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City Of Portland Approves $1.8M In Cannabis Equity, Restorative Justice & Community Reinvestment Grants

From The Weed Blog by Leah Maurer May 21 2021 As the cannabis legalization movement continues to gain traction and create policy change, it is essential that equity and social justice be placed at the front of the conversation, not as an afterthought. The work that is happening in Oregon…

Psychedelics Advocates And Indigenous Groups Split On Decriminalizing Peyote Cactus

From Marijuana Moment by Kyle Jaeger May 17 2021 As the psychedelics reform movement continues to spread across the U.S., a conflict has developed between some advocates and indigenous groups over whether to include the hallucinogenic cacti peyote in decriminalization proposals. While part of the debate concerns the deeply entrenched,…

There are many problems that deserve our attention but Willie Rioli isn’t one of them

Contrary to popular belief and convenient narratives, the AFL star does not need to be fixed by a justice system that fails Indigenous people From The Guardian by Ben Abbatangelo May 15 2021 This week West Coast Eagles forward Willie Rioli was dragged through the Darwin courts for possession of…

Black Farmers Protest SAHPRA Cannabis Licensing

Farmers and cultural groups have opposed the issuance process of cannabis cultivation licenses, accusing the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) of favoring “affluent white citizens” and multinational corporations. From Candid Chronicle by Michael Sands May 13 2021 Protest On Thursday April 22, the Black Farmers’ Association of South Africa (BFASA)…

Radient Technologies Signs Definitive Licensing Agreement with Atomic EH to Launch Its First Cannabis Platform with the Indigenous Community

From Yahoo! Finance newswire May 3 2021 Edmonton, Alberta–(Newsfile Corp. – May 3, 2021) – Radient Technologies (Cannabis) Inc. (TSXV: RTI) (OTC Pink: RDDTF) (“Radient” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce a licensing agreement with Atomic EH (“Atomic”) to build its first ever Indigenous cannabis brand and a dedicated product line…

Veritas Announces the Results of Annual and Special Meeting of the Shareholders Including Shareholder’s Approval of the Acquisition of Indigenous Bloom Hemp Corporation

From Street Insider newswire April 30 2021 Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 30, 2021) – Veritas Pharma Inc. (CSE: VRT) (OTC: VRTHF) (FSE: 2VP) (“Veritas” or the “Company“) is pleased to announce the results of its Annual and Special Meeting of the Shareholders (the “Meeting“) held on April 29th,…

NDP should be ashamed

A top B.C. Liberal critic says he would shut down all unlicensed cannabis stores. From Castanet.Net by David Wylie April 28 2021 OPINION COLUMN A top B.C. Liberal critic says he would shut down all unlicensed cannabis stores. Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris, the provincial critic for Public Safety and…

Grow landrace cannabis strains with ‘fair trade’ seeds from the source

From Leafly.com by David Bienenstock April 26 2021 The Indian Landrace Exchange connects rural farmers in India, Pakistan, and Kashmir with European and North American seed distributors, protecting the landrace strains and giving local farmers an equitable return on their ancient cannabis genetics. (Photo courtesy of Indian Landrace Exchange) With…

‘Our own grey areas:’ First Nations navigate hazy cannabis retail jurisdictions

From LeaderPost.com by Evan Radford April 23 2021 Zagime Anishinabeck is leading four communities in drafting cannabis safety standards for current and possible future on-reserve pot shops. More than two years after Ottawa legalized weed, Saskatchewan’s green industry has grown into a jurisdictional grey zone. First Nations in the province’s…