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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

Veriheal

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Despite the U.S.

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Is cannabis legal in South Africa?

The Cannigma

Recreational: decriminalized Medical: legal . Cannabis, known as dagga in Afrikaans, is decriminalized in South Africa. This ruling sparked the decriminalization of cannabis possession and gave the government a timeline to implement legal cannabis. Decriminalization is not the same as legal. Cannabis in South Africa.

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Which States Have The Highest Percentage Of Medical Marijuana Users In The U.S.?

MMJ Recs

A Brief History Of The Legal Status Of Marijuana In The U.S. In 1973, states began to tentatively decriminalize the use of marijuana while maintaining its illegal status. After this, more and more states began to decriminalize the drug. Image by StayRegular on Pixabay : MMJ use is common in the U.S.

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5 Therapeutic Differences Between CBD & MMJ

MMJ Recs

A Brief History Of Marijuana. It remained a criminal offense to use marijuana nationwide until 1973 when, slowly but surely, states began to decriminalize the use of marijuana. In 2012, after much lobbying and deliberation, Washington became the first U.S. Marijuana was first made illegal in the United States in 1906.

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How Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation Weathered the State’s Winter Storm

SpeedWeed

in 2012, part of a medical cannabis market that has grown steadily ever since. . How did you find yourself one of the few history makers in the cannabis industry? District Growers established itself in Washington, D.C., Here, our recent conversation with Barnette helps illuminate that need.

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Verano Holdings Enters into Agreement to Expand Arizona Footprint

SpeedWeed

in 2012, part of a medical cannabis market that has grown steadily ever since. . How did you find yourself one of the few history makers in the cannabis industry? District Growers established itself in Washington, D.C., Here, our recent conversation with Barnette helps illuminate that need.

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Article – Reed Smith: UK: Cannabis In The UK – A Regulatory Environment In Transition?

Cannabis Law Report

The recent trend towards decriminalization of cannabis in other countries suggests they may be right, but in the meantime, a proliferation of products containing extracts from cannabis plants are appearing in UK stores.