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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. Another direction of the cannabis policy reform is to acknowledge the existence of a considerable population of medical patients who might benefit from cannabis-based medicines.

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Grading the Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Michael Bloomberg

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Last fall, we ran a 13-part series taking a hard look at each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ history and views related to marijuana. Past legislative history : How many marijuana-related bills did this candidate introduce, sponsor or sign? If a candidate does not actively advocate for marijuana, we doubt their conviction.

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Cannabis laws in Cuba

The Cannigma

In 2013, the Cuban government passed a law that decriminalized the possession of up to 5 grams of cannabis. In 2019, Cuba’s National Centre for State Control of Medicines, Equipment, and Medical Devices announced that it would be studying the potential use of cannabis-based medicines to treat a range of medical conditions.

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Clark Hill: The European Cannabis Market: Opportunity Knocks

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In this article, we continue our journey reviewing the history of cannabis regulation and proceed to explore the current state of development of the legal cannabis market in Europe, canvassing its decriminalization and regulation as a culmination of a global pattern over the last 20 years. Medicinal Use. Legal (2013).

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The best weed shows and movies on Netflix

The Cannigma

Made by filmmaker Abby Epstein and talk show icon Ricki Lake, the 2018 documentary Weed the People looks at pediatric cancer patients who have used medical marijuana, and the parents who have done whatever it takes to get their children the medicine they need. The best weed thriller on Netflix – Murder Mountain .

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Cherokee Group Officially Legalizes Cannabis

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Cherokee native people just made history, as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has legalized cannabis. . For the first time in North Carolina history, medical marijuana is legal. The Tribal Council, unlike lawmakers in North Carolina, recognizes the medicinal benefits. Cherokee Makes History . Courtesy of Shutterstock.

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What does religion say about cannabis? Is it a sin?

The Cannigma

Beyond its use as a religious sacrament, cannabis has a long and storied history as a form of medicine in the ancient world. Another Imam took a different stance, saying that “this permissibility of marijuana being used for medicine has the potential of leading to abuse and the potential of people making money off it.”.

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