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

Cannabis Law Report

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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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.” Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP. Travis McDermott.

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Mondaq-Dentons(UK)European Union: Will Medical Cannabis Soon Be Part Of The European Single Market?

Cannabis Law Report

However, and contrary to the US and Canada, no EU-wide policy for medical cannabis has been enacted yet. In the EU each member state is competent to decide whether the cultivation and use of medical cannabis is legal, and is responsible for regulation. The legalization of cultivation and use of medical cannabis in the EU.

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New Commission Formed in the United Kingdom Plans to Publish Recommendations on How the UK Can Become a Global Leader in Cannabinoid Innovation

Cannabis Law Report

A new commission for the United Kingdom (UK), the Hodges Review of UK Public Policy and Regulatory Stewardship of the Legal Cannabis Industry, will analyze its current legal cannabis industry and make recommendations on how to best maximize its growth, consumer satisfaction, and competitive potential on a global scale. All we’d say is.

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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

In a June, 2020 interview, a Swiss drug policy expert told Marijuana Business Daily that the scientific process behind the pilot program is expected to last five years, and that if everything goes as planned, the matter of full recreational cannabis legalization for adults could be debated by 2030. What Swiss law permits medical patients?

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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. For more on the intersection of immigration, naturalization petitions, and marijuana policy, see: Cannabis and Immigration: Marijuana Activity a Conditional Bar to Obtaining U.S. would fail. What a shame.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

She held multiple positions in the Office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from 2009 to 2010, including Budget Office Policy Assistant, Director of Scheduling and Deputy Board Liaison. Eidson was the Assistant Director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division.