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NORML ZA: Cannabis South Africa Roundup

NORML

NORML South Africa was established in 2008 and has been active in the growing cannabis culture scene. Cannabis 2019. Canna Tech 2019. All of these cups had top-quality entries from local cultivators and processors. Cannabis First Prize at the 2019 Agricultural Show. Cannabis Law. Cannabis Tourism. Cannabis Beer.

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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

In 2019, the Swiss government proposed easing the guidelines for medical cannabis, to allow it for people suffering from serious illnesses, without the need to apply for an exception from the Federal Office of Public Health. Swiss law does not allow approved medical cannabis patients to cultivate cannabis for their own personal use.

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Where Does California’s $635M in Marijuana Tax Money Go?

Marijuana Lawyer Blog

A cultivation tax of $9.65 (raised from an initial $9.25). Marijuana Tax Revenue Expenditures in California (Fiscal Year 2019-2020). In year one alone (2019-2020), those disbursals totaled approximately $200 million. With the help of Prop 64 funding, only now is the program returning to levels it maintained as far back as 2008.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Previously, she was Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco’s General Services Agency from 2017 to 2019, where she served as Project Manager in 2017. Lee served as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021. General Counsel – Matthew Lee.

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Cookies Humboldt Grown Initiative Pays Tribute to Famed Cannabis of Emerald Triangle

Cannabis Law Report

Cookies Celebrates Renegade Cultivators and Region’s Decades-Long History With The Launch of New Craft Cannabis Line. There’s no doubt the Emerald Triangle made American cannabis culture what it is today, and it’s still arguably one of the best climates in the world to cultivate cannabis,” said Berner, Co-Founder and CEO of Cookies. “In

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Legal Framework for the Use of Psychedelics in Switzerland

Cannabis Law Report

It was not until the 1990s that psychedelics research was resumed, first with psilocybin and DMT, and since 2008 also with LSD. Companies and persons who cultivate, manufacture, process, or trade in narcotics require a license from the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products ( Swissmedic ; cf. ruling BVGer C-4592/2019).

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The most common reasons people get medical marijuana cards: 2021 edition

The Cannigma

The law also allows for the cultivation of up to 12 mature cannabis plants at home, or 6 if there is only one adult in the house. Michigan has had a legal medical marijuana program since 2008 and in 2018 added 11 new qualifying conditions including chronic pain, autism, and inflammatory bowel disease. Cancer 839 7.8%. PTSD 12,546 20.6%