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MG Magazine Reports On Luke Scarmazzo: California’s Last Federal Medical Marijuana Prisoner

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A victim of flawed federal law enforcement policy, he remains behind bars in the federal prison at Yazoo City, Mississippi. The pair had operated legally under Proposition 215 for more than a year. Medical cannabis has been legal in California for almost twenty-five years. Luke Scarmazzo is one of those statistics.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

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Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. In July, 2017, a joint ministerial decision between the Ministers of Health and Justice legalized medical marijuana in Greece, and changed the classification of cannabis from a Table A drug to a Table B drug. A survey carried out in 2004 found that 8.6% overall had used cannabis.

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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. Minors under the age of 18 can still face legal proceedings under Swiss juvenile criminal law. Since 2011, cannabis products that contain up to 1% THC are legal in Switzerland, leading to a growing market in “Cannabis Light” products. Is CBD legal in Switzerland?

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

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For almost two decades now, the Court has upheld and relied on its 2004 decision in Gonzales v. Interestingly, for those of certain legal history mindset, Gonzales itself had relied upon the famous WWII-era case Wickard v. There are now 36 states with medical marijuana laws, and half of them also allow recreational adult use.

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

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In news that Smokey Bear, iconic protector of all forests, would be happy to hear, research shows that reports of illegal marijuana grow operations on federally protected lands fell after states began legalizing it for adult use. However, it concluded that legalization of medical cannabis across the U.S.

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Vermont’s Cannabis Board Rejects Proposed 15% THC Cap on Cannabis

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Vermont has already introduced a potency cap for its looming recreational cannabis legalization market, with flower capped at 30% and THC and concentrates capped at 60%. Recreational Cannabis Sales in Vermont Set to Begin in May . Medical cannabis was legalized 14 years prior in 2004. Introduced by Reps.

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Is weed legal in the UK?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: Illegal. The United Kingdom legalized medical cannabis in November 2018 but the program is the subject of criticism regarding access to medicine and approval of patients. Across Scotland, nearly half of the population (47%) supports legalization, a Times survey from 2019 found.