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Ireland: Court of Appeal: Appeal against three-year sentence for cultivating €39,000 worth of cannabis plants dismissed

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However, the court was satisfied that the trial judge properly applied the law relating to sentencing. The judge took the early plea of guilty and the appellant’s background into account, noting that the appellant was an otherwise law-abiding citizen with positive character references from those in the support group. Background.

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Cannabis regulations in Slovenia

The Cannigma

Cannabis is the most popular illicit drug in Slovenia, with an estimated 10% of the young adult population partaking, and the country has fairly progressive cannabis laws. Slovenia has a long history of cultivating industrial hemp. THC) is widely cultivated and growers with less than 0.1 Possible penalties. CBD regulations.

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

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He then went even further, describing the Colorado case that the Court declined to hear as a prime example of the fact that marijuana businesses do not experience “equal treatment” under the law. For almost two decades now, the Court has upheld and relied on its 2004 decision in Gonzales v. Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP.

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GRAV Launches GRAV Reserve Pre-Filled Glass Joints in California

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The company teamed up with premium cannabis cultivators in Southern California to fill GRAV glass with the highest quality and freshest locally-grown flower. Founded in 2004 well before recreational cannabis was legalized in any U.S. GRAV Reserve Glass Joints.

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South Africa: Famous Cannabis Grower Arrested For 3rd Time In As Many Years

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He was arrested in 2004 and 1.2 He said De Beer would now face an array of charges which include, dealing in dagga, the cultivation of dagga, and fraud and money laundering to the tune of approximately R10 million. tons of dagga was found at his Kameeldrift farm, but the case was withdrawn and he sued the State for R2.6

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

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The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens. 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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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

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Minors under the age of 18 can still face legal proceedings under Swiss juvenile criminal law. Under Swiss Law , the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) can issue special permits for the medical use of prohibited narcotics (including cannabis), if a presiding physician submits an application to the FOPH with the patient’s consent.