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

Cannabis Law Report

Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Canadian social policy and attitudes to the plant had come full circle after nearly a century. He refused to stop cultivating even after these charges. Conclusion.

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South African Farmers Are Protesting the Region’s Racist Cannabis Licensing Process

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“We feel that the skew[ed] allocation of these licenses to white companies, it is a crime against the black economic empowerment policy and the Constitution of our country,” BFASA stated in a press release announcing the April 22 protest.

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UK: Former Premier League player arrested after 1,000 cannabis plants are discovered growing in his basement

Cannabis Law Report

Though technically illegal, cannabis is widely used in Belgium, with small amounts decriminalized since 2003. A 2015 research paper published in the International Journal of Drug Policy concluded that, given the spread of cannabis cultivation in Belgium, reducing the supply of the drug is not a realistic policy objective.

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Cannabis has been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1976. In 2003, the Netherlands legalized medical cannabis. That said, the country does not prosecute for the offense because the Netherlands “ has a policy of toleration regarding soft drugs.

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California Governor Hopeful Jackie McGowan On Cannabis Reform in Newsom Recall Race

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On day one, if elected, McGowan said she will sign a trio of executive orders: eliminating the cannabis cultivation tax, reducing the cannabis excise tax to 10 percent and declaring cannabis an agricultural product. The last time that happened was when former governor Gray Davis was ousted and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003.

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