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NORML ZA: Cannabis South Africa Roundup

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NORML South Africa was established in 2008 and has been active in the growing cannabis culture scene. Over the past year, NORML has hosted activism events in conjunction with other cannabis organisations and still supports the Dagga Party of South Africa, a registered pro-cannabis political party. Cannabis Law.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. In 2018 there were nearly 24,000 adults arrested for less than 30 grams of cannabis. cannabis arrest data since 2008.

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UK: Recorded drug offences up a staggering 19% in England and Wales from 2019/20 – 2020/21

Cannabis Law Report

ByLine Times reports on the internal war in the UK Labour party about how to manage the “drugs issue” and cannabis specifically after Mayor of London’s announcement he wishes to decriminalize possession. As a Class B drug, the maximum prison sentence for possession of cannabis is currently five years. Old Thinking.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

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New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews.

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Chacruna Article: The Decriminalization of Marijuana in Brazil Beyond the Medicinal Use: Cannabis Associations and Human Rights

Cannabis Law Report

There isn’t much writing at all on Brazilian policy issues regarding cannabis so this is well worth spending some time with. Renato Malcher-Lopes and Sidarta Ribeiro (2019) point out that, to some extent, it was common for healers to prescribe marijuana to cure various types of diseases. Here’s their introduction.

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An Officer Forced into Retirement for Medical Cannabis Sues NYPD

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However, in a first of its kind lawsuit filed against the city of New York, a former NYPD officer says he was harassed and discriminated against by the NYPD over his use of medically recommended cannabis made by an NYPD medical division doctor by the name of Dr. Joseph Hederman. Robert started his career with the NYPD back in 2008.

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The Social Justice Impact of Legal Cannabis

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A new study has found that states where cannabis is legal or decriminalized have seen big decreases in racial disparity in drug arrests, a hoped-for result for those who support social justice. Many proponents of legal cannabis say they support changing the laws because of the social justice impact. states between 2008 and 2019.