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California Awards $12 Million In Local Cannabis Equity Grants To Repair Drug War Harms

Canna Law Blog

California’s path to cannabis social equity: from arrests to advocacy Data from the California Department of Justice reveals that nearly half a million individuals were arrested on cannabis charges in the state between 2006 and 2015.

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Which States Are Voting on Psychedelics?

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In 2006, the first research paper by Johns Hopkins was published on the positive long-term impact of using psilocybin in a therapeutic study. Psilocybin Policies Around the Nation Let’s explore where psilocybin is legal, decriminalized, and on the ballot across U.S.

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What are the marijuana laws in Russia?

The Cannigma

Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal (possession of up to 6 grams was decriminalized in 2004). The country took a step back in February 2006, when the government cancelled RF Government Decree No. Is weed legal in Russia? 231 of May, 2004, thus scaling the amount back down to 6 grams.

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South Dakota Cannabis Legalization Guide (Constitutional Amendment A and Measure 26)

Canna Law Blog

Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized. In 2006, a measure that would have legalized medical cannabis failed to pass with a majority of 52 percent of South Dakota voters opposed. In South Dakota, the possession or consumption of any amount of cannabis is illegal.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The federal government failed several times in 2003 and 2006 to decriminalize marijuana. The Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) has, since 2001, permitted many people who met stipulated medical criteria to lawfully use and possess marijuana. These users were exempted from the law. It would not happen until 2018. Conclusion.

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

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Such justice has been a long time coming, particularly given that since President Felipe Calderón’s 2006 initiation of the War on Drugs — and even before — dissent against the government’s militarization and support for cannabis legalization has been led by the most valiant women in the political arena.

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Is weed legal in Brazil?

The Cannigma

Possession and cultivation of cannabis in personal amounts and for private use was decriminalized in Brazil in 2006. Word of mouth reports abound of police officers being bribed to drop charges for illegal cannabis use, though bribing the police can also entail serious criminal charges.