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		<title>Never Forget! Weed for Warriors: Medical Marijuana Access for Veterans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Honoring Service, Demanding Access to Medical Cannabis for Veterans “Never Forget” isn’t just a call to remember those who served—it’s a promise to care for them when they come home. Yet millions of U.S. veterans still fight daily battles that began after deployment: chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), insomnia, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>National Hemp Month: What It Is &#038; Why It Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What Is National Hemp Month? When &#38; Why It Started National Hemp Month is celebrated every July as a tribute to one of nature’s most versatile and misunderstood plants: hemp. Launched in 2020 by CBD American Shaman, this awareness campaign was created to spotlight hemp’s economic, environmental, and wellness potential—while confronting decades of stigma and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Laws of the Land: A Legal History of Hemp in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For centuries, mankind has been using hemp as a source of fiber, oil, food, building material, and medicinal purposes. Though it has been outlawed in the past, hemp has recently been gaining in popularity again. This is thanks to the many benefits that hemp has to offer — and the revival of cannabis legalization and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cannabis Criminal Justice Reform &#038; the Last Prisoner Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have a big problem in the US. Our federal, state, and local corrections systems have record numbers of people filling their cells and holding rooms. Yet, despite the legalization and/or decriminalization of various forms of cannabis, there are legions of people still sitting in jail for cannabis-related drug offenses that are no longer crimes. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Social Equity Is Needed for Those Harmed Most by the War on Drugs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Calabrese, JD, MS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2023 06:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Legalization in and of itself does not include diversity or access to the cannabis industry. Marijuana legalization and its ensuing commercialization require social equity programs to enable access and inclusion into the industry for marginalized populations and communities. Marijuana's bad rap is rooted in racism. Today, in the United States marijuana criminalization still disproportionately affects [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Biden’s Federal Marijuana Pardon (October 2022)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Calabrese, JD, MS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 04:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To say we were happy and our hopes for justice were raised to hear President Biden’s October 6 announcement that he's going to grant pardons to anyone convicted of a federal crime for simple marijuana possession would be an understatement. Three weeks after one of the most sweeping mass pardons in US history, second only [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What All of the Sweeping New Drug Legislation Really Means</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2021 06:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[2020 was a disaster in so many ways. But it was a surprisingly good year for political progress on cannabis, as well as drug reform in general. In the midst of the pandemic, the fires, and divisive presidential election, we also saw big wins for cannabis advocacy, and signs that both public and governmental support [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>We Can End Police Violence in America</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Calabrese, JD, MS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 07:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Change happens when actions—big and small—are maintained over time. Where you put your attention matters. How you spend your money matters. Staying informed and voting matters. When we are intentional and thoughtful about where our time, attention, and resources are going, we can be agents of change every day. The cannabis community, in particular, can [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2020 CBD &#038; Cannabis Trends: A ‘State of the Industry’ from MJBizDaily CEO Chris Walsh</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Calabrese, JD, MS]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2020 07:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While growth of the cannabis industry continues to be delayed by business and regulatory setbacks, the legal cannabidiol (CBD) market is ready for takeoff. “The CBD gold rush has begun,” said&#160;Marijuana Business Daily&#160;president and incoming CEO Chris Walsh, in his annual “state of the cannabis industry” address. “Retail sales could double in 2019,” he predicted [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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