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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. The law defines hemp as the plant with less than 0.2% The law defines hemp as the plant with less than 0.2% THC – the chemical that gives cannabis its characteristic effect (‘high’).

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The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. Don’t Take the Bait!

Canna Law Blog

In addition, ProPublica went to great detail in reporting on how the DEA chose to drop a massive criminal case against Wal Mart over the sale of opioids. In October 2001, the DEA enacted an Interpretive Rule banning hemp seed and oil products containing “any amount” of tetrahydrocannabinol. Weekly in a phone interview.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. Cannabis lawyers are heading to Brussels next week to challenge a recent decision by the European Union to reclassify food products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and prohibit their sale. If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with following accreditation. AUTHOR: Mark Taylor.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

The Cannigma

The following year, Greek lawmakers approved a law to allow the cultivation and processing of medical cannabis with up to 0.2% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which was followed in 2021 by the approval of a bill to legalize the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana with more than 0.2% A survey carried out in 2004 found that 8.6%

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Pot in Vermont: The Latest on the Recreational Legalization Front

The Joint Blog

However, it became clear quickly that the new laws weren’t as liberal as some probably would have liked. Keep reading to discover what’s going on with Vermont’s marijuana laws and some possible changes and what they could mean in the future. Current Recreational Laws. Use and Possession. Cultivation/Selling.

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California: Which Set of Books?

Cannabis Law Report

PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT. As a consequence, the requirements of the IRS trump the laws and regulations of California relating to books and records. The predecessor to CDTFA, the Board of Equalization [“BOE”] was the agency that administered Sales Tax before CCT and CET. AUTHOR: JORDAN ZOOT. The California Dept.

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10 badass sustainable cannabis flowers, joints, hash, and more

SpeedWeed

The exploding legal cannabis market operates under regulations that protect them from law enforcement, but also complicate farmers’ traditional methods of doing things: more waste is produced in complying with seed-to-sale tracking, which includes tagging every single plant with a plastic card detailing its crop and batch information.

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