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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

A 2004 study on attitudes towards cannabis use in Switzerland found that all four groups of respondents who took part “agreed that even though a political decision regarding decriminalization was pending (it has since then been rejected), cannabis use and sale was de facto tolerated in several parts of the country.”.

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The Baltic Times: Cannabis policy reform in Lithuania: history, current status, and future challenges

Cannabis Law Report

Though it joined the European Union in 2004, Lithuania remained for several years the only country in the EU that criminalized even the cultivation of hemp – the non-psychoactive variety of the plant. It was only in 2013 that the country aligned its policy with the rest of the Union and allowed the cultivation of hemp by local farmers.

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Legendary Cannabis Advocate Eddy Lepp Passes Away 1952-2021

SpeedWeed

Lepp was one of the industry’s greatest advocates, leaving his mark as one of many who suffered in prison as a result of trying to cultivate medical cannabis and help patients get access. At the time, it was considered to be one of the largest cannabis operations of its time, serving up to 1,000 medical cannabis patients.

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Legalizing Marijuana Leads To Fewer Illegal Grow Sites In National Forests, Study Finds

Cannabis Law Report

A separate recent study found that cannabis cultivation on federal lands specifically in the Pacific Northwest declined after legalization. Researchers with the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service used existing data on the number of illegal grow sites reported between 2004 and 2016 in 111 national forests.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Eidson was the Assistant Director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division.

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Election Brings Big Wins for Cannabis Legalization

Canna Care Docs

Across these states, in different parts of the US, the message was clear: people recognize the benefits of legalization and want access to cannabis in their communities. Medicinal cannabis was already approved in Montana in 2004.

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An Epoch of OG: The OG Kush family genealogy

SpeedWeed

The strain’s reputation brought big names looking for access to Del Rosso and his circle of friends. B-Real’s partner Kenji Fujishima has been the lead cultivator (a master of cuts) for the team for years. As B-Real got his foot in the door in cultivation and finally got the OG, he knew it was the real deal. Josh D in 1998.

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