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South Dakota Legalized Both Recreational and Medical Cannabis. Now What?

Leafwell

Using or possessing any amount of cannabis within state borders carried a $2000 fine and a year in prison, with the possibility of a felony charge, ten years behind bars and a maximum fine of $20,000. Before Election Day 2020, it was safe to call South Dakota one of the most conservatives states in the country when it comes to cannabis.

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Is Industrial Hemp Production Coming Back To Turkey?

Cannabis Law Report

Industrial hemp was cultivated in Turkey’s humid Black Sea region until strict anti-narcotics laws were introduced in the 1970s: many people today attribute the change in policy to pressure from the US. Even now, cannabis remains a taboo topic, and penalties for recreational use can be as high as two years in prison.

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

Cannabis Law Report

Publisher: Law Now. 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.

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Europe’s Cannabis-Friendly Hotspots Could Trigger an Economic Shift 

Veriheal

The Seeds of Europe’s Adult-use Cannabis Market Are Sprouting Europe’s recreational cannabis market has overcome major regulatory hurdles in the last few years. The following year, the Czech Republic and German governments announced plans to develop a legal framework to establish a regulated market for recreational sales.

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JPMorgan Chase Imposes Limits on Purchases of Cannabis-Related Stocks

Veriheal

money laundering laws and regulations by restricting certain activities in the securities of U.S. states have legalized cannabis for medical and/or recreational purposes, federal law still deems the plant to be an illicit substance. states, Guam, and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational use and sale.

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Is cannabis legal in China?

The Cannigma

Medical: Illegal Recreational: Illegal. In China, cannabis is largely viewed negatively and recreational use is completely banned. Under the PRC Criminal Law, cannabis is legally classified as being equivalent to heroin, opium, morphine and cocaine.

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Boston Celtic Great Paul Pierce Launches Marijuana Brand

Cannabis Law Report

Pierce told the Globe that what people don’t realize because of the ESPN firing is that cannabis is much more than just recreational to him. Pierce said cannabis helped him get over a stabbing he suffered in 2000. In 2000, while playing for the Celtics, a man attacked Pierce in a Boston nightclub with a broken bottle.