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The? ?Second? ?Amendment? ?and? ?Medical? ?Cannabis? ?Patients

Americans for Safe Access

In a 1755 letter to the Pennsylvania General Assembly Ben Franklin wrote “those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." However, while its original context, which related to tax policy, may not apply, the words lend themselves to a conversation that lawmakers should be having. How should our country address liberty, but also safety, when it comes to firearms and cannabis?

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Hawaii MMJ Patients Instructed to "Voluntarily Surrender" Firearms to Honolulu Police Department

MJ Business Attorneys

Medical-marijuana cardholders have thirty days to “voluntarily surrender” their firearms, according to a letter sent by the Honolulu Police Department to MMJ patients last month. Currently, Hawaii’s state statutes include any person who is “prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law” from firearms ownership under state law as well, and federal law flatly prohibits marijuana users from owning or possessing firearms, even in states where marij

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The Importance of Male Cannabis Plants

Leafwell

When it comes to psychoactive cannabis, people mostly sought out female plants, often discarding their male plants. There were economic reasons for this as well. Not only would male plants pollinate any nearby female plants in the vicinity (with the effect of producing seed rather than flower, which is not ideal unless you’re breeding), they would also take up valuable time and space in.

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What You Need To Know About Legalization in California

The Herb Collective

After almost over a year since Prop 64 passed, Jan 1, 2018 will mark the date recreational marijuana can be sold legally just like alcohol or tobacco. Depending on where you live in California, the anticipation has been visible, in a positive or negative way. Here’s what you need to know about legalization once January 1 hits. Medical Shops As of January 1 medical marijuana shops with a license will be allowed to accept and sell to anyone over the age of 21.

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Where the Money Grows: Learning the Industry Trends in Medical Cannabis, Recreational Marijuana, Hemp, and Beyond

Speaker: Jonathan Bench, International Cannabis and Securities Business Attorney at Harris Bricken

The U.S. cannabis industry is still in its infancy, even though states began engaging with legalization in one form or another in the late 1990s. Today, many opportunities exist for individuals and businesses that want to engage in the industry. Some want to directly own licensed businesses, while others prefer to keep the industry at an arm’s length and merely profit from it.

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Charles Feldmann Selected for Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

MJ Business Attorneys

Announcing the Lifetime Achievement selection of Charles Feldmann among America’s Top 100 Attorneys® Lifetime Achievement selection to America’s Top 100 Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional attorneys whose accomplishments and impact on the legal profession merit a Lifetime Achievement award.