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Statements by Justice Clarence Thomas Are Not an Endorsement of Marijuana

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently said that the federal ban on the cultivation and use of marijuana within states “may no longer be necessary or proper” and that inconsistent enforcement led to “traps” for marijuana businesses. Federal policies of the past 16 years have greatly undermined its reasoning,” he said.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). American slaves and sharecroppers cultivated and tended to cannabis farms. Cotton plantation owners promoted cotton products, and society began to look at hemp clothing as inferior (Green, 2005). Purpose of the Study.

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Home cannabis cultivation is not allowed, however, if the person has less than 5 plants, “it will be assumed that there is no question of any professional trade or business being conducted,” according to the government of the Netherlands. However, possession of more than 5 grams of cannabis or 5 cannabis plants does open you to prosecution.

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Crops, Guns & Commerce: A Game Theoretical Critique of Gonzales v. Raich

Cannabis Law Report

Posted: 2005. Raich , the Supreme Court sustained an application of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”), banning all private use of marijuana, as applied to two women who had cultivated or otherwise acquired marijuana for the treatment of severe pain pursuant to the California Compassionate Use Act.

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Thailand’s Medical Cannabis Program: Progress And Predictions For The Future

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Home And Commercial Cultivation. The latest move has been a change in the law to allow for home cultivation. The proposed changes to the law will not only allow Thai’s to cultivate their own plants, but also to sell those plants to the government for its medical cannabis program. Government Investment.

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Cannabis Contract Woes in Washington State

Cannabis Law Report

Recent decisions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, point to troubling developments in the treatment of cannabis related contract disputes that find themselves in federal court. Authored By June McLaughlin. June writes. . Order to show Cause, ECF No. 17; citing Bassidji v. Goe , 413 F.3d

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Thailand’s Medical Cannabis Program: Progress And Predictions For The Future

Puff Puff Post

Home And Commercial Cultivation. The latest move has been a change in the law to allow for home cultivation. The proposed changes to the law will not only allow Thai’s to cultivate their own plants, but also to sell those plants to the government for its medical cannabis program. Government Investment.