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Zurich Is Launching a Trial Run for Recreational Cannabis

Veriheal

The Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) explained that two-thirds of the people who were surveyed want the minimum legal age for cannabis consumption to be 18 years of age, with 70% of the participants stating that it is important to “reform the cannabis law in Switzerland.” The Dedicated Swiss Cannabis Market.

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US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: “Crash rates jump in wake of marijuana legalization, new studies show”

Cannabis Law Report

Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and another by the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. THE REPORT.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

Furthermore, Virginia’s consumption/product regulations are smoke-free. In 2008, Virginia’s voters, for the first time in 44 years, elected a Democrat for the US presidency. SB 1027 authorized the Board of Pharmacy to issue permits for marijuana cultivation and processing.

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Update on Industrial Hemp Legislation in California

Cannabis Law Report

In deferring to the FDA’s position on CBD, CDPH noted that until the FDA rules that industrial hemp-derived CBD oil and CBD products can be used as a food, or California makes a determination that they are safe to use for human and animal consumption, CBD products are not an approved food, food ingredient, food additive, or dietary supplement.

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Higher dose cannabis edibles could actually protect kids

SpeedWeed

1 2008 to April 12, 2017, and the peri-post legalization period was defined as April 13, 2017, to Dec. They’re not considering access or safety or helping parents keep it away from kids or education. Health Canada ultimately wants to reduce accidental consumption. The pre-legalization period ran from Jan.

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CBD Ban: Brits Take Up Fight And Send Lawyers To Brussels

Cannabis Law Report

London law firm Mackrell Turner Garrett, together with a leading food and trading standards barrister, were instructed by the Cannabis Trades Association UK (CTA) to make representations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

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Italy: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DECREE – Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food

Cannabis Law Report

the European Food Safety Authority and establishes procedures in the. food safety; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. animal intended for human consumption; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. 485/2008; Having regard to Regulation (EU) no. food): «Scientific Opinion on the safety of hemp (Cannabis. 1307/2013 of.

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