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Which States Are Voting on Psychedelics?

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Using psilocybin in small doses, or microdosing, has been shown to aid in the treatment of various mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Johns Hopkins University first received regulatory approval for psychedelic research in the year 2000. Minnesota Rep. Missouri Rep.

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New Hampshire Close to Legal Adult Use Cannabis

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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. 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.

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

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If a rule of criminal law precludes a person from obtaining appropriate medical treatment when his or her life or health is in danger, then the state has intervened and this intervention constitutes a violation of that man’s or that woman’s security of the person …. R v Parker , [2000] OJ No 2787 (ONCA) at para 106. Conclusion.

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Nevada Rules That the Schedule I Classification of Cannabis Is Unconstitutional

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He stated the following to the Las Vegas Review-Journal: “The constitutional right to use marijuana upon the advice of a physician does establish that marijuana has an accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.”

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Hawaii Legalizes Edibles: What You Need to Know

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The Hawaii House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed House Bill 773 which removed criminal and civil sanctions for the “ planting, growing, harvesting, possessing, processing, selling, or buying” hemp- which is essentially decriminalization of industrial hemp. House Bill 773 for the decriminalization of industrial hemp. .

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Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data

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This is an example of racial disparity, defined as “the imbalances and incongruities between the treatment of racial groups” by Howard University. Fortunately, a study recently published in Social Science & Medicine discovered a solution to the racial disparity rampant in cannabis regulation: decriminalization.

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Which states allow out-of-state patients to buy medical marijuana?

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While cannabis is decriminalized and is legal for recreational use, only authorized MMJ patients are able to purchase from dispensaries. Previously, Nevada had legalized medical marijuana in 2000, and Nevada had reciprocity with all states. . The state did decriminalize marijuana in 2020. Massachusetts. New Hampshire.

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