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New Hampshire Close to Legal Adult Use Cannabis

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New Hampshire is halfway to legal adult use cannabis, following the approval of House Bill 639 on April 6 by a wide margin of 272-109. While the Granite State decriminalized the possession of cannabis in 2017, it is still a fineable offense, and in any case only applies where the amount of cannabis does not exceed 3/4 oz.

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NORML: “Analysis: Racial Disparities in Marijuana Possession Arrests Becoming More Pronounced in Prohibition States”

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A team of researchers affiliated with Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and with Saint Louis University in Missouri assessed marijuana possession arrest trends for White people and for and Black people over a 20-year span (January 2000-December 2019) in states with and without marijuana policy changes.

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Akanda Partners with Cookies to Bring the Cannabis Brand and High THC Strains to European Consumers

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14, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – International medical cannabis platform company Akanda Corp. announced an exclusive license agreement with international cannabis lifestyle brand Cookies. selling lifestyle apparel as well as recreational and medicinal cannabis products as regulations allow. LONDON, England, Sept.

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Which States Are Voting on Psychedelics?

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Johns Hopkins University first received regulatory approval for psychedelic research in the year 2000. Psilocybin Policies Around the Nation Let’s explore where psilocybin is legal, decriminalized, and on the ballot across U.S. Decriminalized Decriminalization does not mean psilocybin is legal.

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Nevada Rules That the Schedule I Classification of Cannabis Is Unconstitutional

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Despite cannabis remaining a Schedule I classification according to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), meaning that it has no medicinal value, over 30 states in the United States have legalized it for its medicinal use. The war on drugs facilitated by the federal government has been an utter failure. Why the Change Now?

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Canada: The Constitutional Right to Marijuana in Canada: R v Parker

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R v Parker , [2000] OJ No 2787 (ONCA) at para 106. A decade after this shift in 2000, it was no longer career ending to admit that one had inhaled. Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Conclusion.

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Hawaii Legalizes Edibles: What You Need to Know

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Hawaii legalized cannabis in its’ House Bill 2729 which was passed in 2018. Previously to now, the bill did not allow for the sale of cannabis edibles but as of the 1st of January 2021, the citizens of Hawaii will be able to purchase edibles from licensed medical cannabis dispensaries. . What are Cannabis Edibles?

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