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March 17 – Denver Women of Cannabis – FREE - Coffee ☕ & Connect Virtual Event

Introducing Rosalie Flores, Executive Director of Expunge Colorado

When Rosalie Flores entered the cannabis industry, she knew immediately that her work had to involve educating and empowering individuals harmed by the drug war. As the Colorado organizer for National Expungement Week (N.E.W.), Rosalie became very familiar with the barriers and injustices associated with having a criminal record. Compelled to address these issues, she now works towards advancing record-clearance efforts in multiple states throughout the U.S.

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March 17 – Denver Women of Cannabis – FREE - Coffee ☕ & Connect Virtual Event
Introducing Rosalie Flores, Executive Director of Expunge Colorado
When Rosalie Flores entered the cannabis industry, she knew immediately that her work had to involve educating and empowering individuals harmed by the drug war. As the Colorado organizer for National Expungement Week (N.E.W.), Rosalie became very familiar with the barriers and injustices associated with having a criminal record. Compelled to address these issues, she now works towards advancing record-clearance efforts in multiple states throughout the U.S.

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FYI - MIT offers open courses.

Business and Impact Planning for Social Enterprises (0.SolveX) People in every corner of the world are innovating to solve social and environmental problems in their communities. In the past decade, new programs like MIT Solve have emerged to support those social entrepreneurs and drive partnerships to accelerate their impact. However, many startups find it dif...

WANTED - CDOT Study Participants 18-24 years old.

Participants receive a $150 stipend if selected.
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The study involves conducting interviews with 18-24-year-olds to understand how to encourage behavior change related to Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis (DUIC). The results from the interviews will eventually inform a campaign to discourage youth from driving under the influence.

Netflix partners with dispensary for strains of w**d based on 10 of its original series

“The Netflix Collection” has been tailored to suit 10 different Netflix viewing experiences. According to a press release, “each strain was cultivated with the specific shows in mind, designed to complement each title based on their tone. For example, sillier shows may be more indica dominant, while dramedies will be more sativa dominant to help the more powerful scenes resonate.”

avclub.com In a 21st-century analogue to the early 20th century practice of movie studios buying up movie theaters so they could profit from every facet of the moviegoing experience, Netflix is developing…

The stigma of the stoner parent

"If I really want to take an edge off, I'd rather get a little high."

cbc.ca No one bats an eyelash when mom and dad enjoy a drink or two after the kids are in bed. But what about parents who like to get a little high? Is it just as normal? Martine and Isabelle speak to two…

How Being on a Nonprofit Board Can Be the Unexpected Career Boost You Need

While there are certainly fewer opportunities to be a joiner in adulthood, not all hope is lost. Nonprofit organizations are great places to give your time and talent, and they can be super fun too.

brit.co Help others while helping your career.

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Colorado has established that a THC level of 5 ng/mL is enough to charge someone with DUI.

Op-ed: Colorado officials should speak out on fake ma*****na data used by feds

The federal government’s misinformation campaign is still alive and well, even in these heady post-prohibition days of 2017. And it’s high time Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and state Attorney General Cynthia Coffman do as their counterparts in Washington state have already done and call out this misinformation for what it is: unreliable, misleading and inaccurate.

thecannabist.co Ricardo Baca guest commentary: Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper and state Attorney General Cynthia Coffman should join Washington in calling out federal data as unreliable, misleading and inaccurate.

The Colorado State Patrol and more than 110 local law enforcement agencies will be on high alert for the largest crackdown of the year, lasting through Sept. 5, the Tuesday after Labor Day.

Support for Legal Ma*****na Use Up to 60% in U.S.

With voters in several states deciding this fall whether to legalize the use of ma*****na, public support for making it legal has reached 60% -- its highest level in Gallup's 47-year trend.

gallup.com Sixty percent of Americans favor making ma*****na use legal, the highest level of support in Gallup's 47-year trend.

Take it from me as a former NFL player: Pot is better for pain than opioids

While it’s commendable that the NFL is finally seeking an alternative treatment for pain — one that, some early studies suggest, may also help to protect the brain from injury — the truth is that NFL players have been proving the viability of cannabis as a pain medicine for decades.

latimes.com Medical ma*****na is a far safer and more effective treatment for pain than the opioids that the NFL doles out.

Miss Mia Jane

Denver voters approved bring-your-own-pot clubs in a ballot measure last year after city officials’ dragged their feet on calls to give legal consumers a place to use the drug. The city plans to start accepting applications by the end of the month.

Ma*****na Critics Describe What It's Like to Have the World's Best Job

Sixty percent of Americans want to legalize cannabis. That's the highest support has ever been in 47 years.

vice.com And why the continued normalization of the drug is the key to a job well done.

Governors Challenge Jeff Sessions' Tendentious Questions About Legal Pot

By asking states to regulate better, he implicitly concedes that prohibition is gone for good.

reason.com By asking states to regulate ma*****na better, the attorney general concedes that prohibition is gone for good.

The Nonprofit Quarterly

I am encouraged to see a cannabis article from The Nonprofit Quarterly! And yes, I do think cannabis is a viable option for treating opioid addiction.

Should we treat opioid addiction with ma*****na? https://hubs.ly/H08sPlK0

Weedmaps brings pro-ma*****na billboards to Michigan

The goal, according to the company, is “to provide communities with credible, verifiable facts about the benefits of legal ma*****na,”

detroitnews.com A firm is promoting pro-ma*****na “facts” in Michigan during a drive to put a pot legalization question before voters