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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

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Japanese authorities can prosecute citizens for violating its cannabis laws — even if they used it abroad. In 2019, Japan approved clinical trials for Epidiolox — a cannabis derived medicine used to treat severe forms of childhood epilepsy such as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes. The post Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

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Is weed legal in Portugal?

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In 2001, in one of the most progressive social moves surrounding drug usage, Portugal decriminalized all drugs, weed included. Portugal marijuana laws: rehabilitation and punishment. Portugal cannabis laws: medical usage. Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Getting weed in Portugal: tourists and visitors.

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

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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 …. These users were exempted from the law.

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Mondaq-Dentons(UK)European Union: Will Medical Cannabis Soon Be Part Of The European Single Market?

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A law for the creation of the Belgian cannabis agency was enacted in April 2019, but the Royal Decree, laying down detailed rules about the function and operations of the agency, is still pending. Dentons is the world’s first polycentric global law firm.

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UK: Is Cannabis a Better Alternative than Prescription Opioids?

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Javid also was influenced by cases of sick children who used cannabis medicines to control their epilepsy. It recommended moving cannabis from Schedule B to Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, which means it can be prescribed. AUTHOR: Patrick Bailey. Is There a Solution?

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Mid-Atlantic States Enact Historic Reforms, But Remain Stalled on Legalization

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PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. New York Decriminalization Bill Signed Into Law. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law in late July. The law both expunges many past convictions for marijuana possession and reduces penalties in the future. Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Suite 3100.

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Difference between Recreational and Medical Marijuana

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Strains rich in CBD are most commonly used to treat neurological disorders, epilepsy and cancer. Yes, in 2001, the Canadian Court of Appeal declared medical marijuana usage as lawful. CBD is also thought to help counteract the effects of THC, helping to reduce side-effects such as paranoia. What is Medical Marijuana?