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A Founder Looks at 50: Willie Nelson — America’s Favorite Marijuana Smoker

NORML

For NORML’s 50th anniversary, every Friday we will be posting a blog from NORML’s Founder Keith Stroup as he reflects back on a lifetime as America’s foremost marijuana smoker and legalization advocate. This is the eighth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. And they did.

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

Cannabis Law Report

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). Before the civil war, there were more cannabis farms than cotton farms (Green, 2005). Marijuana Business Daily. say-marijuana-use-should-be-legal.

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10 must-see movies and TV shows about growing weed

The Cannigma

These movies and TV shows can be a fun way to learn more about the industry and the social and economic implications of marijuana legalization. As legalization continues to spread across the globe, more and more films and television series are being made about weed – and specifically cannabis cultivation.

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Understanding Weed’s Past for our Present Health

Ezra Parzybok

We can find cannabinoids at this moment in biological history. We all share some biological history, it’s just a fascinating biological fact that cannabis plants were producing this chemical with the right sequence and structure of molecules to fit all vertebrates. Endomorph is more like Santa Claus, right?

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Marijuana Use is Rising Faster Among Depressed Individuals

The Joint Blog

The consistent use of marijuana has risen more quickly among people with depression, according to a new study. of individuals without a recent history of depression”, states the report. “In 2005, about 10.2% of individuals without a recent history of depression”, states the report.

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

Puff Puff Post

As a key player in a region notorious for its harsh drug laws and staunch prohibition, the country that originally seemed like an unlikely candidate to break the status quo has charged ahead with a number of breakthroughs in its new medical marijuana program. Home And Commercial Cultivation.

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Allen Iverson finally gets his flowers

SpeedWeed

In 1997, a 22-year-old Iverson was arrested for marijuana possession in his hometown of Hampton, Virginia after officers “smelled weed” and found “a 2 1/2-inch-long marijuana cigarette ” and an unloaded gun in his vehicle. It was cultural warfare, not unlike the racist propaganda that made marijuana illegal for past generations.