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Malta: Prison over 0.02 grams of cannabis, and a 20-year wait for justice to be served

Cannabis Law Report

Arrested in 2001 but arraigned 18 months later, Eugenio Camenzuli posted a guilty plea on his first sitting in 2006, but spent 20 years before an appeal overturned a prison sentence for just 0.02g of cannabis. The court of Criminal Appeal handed a 63-year-old man a suspended sentence for cultivating just 0.02

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Mondaq Article: South Africa: Cannabis: balancing Competing Interests

Cannabis Law Report

These include the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act 17 of 2008, the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Ac t 140 of 1992 (“the Drugs Act”), Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1971 and the National Drug Master Plan 2006–2011, all of which prohibit the use of cannabis, be it for recreational or medicinal purposes.

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Canada: The Constitutional Right to Marijuana in Canada: R v Parker

Cannabis Law Report

Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products. Canada emerged as the first federal G7 and G20 nation – the second country ever – to legalize the cultivation and consumption of cannabis and its by-products.

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Is weed legal in Brazil?

The Cannigma

Pedro Alvares Cabral brought cannabis to Brazil on a fleet of ships in 1500. These slaves were familiar with the psychoactive use of cannabis. As a result, the 1830 Municipal Council of Rio de Janeiro prohibited bringing cannabis into the city and punished any slaves caught using it. Medical cannabis in Brazil.

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Women Paved the Way for Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization Movement, and Here’s How They Did It

SpeedWeed

In the midst of this panorama, Mexico seemed to hover on the brink of its legalization age (the march took place nearly a month before senators asked for yet another delay to the cannabis regulation process.) The plant is female, the plant is a mother.”. “We And it’s mostly happened out of necessity, some of these leaders say.

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Cannabis & THC: Understanding the Effects & Liability

Cannabis Law Report

State legalization of cannabis (i.e., what constitutes positive cannabis tests and how do results relate to impairment). Knowledge regarding the main psychoactive component of cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is essential to understanding these issues, especially those regarding intoxication and/or biological detection.

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Letter Battle Between ACT & Australian Govt Post Cannabis Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

We reported yesterday on Australian Health Minister, Greg Hunt’s, letter to the ACT and his concern over health issues regarding the legalizing of possession of small amounts of cannabis in the territory. Before starting I did find a Gordon Ramsey, yes that Gordon Ramsey, cannabis connection for you all !