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A Founder Looks at 50: Attorney Gerry Goldstein and the Early Years of NORML

NORML

This is the sixth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. His son, who was elected Prime Minister in 2015, enacted legislation legalizing the adult use of marijuana in 2018.) Few people have had more impact shaping NORML policies and programs than Gerry Goldstein.

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IDFPR works to expand medical cannabis tax rates to all dispensaries

Illinois News Joint

Currently, medical patients are limited to 55 dispensaries awarded in 2015 and do not have access at their medical cannabis tax rate to the over 150 adult use dispensaries that have since opened their doors. This policy would benefit medical patients by giving greater access and reducing burdens for purchasing cannabis.

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Seth Rogen’s Cannabis Company Houseplant Makes its US Debut

Veriheal

In 2015’s Christmas classic The Night Before, Rogen and two friends celebrate the holidays with a night of depravity, including a generous dose of cannabis. Our founders have a long history enjoying cannabis and believe it should be treated with the reverence it deserves,” Mohr has stated.

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Top 4/20 Celebrations Across the United States

Veriheal

While Google won’t give you a straightforward answer as to why the number 4/20 is associated with cannabis–and unfortunately, it may just be cannabis lore lost to history–it’s the favorite number of millions across the world due to its weed-related connotation.

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Section 280E and The Taxation of Cannabis Businesses

Cannabis Law Report

21] The court reached this holding based on legislative history expressing that Section 280E was not intended to preclude taxpayers from deducting expenses attributable to a trade or business other than that of illegal trafficking in controlled substances simply because the taxpayer was also involved in trafficking a controlled substance. [22]

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

NORML

This is the eighth in a series of blogs on the history of NORML and the legalization movement. And as it should be if one believes in karma, in 2015 Willie Nelson began marketing his own brand of marijuana, called Willie’s Reserve , in the states that have legalized the adult use of marijuana.

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Exporting CBD Food Just Got Harder: The European Union Makes a Move

Canna Law Blog

Regulation 2015/2283 , which is the latest food regulation adopted by the European Parliament and the European Union (“EU”), defines “novel food” as “food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997, irrespective of the dates of accession of the Member States to the Union.”.

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