The other close analogy is a DOC, but that is more related to region of origin and iirc Humboldt is trying to establish something like this. That said, the analogy probably only applies to concentrates. IMO the alcohol law to look at as an example is the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897: not only is it the strictest spirits law in the world, it quite literally was created to stop the bullshit we're talking about. But you can legally sell bourbon as generic Whiskey if you so choose, often done within blends. To be legally sold as bourbon, the whiskey's mash bill requires a minimum of 51% corn, with the remainder being any cereal grainĪnd aged 2 years. It's disheartening that it's able to effect weed too.
I've got a lot of contacts in the music industry and learned to hate how convoluted copyright law is ages ago. The cultivators cannot use names they're legally not allowed to due to copyright being trash. Now they legally can't, even though they still have access to the genetics.Īt the end of the day, just find verifiable sources and spread the most accurate information you can. They used to be able to use the Cookies brand names until the partnership ended. Look at the renamed Cookies strains Ozone has. If the breeder is working directly for a cultivator, the cultivator usually takes ownership and will prevent others from getting the genetic, or they'll control the name so the other cultivators can't call it the same thing. When a breeder coins it, they can control who gets it from them and who's allowed to use the name under licensing agreements. Whoever coined the strain name has a chance to control the name. Due to companies like Monsanto making plant genetics a thing you can patent, as well as the absolute hell that is copyright law, cannabis cultivars end up in this really stupid position.
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Currently, the ASCEND team is planning a suite of future staff DEI workshops on power, privilege and oppression, an audiobookclub, as well as resources for professional staff development and advancement for URM staff. These workshops provided a “safer space” for staff to share their experiences while learning about these issues. Workshops have been held for staff, covering the topics of unconscious bias, allyship and microaggressions. Odi Ehie, and the department's DEI Task Force, the ASCEND team has made progress over the last year with providing a space for diverse staff voices and issues and supporting staff development and advancement. While work in the DEI space can often go unrecognized and unsupported, resulting in an additional minority tax for those already affected by discrimination and injustice, the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care is attempting to disrupt this paradigm, by providing protected time and education funds for ASCEND team members.Īs a result, working closely with the Vice Chair for DEI, Dr. In response, the Anesthesia Staff Committee for Elevating and Nurturing Diversity (ASCEND) was established in the department in June, 2020.Ĭonceived of by our department’s Vice Chair for Administration and Finance, Carroll Schreibman, ASCEND is committed to advocating for staff professional development, diversity and equity to achieve a welcoming, inclusive environment where all staff members can thrive, and where race, gender, age, socioeconomic background, different abilities and other characteristics are celebrated and recognized as essential to our overall UCSF mission of advancing health worldwide. Since the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care established its Diversity Committee in 2018, awareness has grown about the unique issues and challenges affecting staff members’ experience of equity and inclusion in an academic health setting.