The very first fair-trade coffee was an effort to import a Guatemalan coffee into Europe as Indio Solidarity Coffee. Since the founding of organizations such as the European Fair Trade Association (1987), the production and consumption of fair trade coffee has grown as some local and national coffee chains started to offer fair trade alternatives.
Unfortunately, the state of Nebraska is yet to approve any medical marijuana laws. A medical marijuana initiative to amend the stateâs constitution to legalize marijuana for patients with debilitating medical conditions failed to acquire the necessary signatures to make the November 2016 ballot.
The notable difference is in how individual county attorneys choose to charge and prosecute cases involving small quantities of marijuana. In Nebraska, possessing less than an ounce of pot is punishable with a citation and a $300 fine. Thatâs the equivalent of a speeding ticket. Carry between an ounce and a pound and it becomes a misdemeanor, with a $500 fine and jail time.