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

Cannabis Law Report

The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens. 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.

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Cannabis laws in Lithuania

The Cannigma

Medical cannabis has been legal in Lithuania in 2018 , but the program is limited and has run into issues. 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. Lithuania’s medical marijuana program.

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New Model Ordinance’s Envisioned To Promote Small Businesses and Inclusivity

NORML

Our work gives those actors the tools they need to make equity a present reality in our industry rather than a lost opportunity,” said Khurshid Khoja, Co-chair of the MCBA Policy Committee. times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than a white person, even though Blacks and whites use marijuana at similar rates. .”

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Expert Gives Delta-8 THC Thumbs Down

Project CBD

From 1994 to 2013, he was employed as a principal investigator at DuPont Central Research and Development. Producing and selling psychoactive products outside the regulatory auspices of the FDA or a state-regulated cannabis program is not ethical. Scialdone: Did they spray or dip the flower or whole joint with synthetic Δ8-THC?

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Cannabis laws in France

The Cannigma

Marijuana is not legal in France, and the country is seen as having some of the strictest cannabis policies in western Europe. France’s (experimental) medical cannabis program. The initiative follows the approval of the sale of prescription medications containing cannabis derivatives, such as Sativex, in 2013. Shutterstock.

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Why the MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-

NORML

New York State is set to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult-use, and improve our existing medical marijuana and hemp programs by April 1st with the 2020-2021 NYS Budget. YES MRTA= % of tax revenue from marijuana legalization is allocated specifically for a Community Reinvestment Grant program.

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Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Prevent Employers From Terminating Cannabis Users

Veriheal

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.