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

Cannabis Law Report

On Tuesday, the Seimas greenlighted the draft bill that aims to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of cannabis. The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens. The law defines hemp as the plant with less than 0.2%

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Cannabis regulations in Slovenia

The Cannigma

Recreational cannabis is illegal in Slovenia but possessing small amounts of cannabis for personal use is not considered a criminal offense. Cannabis in Slovenia. Slovenia has a long history of cultivating industrial hemp. THC) is widely cultivated and growers with less than 0.1 Possible penalties.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Says Current Federal Cannabis Prohibition is “Contradictory and Unstable”

Cannabis Law Report

For almost two decades now, the Court has upheld and relied on its 2004 decision in Gonzales v. Raich , in which it held that Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce authorized it “to prohibit the local cultivation and use of marijuana.” Support for complete legalization of cannabis continues to poll at above 65%.

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Courts Deny Naturalization Petitions Due to Marijuana

Canna Law Blog

The plaintiff in this case is from El Salvador and moved to the United States in 2004, when she married her husband, a U.S. She had no criminal history, no history of violence, nothing in the parade of horribles that might mean a lack of good character. Border After Canada Cannabis Legalization. would fail. Citizenship.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Here’s who’s been appointed and their short bios… The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) was established Monday, July 12. 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. Biographies.

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Election Brings Big Wins for Cannabis Legalization

Canna Care Docs

The 2020 election brought big wins for cannabis, with all of the five state ballot initiatives regarding legalization passing. Both adult-use (or recreational) and medicinal cannabis were legalized in South Dakota; Medicinal cannabis was approved in Mississippi; and adult-use initiatives passed in Arizona, Montana and New Jersey.

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An Epoch of OG: The OG Kush family genealogy

SpeedWeed

We talked to some of the biggest names in OG Kush to get the tale beyond the “gasoline” smell of OG, as well as how it impacted cannabis in Los Angeles, the Emerald Triangle, and beyond. This August marks 25 years since the duo used that surviving cutting to start writing OG’s chapter in the history books. Destroyed the competition’.

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