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The Baltic Times: Cannabis policy reform in Lithuania: history, current status, and future challenges

Cannabis Law Report

It was only in 2013 that the country aligned its policy with the rest of the Union and allowed the cultivation of hemp by local farmers. Only a handful of European countries have so far recognized the medical potential of this long stigmatized plant and begun to tentatively set up medical marijuana programs.

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California: Department of Cannabis Control Names Leadership Team

Cannabis Law Report

Previously, she was Director of the Office of Cannabis for the City and County of San Francisco’s General Services Agency from 2017 to 2019, where she served as Project Manager in 2017. Lee served as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary for the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom from 2019 to 2021. General Counsel – Matthew Lee.

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Over 800 Companies Appeal Missouri Granting Of Cannabis Business Licences Saying Nevada Appointed Licensing Management Company Failed In Fair Assessment Of Applications.

Cannabis Law Report

As part of the process to launch Missouri’s new medical marijuana program, the state received 2,266 marijuana business applications filed by at least 700 different groups. State lawmakers have opened an investigation into the program and plan to hold hearings on it this spring. Aug 19, 2019, 08:30 ET. NEWS PROVIDED BY.

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Good news, governor: Cannabis will not kill your kids

The Cannigma

Ricketts also mentioned Levi Pongi , a young student who “killed himslef” after he jumped to his death from a hotel balcony after eating an edible (the coroner ruled the death an accident), and Marc Bullard, a 23-year-old with no history of mental illness who killed himself in 2016 and mentioned dabbing in his suicide note.

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It’s Time to Disband the DEA

Canna Law Blog

In 1986, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act solidified the DEA Task Force Program. The Washington Post reported in 2019 that not one of 179 “defendants arrested in DEA reverse-sting cases in the Southern District of New York were white, [and] all but two were Black and Latino.”

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Hemp-CBD Across State Lines: California

Canna Law Blog

Of all the things you can do with hemp in California, cultivation is probably the safest and most “legalized” It’s had a relatively long and complex history in this state, beginning most significantly in 2013, when California passed Senate Bill 566 , the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act (or “CIHFA”).

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The best dispensaries in Illinois

SpeedWeed

Medical cannabis became legal in Illinois in 2013, and recreational cannabis followed in 2019. Reviewers across all nine locations in Illinois highlight things like expert budtenders, a great loyalty program, and the chill atmosphere as the reasons they return to Curaleaf time and time again. What’s my ideal edible dose?