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Will Georgia Legalize Cannabis? GA Medical Cannabis Program Explained

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The History of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Program Georgia’s medical cannabis program started sales this past spring. In 2015, Georgia passed HB 1, also known as the Haleigh’s Hope Act, allowing medical cannabis oil for medical use. In April 2019, House Bill 324 was approved, enabling in-state cultivation and the sale of low-THC oil.

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Former cannabis smuggler can practice law in Wisconsin, state Supreme Court rules

Cannabis Law Report

Police stopped her and a friend as they were driving through Minnesota in 2015 and discovered 114 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle that they were moving from Oregon to Wisconsin. Officials there didn’t learn of her criminal history until she joined a program that required a background check. Denying Ms.

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High Hopes on 4/20: The Current Status of Cannabis Laws in Texas

Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

The state of Texas has a long history of regulating cannabis use. The medicinal use of cannabis in the Texas Compassionate Use Act (the “Act”, 2015), provides for the medical sale and use of cannabis for individuals with specific defined illnesses. Specifically, H.B. Specifically, H.B.

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OR: OLCC “2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report” & Statement

Cannabis Law Report

January 31, 2019. Portland, OR — Today the Oregon Liquor Control Commission provided the Oregon Legislative Assembly with the 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report required by ORS 475B.548. 2019 Recreational Marijuana Supply and Demand Legislative Report. Here’s the statement in full.

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Everything MMJ Patients Need To Know About Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Texas

MMJ Recs

However, the tide began to turn in 2015 when the state legislature passed the Compassionate Use Act, allowing for the limited use of low-THC cannabis for patients with intractable epilepsy. Qualifying conditions include epilepsy, terminal cancer, multiple sclerosis, autism, and incurable neurodegenerative diseases.

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Cannabis Can Help Puerto Rico’s Economy Recover

Canna Law Blog

In 2015, Puerto Rico declared “it could not afford to pay its more than $70 billion public debt load it had accumulated through decades of mismanagement, corruption and excessive borrowing.” With suitable conditions for cultivation, Puerto Rico’s cannabis industry could be largely self-sufficient in terms of raw materials.

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Legalization Might Soon Be on the Horizon

Veriheal

Alabama’s History With Cannabis. It would have given access to cannabis to patients suffering from predefined severe conditions, with the approval of a physician. But the legislation stagnated and went through serious rewrites before eventually being reintroduced in 2015 as the Medical Marijuana Patient Safe Access Act. .