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Cannabis laws in Luxembourg

The Cannigma

The proposed law would allow residents to cultivate up to four plants and consume at home, but public consumption remains illegal. In 2001 , the country decriminalized personal cannabis use and possession, which are typically punishable by a fine. The post Cannabis laws in Luxembourg appeared first on The Cannigma.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Japanese authorities can prosecute citizens for violating its cannabis laws — even if they used it abroad. The Tokyo Marijuana March has been held since 2001, though it’s a much more reserved and smoke-free event than its counterparts in many other countries. The post Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal? Shutterstock).

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Political Parties In Portugal Propose Adult Use Laws

Cannabis Law Report

Team Leafie Report … Two political parties in Portugal, Left Bloc and Liberal Initiative, have each presented proposed laws for adult-use cannabis legalisation in the country this week, according to a report in Portugal News. Portugal has long taken a progressive approach towards drug policy.

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VCBC Launches Constitutional Challenge Against B.C. Government

Cannabis Life Network

In 2001, they moved downtown. The Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC) plans to launch a constitutional challenge against the B.C. government. They are also filing for an injunction. The nearly 30-year-old compassionate club started in a van in the 1990s. Police raided them four different times. million.

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UK : We The Undersigned & Seed Our Future Issue Joint Communique On UK Govt & “Continued Inclusion of Cannabis Within MoDA 1971 and MDR 2001.”

Cannabis Law Report

The release entitled Counter Evidence Report for the Claims used by the UK Government to Justify the Continued Inclusion of… Read More.

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Malta: Prison over 0.02 grams of cannabis, and a 20-year wait for justice to be served

Cannabis Law Report

Arrested in 2001 but arraigned 18 months later, Eugenio Camenzuli posted a guilty plea on his first sitting in 2006, but spent 20 years before an appeal overturned a prison sentence for just 0.02g of cannabis. Eugenio Camenzuli had been 43 when he was arrested for cultivating the plant in 2001. Malta Today reports.

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Canadian Cannabis: A Love Story, or International Rights and Legalization

Cannabis Life Network

Since 2001, cannabis has been legal for medicinal use by Canadians. International rights form the foundation for modern nation-states. Insofar as states are considered civilized, they adhere to human rights more, not less. Decriminalization continues to make marks on the international stage.