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Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Prevent Employers From Terminating Cannabis Users

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One of the original authors of the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act in 2013 (MCPP) — a law that led to the legalization of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis across the state of Illinois — says that growing demand and acceptance of the federally illegal plant has not reduced the risk of job loss.

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Update on Industrial Hemp Legislation in California

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If passed, the legislation would help resolve issues in the state involving hemp-derived products, including products containing cannabidiol (CBD), and pave the way for the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) to regulate the processing and sale of these products. Goggin was admitted to the California Bar in 1996.

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NORML Activist Spotlight: Tamara Netzel

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She was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2013, and for a few years believed she could continue to teach and live her life as long as she followed all the doctors recommendations and took the medications they prescribed. Tamara Netzel and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring at the Virginia 2020 Legislative Cannabis Summit.

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Cannabis laws in Lithuania

The Cannigma

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. The legislation came as somewhat of a surprise, given the country’s historic anti-cannabis stance. Cannabis in Lithuania. Lithuania’s medical marijuana program.

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New Hampshire Close to Legal Adult Use Cannabis

Canna Law Blog

The stakes are therefore high as attention turns to whether the state Senate votes in favor of the proposed legislation. Medical cannabis, or therapeutic cannabis as it is known in the state, has been legal in New Hampshire since 2013. The bill goes into some detail regarding the operation of ATCs holding dual use certificates.

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Czech It Out: Cannabis Legalization Trend Continues in Europe

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il is drafting the requisite legislation, which could be in place by 2024. Medical use was legalized in 2013, but only for the treatment of certain ailments, and with THC and CBD levels capped at 19% and 7.5%, respectively. Announcing the new legislation, the anti-drug coordinator, Mr. Vobo?il,

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Illinois Expunged Half a Million Cannabis Cases to Kick Off 2021

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When Illinois state legislators wrote up the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, they thought to go further than just legalizing and regulating marijuana. Signed into law in 2019 the law required that at least 47,000 cannabis-related arrests between 2013 and 2019 be.