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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. The law also allows the sale of products made from hemp but only if they contain zero THC. In November 2021, a similar initiative proposed by the Liberal Party was rejected by the Seimas.

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Cannabis laws in Uruguay

The Cannigma

It became the first country in the world to fully legalize recreational cannabis in 2013, and has a long-standing cultural association with weed. The government has established a regulated market for the production, sale, and consumption of cannabis. The plant has been used for traditional and medicinal purposes for centuries.

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Cannabis laws in Kansas

The Cannigma

The state allows the sale and use of CBD products with 0% THC. Growers must apply for a license through the state and can only use state-approved seeds. Kansas representatives have been trying to pass a medical marijuana program since 2013 with no success. Kansas cannabis laws. Paraphernalia is also illegal in Kansas.

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Qualifying for a medical cannabis card in Illinois

Canna Care Docs

The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act was enacted in 2013. To qualify for a Medical Cannabis Registry Card , you must be a resident of Illinois diagnosed with one or more of the state’s qualifying conditions (listed below). What are the qualifying conditions for medical cannabis in Illinois? Minor patients.

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Waitr Enters into Letter of Intent to Acquire a Dispensary Compliance POS Company

Cannabis Law Report

dba Cova (“Cova”), a leading point of sale (“POS”), inventory and compliance software business serving cannabis dispensary retailers in North America. Legal, regulatory, business and financial diligence will need to be satisfactorily completed by both the Company and Cova, as well as other customary conditions and approvals.

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Is weed legal in Turkey?

The Cannigma

They can only use the fibers, seeds, and stems. Selim Aytaç, the director of Ondokuz Mayis University’s leading cannabis research center, says that researchers on his team have been improving and breeding seeds since 2013 to cultivate a product with fine fibers for industrial use and decrease the amount of drug material, with great success.

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The Latin American Cannabis Landscape – Part Two: Regulated Markets and Patient Access

CannaTech

Thanks to the recent emergence of regulated medical cannabis markets, the success of this versatile plant can be followed from farm to pharma and prescriber to patient, however, the origins of cannabis as medicine cannot be as simply traced as the plant is today from seed to sale. It is not a story about profiting off of people.

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