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DEA Reports Southern Border Pot Busts Down 80% Since 2013

SpeedWeed

border with Mexico have plunged 80% since 2013, according to a newly released report from the Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2019, a majority of the DEA’s field divisions “indicated marijuana availability was high in their respective areas, meaning marijuana is easily obtained at any time.” The DEA explains that in 2019, U.S.

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UK: Recorded drug offences up a staggering 19% in England and Wales from 2019/20 – 2020/21

Cannabis Law Report

ByLine Times reports on the internal war in the UK Labour party about how to manage the “drugs issue” and cannabis specifically after Mayor of London’s announcement he wishes to decriminalize possession. As a Class B drug, the maximum prison sentence for possession of cannabis is currently five years. Old Thinking.

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Cannabis laws in Romania

The Cannigma

Recreational cannabis is illegal in Romania. The country technically legalized medical cannabis with less than 0.2% THC in 2013 but did not establish a national program. Another draft law was introduced in 2019 to expand the program; as of 2022, it was still in draft in a chamber of government. Possible penalties.

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Illinois Expunged Half a Million Cannabis Cases to Kick Off 2021

Leafwell

When Illinois state legislators wrote up the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, they thought to go further than just legalizing and regulating marijuana. Their law was the first to include stipulations that mandated overturning past cannabis convictions and expunging arrest records.

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What to Do About the Worrisome Cannabis Vaping Trend Among Adolescents

Veriheal

According to a recent report published in JAMA Pediatrics , the number of adolescents who reported vaping cannabis within the previous 30 days has increased substantially since 2013—specifically, from 1.6% After the 2019 vape crisis that resulted in at least 68 deaths across the U.S., Time for Modern Approaches to Cannabis.

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Media Report: Support for legalising marijuana in Australia nearly doubles over six years. 40% now say yes to personal use

Cannabis Law Report

The Guardian reports… Over 40% of Australians believe marijuana should be legalised, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2013, according to new analysis. The nationally representative surveys, last conducted in 2019, have been collating data on drug use and attitudes every two to three years since 1985. in 2001 up to 38.1%

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Cannabis Attorney David Feldman Launches New Law Firm

Cannabis Law Report

Green Market Report… Cannabis attorney David Feldman has formed a new law firm, Feldman Legal Advisors, PLLC. I am always happiest on the cutting edge, whether in helping bring IPO alternatives into legitimacy and transparency, or over the last decade bringing cannabis and psychedelics into the mainstream. Skip Intro.

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