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

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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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Only 100 Years Ago The Brits Had 7000 Farmers Growing Cannabis In Bengal (Now Bangladesh)

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Wonderfully engaging article… British-era Naogaon cannabis society still basks in huge wealth. Mukti Mor is at the heart of Naogaon city that is surrounded by properties of “Ganja Cultivators Cooperative Society” worth several thousands of crores of taka. The ban left around 50,000 people of 7,000 families unemployed.

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Little Green Pharma Seals Italian Medical Cannabis Deal

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An Italian tender won by Australia’s Little Green Pharma (ASX:LGP) is by no means huge, but it’s another feather in the cap for the Western Australian medical cannabis company. LGP announced last Friday it had been awarded an Italian government tender for medicinal cannabis flower from its Danish facility.

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Prince Lobel Announces Andrew Schriever as a partner in Business Litigation & Cannabis In NY Office

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Prince Lobel is pleased to announce that Andrew Schriever has joined the firm as a partner in our Business Litigation, Cannabis, and Telecommunications practices. Andrew is a co-founder and president of the Hudson Valley Cannabis Industry Association and co-founder and Board member of the New York City Cannabis Industry Association.

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Indonesia Backtracks After Formally Declaring Cannabis a Medicinal Plant

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Pakistan has legalized hemp cultivation. In Thailand, medical cannabis has been approved for growth and distribution. All in all, it is clear that Asia as a continent is moving forward on the path toward cannabis legality. This decree listed cannabis, along with 65 other plants, as “medicinal.”

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

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Here’s who’s been appointed and their short bios… The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) was established Monday, July 12. The creation of this standalone cannabis department is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory oversight and support California businesses. Biographies.

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NZ Ministry of Health Industrial Hemp Licensing Information Page Updated 13 October 2021

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In order to grow, trade in, or process industrial hemp as an agricultural crop an individual, body corporate, or partnership needs to be licensed under the Misuse of Drugs (Industrial Hemp) Regulations 2006. For more information see Growing and producing medicinal cannabis products. Licence fees. A general licence is $511.11

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