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

Cannabis Law Report

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. Canadian social policy and attitudes to the plant had come full circle after nearly a century. It was added, almost incidentally, to the list of prohibited drugs. Conclusion.

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Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data

Veriheal

Fortunately, a study recently published in Social Science & Medicine discovered a solution to the racial disparity rampant in cannabis regulation: decriminalization. While legalization and decriminalization will not undo what was done in the past, these legal processes can create a better future for affected groups. He states, “U.S

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In major shift, UN drug chief questions whether control treaties involving cannabis are out of date

SMPL

The president of the narcotics enforcement agency of the United Nations is questioning whether the agency’s decades-old drug conventions are outdated given global policy developments in recent years involving drugs such as cannabis. de Joncheere discussed the developments taking place with regard to cannabis and synthetic drugs.

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Drastic Increase in Scientific Research on Medicinal Cannabis

Sensi Seeds

Much remains to be done if the progress made is to be secured, but it is clear that changes are taking place in the global debate on drug policy , especially with regard to cannabis. Time has shown that the “ war on drugs “, which began when Nixon was president of the United States, has been a major failure.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

Cannabis Law Report

As the top executive at Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, he has become known for his activism around a range of issues, especially fair trade, sustainable agriculture, animal rights, and drug policy reform. Originally a lawyer, Yang began working in startups and early stage growth companies as a founder or executive from 2000 to 2009.

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Gallup Poll: Record-Breaking 68% of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana

The Joint Blog

It did not exceed 30% until 2000 but has risen steeply in the two decades since then, and is now twice what it was in 2001 and 2003. Voters in all of these states — Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota — authorized the legal use of recreational marijuana in the Nov. 3 election.

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Arizona’s View on Cannabis

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Clearly, public opinion has changed here in Arizona, where cannabis is now legal for both medicinal and adult recreational use. That was likely because recreational cannabis, approved by Arizona voters in 2020, has overtaken medical sales. In fact, sales at Arizona dispensaries topped $1 billion in 2022.