The Joint Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

On Tuesday night Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring tweeted his support for the legalization of recreational marijuana, the first time he’s ever expressed such support. It’s time to move toward legal, regulated adult use,” Herring said in his retweet of a study that revealed more than half of Virginians agree with him.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We note that medical marijuana legalization is not happening this year in Wisconsin. GERMANY The German legislature is set to decriminalize cannabis today; the law is set to take effect on April 1.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 1, 2021

Black South African agricultural organizations are not content on standing by while the country’s legal cannabis industry kicks off on a racist foot. The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment is a plan that was adopted by the country in 2003 to compensate for land that had been stolen from Black farmers during South African apartheid.

Agriculture

SpeedWeed

JUNE 2, 2021

New Hampshire did decriminalize minor pot possession back in 2017, but lawmakers have failed to advance a full adult-use legalization bill. Meanwhile, adult-use weed is completely legal in every state and country bordering New Hampshire- Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, and Canada.

Conditions

Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 5, 2019

Immigrants like Sothy Kum face severe consequences for marijuana convictions, even in states where it is legal for medical or recreational use. Tony Evers has proposed decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana, that would be little protection for noncitizens, experts say. “That was a hard drive to come back.”.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2022

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. This article is about R v Parker , the leading medical marijuana case that represented the first legal crack to bring down the prohibition-era wall. Conclusion.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Psilocybin’s therapeutic benefits are so promising that Denver, Colorado became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin in May 2019, and in 2020, Oregon passed Measure 109, which paved the road for a program allowing for legal manufacture, delivery, and administration of psilocybin to clients at supervised, licensed facilities in the state.

DEA

Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

In accordance with the Code, [v] the Ninth Circuit will review de novo [vi] the legal rulings set forth in the Tax Court’s opinion. A little less than 25% of the sales floor was used to display and sell these items, and around 5% to 10% of Taxpayer’s employees’ time was dedicated to buying and selling these entirely legal products.

Business

MassRoots

AUGUST 17, 2020

In 2003, Harris began her foray into electoral politics by challenging Democratic incumbent Terrence Hallinan for the San Francisco attorney general position. In 2010, while Harris was making a run for state attorney general, she came out against Proposition 19 — a bill designed to legalize and tax marijuana in California.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

Andrew is a supporter of legalizing psychedelic drugs and has been vocal about his intentions if he were to assume a government office. In 2014, Bartch co-founded Cannabase.io, the USA’s most significant legal and sophisticated cannabis wholesale platform. in/andrewyangvfa/ [link]. Robin Carhart-Harris. and Canadian markets.

Research and Development

SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The legal market is hanging on by their fingernails and is absolutely in crisis and once I am elected, I can begin to offer them hope again.”. McGowan’s platform includes goals to decriminalize psilocybin, bolster eviction protection laws for tenants and take Nevada’s cue to legalize sex work.

Policy

Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) has unveiled her plan to legalize cannabis if she is elected president — the plan includes expungement of past convictions, research funding, medical cannabis access for veterans, and more. Legalizing marijuana gives us an opportunity to begin to repair the damage caused by our current criminal justice system.

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