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Religion and 502 moratoria: Are particular denominations a problem?
I-502 rural property values rise; why does Snohomish County consider their marijuana moratorium an “emergency”? by Dominic Corva, Executive Director, the Center for Cannabis and Social Policy Our...
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I-502 Rural residential producers correlate with rising property values;...
by Dominic Corva, Executive Director Our strategic partner, Washington Bud Company’s Shawn Denae, is leading the struggle to reverse Snohomish County’s emergency moratorium, and has been gathering...
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Initial Monthly Revenue for I-502 Businesses by Type and Tenure
By Dr. Jim MacRae, CASP Research Associate Now that 2014 is behind us and Washington State is entering its second year enjoying a legal cannabis market, it is time to reflect on (and give a bit back...
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Forecast of I-502 Sales thru 2017: How lawmakers can make a difference (this...
I-502 Sales Forecast By Dr. Jim MacRae, CASP Research Associate As we approach the 8-month anniversary of Washington’s market for State-legal Cannabis, a clear pattern of linear growth is emerging in...
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Brazil: To Be or CBD? Not the Question.
Executive Director’s Note: CASP is proud to share authentic journalism from our friend Ras Stephen Charles Flohr, reporting from where he lives in Sao Paulo, Brasil, on the way new CBD-specific...
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Call for Help from WA Medical Cannabis Access Points
Estimating the medical cannabis market for the WSLCB: Left to right: CASP Board member Don E. Wirtschafter, esq; Don Skakie; Reverend Jeff Church; NORML President Kevin Oliver; Medical Cannabis...
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A Brief Review of CASP and introduction to CASP 4.0
by Dr. Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director This post reviews the evolution of our nonprofit think tank since we earned our own 501(c)(3) Federal designation last July, after being fiscally...
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Continuity, Discontinuity, and Contingency between Legal and Medical
July 2014 map by Steve Hyde, of then-pending Legal retailers and advertised Seattle Medical access points by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director Legal Cannabis Phase I, for our interview...
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Caution: Approaching Legislative Vehicles
State Medical Cannabis tax revenues July 2013- November 2014. Source: Washington Department of Revenue by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director NOTE: this excerpt is from a work in progress,...
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The Second Annual Original Terpestival
Kevin Jodrey rocking his CASP T shirt and Reverend Jeff Cannabis on last year’s panel. Photo by Steve Hyde. by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director The second iteration of our Original...
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A few words about our co-fundraising partner: Project CBD
Martin Lee and Dominic Corva on a tour post 2015 Emerald Cup . Photo by Shango Los. by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director I first met Martin Lee about 6 years ago, after disembarking from...
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Imagining Cannabis Communities
by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director Today’s post examines the meaning of “community” as it intersects with both “culture” and “cannabis.” Let’s start with anthropologist Benedict...
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Terpestival Gratitude
Rick Pfrommer, Dominic Corva and Michelle Sexton lead the Terpene Tournament award ceremony at the 2nd annual Terpestival on July 23, 2016. by Dominic Corva, Terpestival™ Producer and Social Science...
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The 2016 Original Terpestival™ Terpene Tournament™ Winners Hopland, CA
Beautiful Cannabis artwork on display from our vendor Cathy Lee Art of San Diego by Dr. Michelle Sexton, Co-Founder and Medical Research Director The Original Terpestival™ and Terpene Tournament™ has...
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The Salience of Dangerous Classes: a Prelude
Seattle Hempfest 2016 Hemposium panel moderated by Dr. Corva (front). From Left to right: Karl Keich, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Dr. Jim MacRae, Allison Bigelow, John Novak. by Dominic Corva, Social Science...
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The Endgame is Local
California Board of Equalization (BOE) crew, featuring Fiona Ma, at the end of the Light Dep tunnel on a Spring 2015 BOE tour. by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director The mission of our...
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What and whither post-prohibition cannabis politics after 2016?
The outgoing president as a young man. Photo credit unknown. by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director The national landscape for post-prohibition cannabis laws changed substantially in...
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Post-prohibition politics 2017
Policy Ecology Relationships Visualized by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director I’ve been using a “policy ecology” metaphor to describe the complex development of national (and global,...
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Whole Plant Politics 2017 and Beyond
Dr. Ethan Russo, who is a true inspiration for Whole Plant Politics, keynoting CASP’s Original Terpestival (TM) in Hopland, Califonria, July 23 2016. Photo by Hillary Bernhardt. by Dominic Corva,...
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CASP Announces New Board Members
by Dominic Corva, Social Science Research Director The Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy is pleased to announce the addition of three new Board members, our first major update in...
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