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Ode to a Vanishing Handcraft

Project CBD

Such simplicity reflects the book’s inner beauty, which documents the history of a disappearing handcraft, that of traditional hemp cultivation and fabric production. It was almost taboo to talk about hemp, because it was intimately connected to drugs and was banned in Sweden [until 2003],” she told Project CBD.

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Understanding Medical Marijuana Laws in California

MMJ Recs

Legal Framework for Medical Marijuana in California California’s legal history towards establishing a comprehensive legal framework for medical marijuana began in 1996 with the passing of Proposition 215, also known as the Compassionate Use Act.

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Why You Should Be Keeping a Cannabis Journal

The Cannigma

Pronounced dead at the scene of a car accident in 2003, a friend and medical student he was traveling with performed CPR until a medivac helicopter arrived, giving him another chance at life. Jassey shared a version of the questionnaire used for chronic pain patients, which contains nearly two dozen questions about their history with pain.

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Sacha Baron Cohen Sues Dispensary for $9 Million Over Billboard Ad

SpeedWeed

Baron Cohen interviewed with Dan Skye for High Times for the October 2003 cover of the magazine—but interviewed as Ali G, his fictional stoner character, not himself. While the English actor’s characters Ali G, Borat and Brüno are wildly silly, he enjoyed an ivy league education, studying History with a focus on anti-semitism at Cambridge.

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Grown Rogue Appoints Tom Fortner As Chief Operating Officer

Cannabis Law Report

Tom stayed on as President of Hines Color Division, leading the seven, newly acquired independent color businesses until 2003. I believe my history and skills meld well with where the company is and wants go in the future.”. After 20 years of growth, Willow Creek was purchased by Hines Horticulture in 1999.

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Bangkok Post Report: Cannabis clinics set to mushroom – currently 500 in operation

Cannabis Law Report

Ed: this was introduced in 2003 by the eponymous Canadian engineer who reportedly used it to cure his skin cancer and shares knowledge on how to extract the oil for free on his website]. In our clinics, we use traditional medical doctors to diagnose patients’ conditions and learn their background history.

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FBI Sting Catches Cannabis Stock Manipulators: PotNetwork Holdings Exposed

Cannabis Law Report

Vaccaro has a history of bad behavior. He ran a broker dealer called FI trading that was expelled from FINRA in 2003. A review of federal court cases across the United States shows the actions in the Southridge suit was a pattern of self-dealing lead by Vaccaro and Svorai in many stocks they controlled.

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