Tournament: Grapevine Classic | Round: 2 | Opponent: Southlake Carroll AS | Judge: Salazar, Davd
It competes! – Marijuana is medicine and has multiple medical uses
Grinspoon 20 ~Peter Grinspoon, 4-10-2020, "Medical marijuana," Harvard Health, https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/medical-marijuana-2018011513085 JB~
The most common use for medical marijuana in the United States is for pain control
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remedies, claims of effectiveness should be critically evaluated and treated with caution.
Agustin et al. 20 ~Alejandro Agustin, Jorge Alvarado, Gerardo Cardenas, Talia Towe, Breonna Vann, December 7, 2020, "The Economic Rise of Marijuana", https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/4c839fb0499a453d88be4ab862a96f37 JB~
The U.S. cannabis industry could be making up to $130 billion
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fresh business opportunities and creating significant ripple effects across the country.
IP is the driving factor for innovation, participation, and operation of the weed industry.
Sander 16 ~Jason Sander. "Patenting Cannabis Strains – Good or Bad?" June 8, 2016, Jason is a versatile writer and marketer with twelve years of experience serving clients. He couples this expertise with a passion for cannabis businesses and the science of medical marijuana, https://www.marijuanatimes.org/patenting-cannabis-strains-good-or-bad JB~
While copyright and intellectual property has been debated in the music and movie industries for
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think about patenting strains? Is it a good or a bad thing?
These cards also answer the affirmative and link turn it.