Weed's Legalization Battle in 2021 Has Plenty of ’70s Parallels When Keith Stroup founded the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws with some friends and fellow attorneys in 1970, they thought it might take them ten years to achieve nationwide decriminalization. And for a while, it looked like they were on track to meet that date — and maybe move even faster. By 1978, NORML had helped eleven states decriminalize marijuana, and Stroup had successfully cultivated relationships within President Jimmy Carter's administration, most notably Carter's drug policy czar, Dr. Peter Bourne. More concerned with quashing the heroin epidemic, Bourne lent a sympathetic ear to Stroup's cause, even attending NORML parties in New York, where Bourne was alleged to have partaken in some illegal substances of his own. Cocaine had entered the chat, and there was no going back. Stroup's relationship with Bourne blew up after a rumor leaked that Bourne did a line of cocai...
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Watch Medical Marijuana & Unrivaled Brands At The Benzinga Cannabis Hou r Benzinga’s Cannabis Hou r is a live show for cannabis investors. On Thursday's show, hosts Javier Hasse and Money Mitch invited Blake Schroeder, CEO at Medical Marijuana Inc, and Frank Knuettel, CEO at Unrivaled Brands. The hosts also had time to look into the following publicly traded companies: Scotts Miracle-Gro (NYSE:SMG) Greenrose Acquisition Corp (OTC:GNRSU) Sundial Growers Inc (NASDAQ:SNDL) Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc (NASDAQ:JAZZ) Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) 4Front Ventures Corp (OTC:FFNTF) Fire & Flower Holdings Corp (TSX:FAF) Meet The Hosts: Money Mitch : https://twitter.com/STORYInvestors Javier Hasse: https://twitter.com/javierhasse Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options and futures is risky and not suitable for all...
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Can cannabis help fight opioid addiction? | Morning Newsletter © TYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photograp Hal Taylor, writer and illustrator, at Gandys Beach, in Downe, N.J. Taylor's new book, "The Book of Wedges," focuses mainly on unusual Delaware Bay places such as Gandys Beach. Hello, astute readers of The Inquirer Morning Newsletter. First : Registered cannabis users say the drug can help with their opioid addiction recovery, but research is still pending. Then : Vaccinated people are growing impatient due to a possible pandemic backslide. And : Entertainment venues are opening back up, but what are their COVID-19 policies like for patrons? — Olayemi Falodun (morningnewsletter@inquirer.com) Pa. patients swear by cannabis as a tool to fight opioid addiction. The research still isn’t there. In 2018, Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration added opioid use disorder as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana. Doing so allowed state universities to collect crucial d...
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C antor Fitzgerald Lowers Price On Trulieve Cannabis Corp Ahead Of Q2 2021 Report, Still Among Top U.S. Picks On Thursday, Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE:TRUL) (OTCQX:TCNNF) introduced a comprehensive brand portfolio, including four distinct brands - Muse, Sweet Talk and Momenta brands and the expansion of the Cultivar Collection - to serve the consumer in both adult-use and medical markets. The news came ahead of its second-quarter earnings report scheduled to be released after the close on Thursday, August 12, and in anticipation of closing a $2.1 billion deal to merge with Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (CSE:HARV) (OTCQX:HRVSF). The combined company is expected to generate revenue of $1.2 billion in 2021, having operations in 11 states, including a total cultivation and processing capacity of 3.1 million square feet spread across 22 facilities, as well as 126 retail locations selling both medical and recreational cannabis. As the multistate operator faced co...