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USA: Testing People for Marijuana Impairment Based on THC Levels is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds

Cannabis Law Report

The amount of THC in a person’s system after consuming marijuana is not an accurate predictor of impairment, a federally funded study has determined. The research, backed by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), involved 20 people who either ate or vaporized cannabis with varying levels of THC. April 5, 2021.

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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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Buying Cannabis in Bangkok, Thailand

Otherside Farms

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is still illegal. In June 2022 Thailand decriminalized cannabis and was intended for medical purposes and not for people to get high. percent THC. Since decriminalization, the Thai government has released thousands of prisoners serving time for marijuana offenses. What you can’t do.

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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. This disconnect comes from a 2014 re-classification by the Slovenian government. Cannabis in Slovenia. CBD regulations.

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Louisiana Is Blazing Trails With New Cannabis Laws

Veriheal

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

SpeedWeed

Proposals to cap the amount of THC in cannabis flower and concentrates have been gaining traction in a number of state legislatures, and earlier this week the idea reached the federal level. Most cannabis flower in America’s legal regulated markets ranges between 18% and 23% THC. Cannabis Voter Project (@Cannabis_Voter) March 3, 2021.

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Cannabis laws in Wyoming

The Cannigma

The state does allow the possession and use of high CBD, low THC (less than 0.3%) products if recommended by a physician. A 2020 poll found that 54% of Wyoming residents support a legal adult-use program, up nearly 20% from a similar 2014 poll. Cannabis in Wyoming. Wyoming does not have a legal medical or adult-use cannabis program.

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