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The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

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Psilocybin has been in the news with increasing frequency as research into psychedelic therapy has proliferated, and a number of local jurisdictions, including the cities of Oakland, Denver , and Santa Cruz have decriminalized psilocybin to varying degrees. Denver and Oakland have decriminalized Magic Mushrooms.

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

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Cancer patients arguably stand to benefit the most from cannabis’ unique properties and benefits, such as anti-nausea, anti-inflammation, reduced pain, inhibited tumor growth, and appetite stimulation. Even still, the “odds of a cancer patient using marijuana in the past year were essentially flat between 2013 and 2018.”

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Cannabis laws in Lithuania

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In 2013 , the country legalized growing industrial hemp. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. In 2021, Parliament voted against fully decriminalizing the cannabis plant, but personal use and possession of small amounts are decriminalized.

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Cannabis laws in the Czech Republic

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Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. Cannabis is medically legal in the Czech Republic and has been since 2013. The country has progressive views on cannabis and first decriminalized small possession amounts back in the 1990s. Medical marijuana was legalized in the Czech Republic in 2013. Possible penalties.

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Cannabis laws in Romania

The Cannigma

THC in 2013 but did not establish a national program. There are organizations working to decriminalize the plant since legalization doesn’t seem to be on the horizon any time soon. Romania technically legalized medical cannabis back in 2013. Medical: legal, limited Recreational: illegal. Possible penalties.

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Cannabis regulations in Slovenia

The Cannigma

Medical: legal, but limited Recreational: decriminalized. After a 2013 medical initiative failed to pass , the government reclassified cannabinoids from Class I illegal drugs to Class II, so they can be used for medical purposes. Patients can take cannabinoid-based drugs, like Sativex and Marinol, with a doctor’s prescription.

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Cannabis laws in in Croatia

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. Since 2013, the possession of cannabis for personal use is considered a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of between €650-2,600. Doctors can prescribe cannabis-based medications, capsules, teas, ointment, and herbal products but patients can only have up to 0.75 grams per month.

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