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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. Just one day after the new cannabis decriminalization law went into effect in Virginia, lawmakers announced they were already looking at full cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis laws in Argentina

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Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal, decriminalized Argentina has a complicated relationship with cannabis. In Argentina, possession of small amounts of marijuana has been decriminalized since 2009, meaning that people caught with small amounts of the drug will not face criminal charges.

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Cannabis laws in the Czech Republic

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. The country has progressive views on cannabis and first decriminalized small possession amounts back in the 1990s. This code was updated in 2009 , and possession of 15 grams of cannabis, five grams of cannabis resin, and five plants is subject to a minor fine. Possible penalties.

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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

This earlier ruling, however, did not challenge the 5-gram decriminalization in place since 2009, with those in possession of higher amounts facing a potential prison sentence of up to three years.

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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) . While the government of Mexico already decriminalized possession of up to 5 grams of marijuana in 2009, more wide ranging legalization lagged far behind for nearly a decade. .

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Companies Line Up As Mexico Eases Cannabis Punishments

Cannabis Law Report

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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DLG Learning Center: Half In, Half Out – Standing Akimbo, LLC v. United States, 594 U.S. (2021)

Cannabis Law Report

In 2009 and 2013, the Department of Justice issued memorandums outlining a policy against intruding on state legalization schemes or prosecuting certain individuals who comply with state law. In 2009, Congress enabled Washington D. s government to decriminalize medical marijuana under local ordinance.