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ICCA to advocate for on-premise cannabis consumption

Illinois News Joint

In our six-part series, “ Part 2: What Illinois cannabis patients really want ,” we discussed the absence of safe on-premise spaces in Illinois for legal consumption of cannabis. A key mistake, we believe, of Illinois’s cannabis laws, was over-restricting the market. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Italy Gets One Step Closer to Decriminalizing Cannabis

Veriheal

Cannabis reform is booming in Italy. A ballot campaign launched by several pro-cannabis organizations and political parties in the country last week earned the required 500,000 signatures to continue down the road to cannabis decriminalization. The campaign needed to gather at least 500,000 supporting signatures by Sept.

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Thailand Reverses Historic Cannabis Decriminilization Decision

Veriheal

Thailand’s newly elected government is looking to reverse its historic decriminalization of cannabis. The announcement comes a short 18 months after it became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis back in June 2022. In fact, The Thai Chamber of Commerce estimated cannabis sector would be worth 1.2

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Clarifying NY State Decriminalization and Marijuana Possession Related Penalties

NORML

There has been some confusion and misinformation circulating about what New York’s latest expansion of marijuana decriminalization means and what impact it will have on criminal prosecutions going forward. PL 220 then imposes escalating grades of punishment depending on the weight of concentrated cannabis. Legal Provisions.

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German Study Shows Dramatic Increase In Cannabis Consumption

Cannabis Law Report

A study by UKE-Hamburg shows that the number of cannabis users in Europe has increased more than 25% over the second decade of the century. According to such data, the number of adults, rather unsurprisingly, who have consumed cannabis has risen by an average of 27%. ICBC reports.

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CNN: Italy will likely hold a referendum on decriminalizing cannabis next year

Cannabis Law Report

Italy will likely decide whether or not to decriminalize cannabis in a referendum next year, after campaign groups managed to gather the required 500,000 signatures in a week. If the public votes to decriminalize cannabis, the purchase, sale and cultivation of the drug will all become legal under Italian law.

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Mexico Supreme Court Decriminalizes Cannabis Use

Cannabis Law Report

Monday, Mexico’s Supreme Court overruled cannabis prohibition, effectively decriminalizing the plant for adults nationwide. The Supreme Court of Mexico officially decriminalized cannabis nationwide on Monday after ruling that the cannabis prohibition clause under the nation’s health law was unconstitutional.