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Thailand Says Yes to Cannabis

Veriheal

25, Thailand went down in history as the first Asian nation to decriminalize recreational cannabis! Authorities in Singapore can also pop a urine test on you without warning, and a positive test earns you charges for both possession and consumption. China : Cannabis possession and consumption are illegal. While the U.S.

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Study Finds No Correlation Between Cannabis Legalization and Increased Mental Illness

Veriheal

The relationship between cannabis consumption, mental health, and suicide has been a hot topic for both those for and against cannabis legalization. While the research from 2014 that nullifies anti-legalization advocates’ claims is now supported by the study conducted by Singer et al., Building on Previous Findings.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

NORML

.” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein.

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Cannabis regulations in Slovenia

The Cannigma

Medical: legal, but limited Recreational: decriminalized. In 2014, Slovenia’s government approved a new harm reduction plan which regulated that personal possession was no longer a criminal offense. Offering drugs for consumption or offering drugs to minors can bring a sentence of six months to eight years. Cannabis in Slovenia.

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New York to legalize adult-use cannabis

The Cannigma

It would also allow delivery of cannabis and club-like lounges or “consumption sites” where alcohol is banned but cannabis can be consumed, much like the coffeeshops in the Netherlands. New York legalized medical marijuana in 2014 with the passing of Assembly Bill 6357.

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Buying Cannabis in Bangkok, Thailand

Otherside Farms

In June 2022 Thailand decriminalized cannabis and was intended for medical purposes and not for people to get high. Recreational marijuana is still a grey area as the Cannabis and Hemp Bill that was introduced in June has still not completely passed, so there are a lot of regulatory loopholes for consumption and for recreational smoking.

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Is weed legal in the US Virgin Islands?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal, although small amounts are decriminalized. Those plans have so far failed to materialize, but small amounts of marijuana for personal use has been decriminalized, carrying a penalty of a fine rather than a jail term. of residents voted in favor of developing a scheme in a 2014 referendum.