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USA: Testing People for Marijuana Impairment Based on THC Levels is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds

Cannabis Law Report

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. The research, backed by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), involved 20 people who either ate or vaporized cannabis with varying levels of THC. April 5, 2021.

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Is weed legal in Sweden?

The Cannigma

Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana. In 2019, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that CBD oil containing any THC is a narcotic preparation and falls under the country’s narcotic control laws.

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Opposition to Cannabis in Puerto Rico: Uninformed

Canna Law Blog

PSA: THC is not cannabis’ “party” component; it is an integral part of medical cannabis, with applications that help cancer and AIDS patients.) Subject to scrutiny, however, decriminalization-only is a vacuous and counterproductive approach. Well, with more than a dozen 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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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. In 2012, Switzerland decriminalized the possession of marijuana, and since October 1, 2013, the possession of up to 10 grams of cannabis is subject to an on the spot fine of CHF 100 ($107.8). It is legal however to grow cannabis that has less than 1% THC.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup May 14

Veriheal

In the state of Maryland, cannabis possession has been decriminalized for up to 10 grams. . Back in 2012, cannabis possession was decriminalized and just last September, the country initiated an adult-use cannabis pilot program that allowed access to cannabis to a couple of thousand registered people.

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Cannabis laws in Latvia

The Cannigma

Possession of a gram or less for personal use is decriminalized as an administrative offense punishable by a fine, but subsequent offenses become criminal cases. Efforts to get cannabis legalized in Latvia date back to 2012 and 2015 , but these movements have not gained momentum at a government level. Cannabis in Latvia.

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