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Pennsylvania Doctor Denied Handgun over Legal Medical Cannabis Use Sues FBI, ATF

Cannabis Law Report

Roman, who has no criminal history, told the clerk truthfully that he has a medical prescription for marijuana. Roman’s application was denied due to his medical use of cannabis, which is legal in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Medical marijuana use is legal in 32 states.). Sorry, the clerk told him, no gun.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. CBD products that are THC-free and made from hemp stems — not flower — are legal in Japan. But in modern times? What marijuana products are allowed in Japan? Shutterstock).

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Former State Rep. Diane Russell on Maine’s Cannabis Legalization Woes

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On November 5, 2016, Maine’s voters legalized recreational, or adult-use, marijuana. Business licenses will soon be available , but when the state finally makes its first legal sale, it would have done so after a three-year delay. During her terms, she introduced two marijuana legalization bills, first in 2011 and again in 2013.

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Pure Elevations: Rebecca Marroquin To Open Nation’s First Cannabis Spa

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She told The Denver Post that in 2011, her plan to finish school and become a massage therapist was put on hold when she got into a car crash and broke her neck. She began using salves and lotions containing CBD and THC to ease her neck pain, and within only four months, she was back on target to graduate.

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Marijuana Possession Cases No Longer Prosecuted In Baltimore

MassRoots

These “common sense changes,” which are to be implemented immediately, also state that the quantity a person has will not matter, and neither will the person’s criminal history, as long as it is only for personal use. Nearly 5,000 marijuana possession convictions that have occurred since 2011 may be overturned as well.

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Does The History Of The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board Inform Some The Current Issues The Board Is Having With Field Enforcement Officers & Internal Culture

Cannabis Law Report

First, a brief history. . There were some minor changes over the years but nothing of consequence until voters passed Initiative 1183 in November 2011. And this of course was the legalization of “recreational” use of Cannabis. Alcohol prohibition was repealed in Washington State by Initiative 61 in 1932.

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Cannabis use in pregnancy tied to range of birth problems, study says

The Cannigma

The study , published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence in May, examined over 3 million infant hospital discharge records for births in California between 2011-2017, including over 29,000 where the mother used cannabis during pregnancy. Increased risk with legalization?