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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Michael Bloomberg

Canna Law Blog

Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. In that popular series, grading criteria was as follows: Current stance on marijuana : What have they recently said about marijuana legislation? He won reelection in 2005 and again in 2009.

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Cannabis laws in Estonia

The Cannigma

Medical: legal, no program Recreational: illegal (largely decriminalized). Medical marijuana is legal in Estonia, but the program is limited and only includes cannabinoid-based medications. Recreational cannabis is illegal in Estonia but is generally decriminalized. Medical marijuana in Estonia. Cannabis in Estonia.

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DLG Learning Center: Half In, Half Out – Standing Akimbo, LLC v. United States, 594 U.S. (2021)

Cannabis Law Report

On June 28th, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas released a statement pertaining to the federal ban on the cultivation and use of marijuana within states where he noted that it “may no longer be necessary or proper.” 1, 5 (2005). The petitioners in this case lawfully operate a medium medical-marijuana dispensary in Colorado.

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Cannabis laws in Serbia

The Cannigma

Medical marijuana in Serbia. Serbia has no medical marijuana program. In 2021, Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin said there were no plans to legalize marijuana. President Aleksandar Vucic said, “Not only has it not been decriminalized, but we will punish it even more severely.” CBD regulations.

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Is weed legal in Indonesia?

The Cannigma

Some 63% of the country’s illegal drug users aged 15 to 65 use marijuana. The possession, sale, and consumption of marijuana in Bali is punishable with 10 years in prison. Possession of marijuana incurs a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison and a maximum 8 billion rupiah in fines (around $560,000). Is weed legal in Bali?

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Cannabis has been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1976. Under Netherlands law, soft drugs include hash, marijuana, sleeping pills, and sedatives, among others. The number of coffee shops across the county has been in decline in recent years, from 730 in 2005 to 570 in 2019.

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David Feldman – Hiller PC: Imperfect Schumer bill good step forward

Cannabis Law Report

Expunge prior convictions- The bill requires, within one year, the expungement of arrests and convictions for non-violent marijuana offenses. Jimmy McMillan became somewhat infamous as a NYC Mayoral candidate in 2005 and 2009 (he also ran for Governor in 2018). Cory Booker (D-NJ) has vowed to block in favor of CAOA. Some Thoughts.

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