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Virginia is Seeing Progress with Cannabis Reform and Decriminalization

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Cannabis decriminalization recently took place in Virginia. The new law is a form of decriminalization and removing criminal penalties for low-level cannabis possession. An ounce of cannabis is now punishable by a $25 fine and no threat of jail time or a criminal record. A Strong Case for Cannabis Reform.

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Cannabis laws in Argentina

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Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal, decriminalized Argentina has a complicated relationship with cannabis. The country has a long history of cannabis consumption and production, and recent years have seen a growing movement towards legalization. However, recreational cannabis use remains illegal.

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Cannabis laws in the Czech Republic

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Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. Cannabis is medically legal in the Czech Republic and has been since 2013. The country has progressive views on cannabis and first decriminalized small possession amounts back in the 1990s. There are a multitude of places to buy cannabis in Czechia, both legally and illegally.

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Mexico: Placing limits on the amount of cannabis a person can have for personal use is unconstitutional Supreme Court rules

Cannabis Law Report

Placing limits on the amount of cannabis a person can have for personal use is unconstitutional, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled in a ruling on Wednesday. Criminal proceedings against the person who possesses cannabis in his private sphere, without affecting third parties or causing a criminal incident, are not justified,” he added.

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What are the cannabis laws in Mexico? Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (expected to be legal imminently) . Mexican lawmakers in March, 2021 approved a law to legalize recreational cannabis, and some analysts believe the country could become the world’s largest cannabis market. What does Mexico’s cannabis legalization bill allow?

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Companies Line Up As Mexico Eases Cannabis Punishments

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As the United States inches closer to legalization, yesterday Justices on Mexico ’s highest court have essentially decriminalized cannabis by allowing adults to possess and cultivate small quantities of marijuana without penalty. In 2009 the country decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cannabis (5 grams or less).

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UK: Former Premier League player arrested after 1,000 cannabis plants are discovered growing in his basement

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Mainly, the more than 1,000 cannabis plants that were discovered in the basement of his Belgian home by police earlier this week. The responding workers noticed a “strong smell of cannabis emanating from the cellars,” and reported it to local authorities. The former Premier League winger has other things to attend to.