that welcomes women into the space”.

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Teen pot use hasn’t risen amid legalization, researchers conclude

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7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers analyzed 28 years’ worth of Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data to ascertain whether states that have passed medical or recreational cannabis laws have subsequently seen an increase in cannabis use among US high school students. JAMA, Research Letter, 2021).

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Pioneering legal pot states aim to ease rules on industry

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“There’s a saying in the business world: ‘Pioneers get slaughtered, and settlers get fat,’” said Greg James, publisher of industry magazine Marijuana Venture , based near Seattle. Since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, eight others have joined them. “The