The “War on Drugs” began shortly after the beginning of the 1970s. President Richard Nixon coined drug abuse to be “public enemy number one” and launched an extensive campaign. According to PBS, the Nixon era was the only time where funding was directed toward treatment rather than funding. It was during the Regan administration where…
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Our Support Initiative for Americans for Safe Access
Medical cannabis and its therapeutic benefits have long been debated and fought over for decades. Safe access to medical cannabis has only recently been a reality for many patients across the United States. According to Harvard Health Blog, the most common use of medical marijuana is pain control. Advances in technology and advocacy for medicinal…
We Support the Oldest Marijuana Advocacy Organization in America
In the 1970s, views on cannabis began to change. Drug paraphernalia and decriminalization in select states began to fuel marijuana advocacy. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, cannabis-related arrests per 100,000 residents began to climb in 1970. As a result, drug policy reform organizations began to form and establish themselves. Norml The National Organization…
Drug Policy Reform Organizations – Our Support Initiative
Marijuana Policy Project Here at BizTender, we are committed to supporting the cannabis community and the organizations behind drug policy reform. Advocacy efforts for marijuana reform began to form following Richard Nixon’s declaration of “The War on Drugs“. What followed was decades of subsequent mass incarceration and cannabis-related convictions. Statistics on Cannabis-Related Crimes In an…
Introducing BizTender
A SaaS platform for business intelligence & compliance for the cannabis industry. A what now? BizTender is a Seed-to-Sale cloud-based software platform that handles all your basic needs, and then some, when it comes to running your medical or recreational cannabis-based business. Our platform works with all verticals in the industry and has had a…