Tag: Civil Rights
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Cannabis Movement Ending Era Of Personalities
The cannabis world is structurally changing. It’s moving away from informal, personality-driven, relationship-based influence and toward: 1. compliance-heavy operations 2. institutional capital 3. audited finances 4. federal-facing regulatory posture 5. documentation, transparency, and risk controls That shift favors people and organizations that are: 1. procedurally clean 2. boring in a good way 3. compliance-literate 4.…
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Truck Drivers Can Use Cannabis Under Schedule 3 Absent Policy Interventions
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/drug-testing-industry-group-is-sounding-the-alarm-about-marijuana-rescheduling-as-trump-plans-action/ I’m now a solo advocate and quit representing other people as the entire weed movement and all its groups desire criminality, rebellion, and cool kid ego games and I can’t do it any longer. When I say that, as cannabis advocates, we cannot unleash regulations that don’t respect public health and safety, or programs…
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FDA Says Iowa’s Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Risk Federal Funds For Academic Institutions
POLITICS FDA Says Iowa’s Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Risk Federal Funds For Academic Institutions https://www.marijuanamoment.net/fda-says-iowas-medical-marijuana-law-doesnt-risk-federal-funds-for-academic-institutions/
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Why DEA Religious Guidance For Religious Mushrooms Was Issued
As my personal understanding currently stands, Agencies cannot consider constitutional issues so this DEA religious guidance is a moot point. It essentially says, write DEA a letter to ask for exemption. That is consistent with the process for states to apply for federal exemption for medical cannabis programs as well, so that is technically correct,…
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How Kim Reynolds Bullied Iowa City Council Members Out of Decriminalizing Marijuana
Iowa city council members who wished to decriminalize marijuana tell Iowa cannabis activists Kim Reynolds threatened to take away city funds from the state if the city council pursues marijuana decriminalization. As of today Kim Reynolds is the most unpopular governor in the country. Republicans stifling debate on a winning political issue using threats to…
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DEA Brief in Iowaska Healing Church Iowa Lawsuit July 2025
Download the DEA brief at the above link. Case concerns an ayahuasca church demanding religious exemption to use ayahuasca in ceremony as their sacrament. Interesting brief.
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RFRA Changes The Cannabis Game; Fulfills My Prediction Religious Cannabis Constitutional Claims
Prior to RFRA state laws, I argued the first amendment right to religion would bring constitutional rulings for individuals protecting religious access to cannabis in private prayer. I think this is still the inevitable end result of cannabis litigations. There are several things to note about the RFRA.
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Standing Granted In Religious Cannabis Lawsuit
A case I’m working on for a religious cannabis lawsuit demanding equal access to state authorized medical dispensaries via some remedy entailing a separate process for religious users to apply for a religious card has been granted standing following the state’s motion to dismiss. The case will now move on to the merits. I am…
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EXAGGERATING HARMFUL DRUG EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN IS KILLING BLACK PEOPLE.
Dr. Carl Hart. “This is why you don’t do drugs kids.” That admonishment—directed at bystanders who watched in horror as police manhandled George Floyd’s 46-year-old, defeated black body—spoke volumes about what kind of people we are and our warped values. Drug researchers with neuroscience leanings, me included, have helped shape and perpetuate this sick ethos in…
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SCR 101 Passes Subcommittee 3 – 0
Audio starts at five minutes — today’s hearing in Iowa on application to DEA for an exemption/exception to state marijuana law, uploaded to vimeo, is worth watching for body language and other interesting insights here: https://vimeo.com/672870008 During today’s subcommittee meeting, longtime ally Senator Bolkcom had some useful interesting insights and objections that I’m glad were…
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Medical cannabis advocates hope federal changes lead to progress for Iowa marijuana laws
Mark Langgin of New Frontier Action discusses medical cannabis developments at the federal level, and the importance of federal laws impacting Iowa state marijuana laws, on Fox 17. Here’s the link to this story: https://kdsm17.com/news/local/medical-cannabis-advocates-hope-federal-changes-lead-to-progress-for-iowa-marijuana-laws Good job, New Frontier Action, in the Fox 17 interview. Interestingly, WeedPress has a connection to New Frontier Action. According…
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Updates to Medical Cannabidiol Act 2020 | Carl-Olsen.com
https://carl-olsen.com/2020/05/updates-to-medical-cannabidiol-act-2020 Posted on May 25, 2020 Updates to Medical Cannabidiol Act 2020 Dear Legislators, I am writing regarding pending legislation requiring the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) to request guarantees that federal funding will not be withheld from state educational and long-term care facilities that allow the use of medical cannabidiol consistent with chapter…
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Governor Reynolds Flailing Program “Not Economically Feasible To Operate” as Iowa Dispensaries Quit Patients Without Notice
Governor Kim Reynolds has intentionally obstructed marijuana patient civil rights in a multitude of truly repulsive, shady politicking ways. Through closed door meetings, legislative conspiracies with Linda Upmeyer to set up patients in various entrapments, and expertly defying the laws of communication and shutting down reporters, journalists, and sick patients who attempted to reach Kim…
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Finally: Reynolds says she’s comfortable with board recs on medical marijuana
Radio Iowa has this predictable news from the drunken governor whose alcoholic past has been one of her excuses for dodging patients or engaging them as human freaking beings for the past three years.
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U of M’s Rebecca Shlafer, PhD Discusses Impact Of Incarceration On Children In Minnesota
A snapshot of the last several years research looking at the impact of incarceration on children and families in Minnesota. Published yesterday by the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services. Video has slideshow presentation included in the link. Some notable slides are below. Kids with incarcerated parents, or parents who had…
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Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential (2005
ashton 2005 cannabis j psychopharm Download at the above PDF link Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential C. H. Ashton Department of Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. P. B. Moore Department of Psychiatry, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Royal…
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DEVELOPING: Illinois To Legalize Recreational Marijuana “Nearly Right Away” Says New Governor | Get Ready For A Midwest Shake-Up
Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana ‘nearly right away’ in Illinois By: Nic Flosi Posted: Nov 07 2018 04:18PM CST Video Posted: Nov 07 2018 09:56PM CST Updated: Nov 07 2018 10:08PM CST CHICAGO…
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MedPharm Iowa Announces Iowa’s First Medical Cannabis Product ALIVIAR — can’t wait to see the commercials on that one
From the MedPharm Iowa Facebook Page: History being made here. These will be the first legal cannabis products to ever be sold in Iowa. That means THC & CBD. The Aliviar product lineup is available to patients in the Iowa Medical Cannabis Program. MedPharm Iowa’s Aliviar products offer a variety of ratios to accommodate for…
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Here’s Why Iowa Medical Marijuana Patients Are Mad And Signing Petitions While Discussing Potential Lawsuits Against The State In Their Own Words #Lawsuits #Petitions #Redress #Grievance
The comments on a popular petition requesting Iowa state officials provide continuing education courses for doctors by utilizing currently existing University courses from around the world may bring you to tears. Trigger warnings: these are parents suffering for their kids. Click here if you’re from Iowa to sign this petition. Before the comments from Iowans,…
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