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Washington State Might Modify its Cannabis Policies

Veriheal

The state of Washington followed in the footsteps of Colorado legalizing an adult-use retail cannabis market in 2015. The 2021 legislative session is set to see some changes to cannabis policy. Legal Cultivation at Home. 2021 is setting up to be a historic year for changes in cannabis policy.

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International Drug Policy Consortium “Big pharma seizes Brazilian market while medical cannabis bill is stalled”

Cannabis Law Report

The Medical Cannabis Bill 399/2015, which aims to regulate the cultivation of industrial hemp and medical cannabis, and which has attracted opposition from a group of right-wing policymakers, is waiting for the deliberation of the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies to advance to the next stage.

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Jamaica Media Report – “More changes coming for laws on marijuana use”

Cannabis Law Report

The legislation was amended in 2015 to decriminalise the use of small quantities of marijuana, but Grange who was at the CanEx Business Conference and Expo in Montego Bay, Friday night, announced the pending changes to the legislation, which she said were decided two weeks ago by Cabinet.

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets and fund important services and programs. million) | Tax rate: 37% at retail since July 2015; 6.5% Here’s what they say. Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment. 46,104,922.

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Clarence Thomas Legal Opinion “A prohibition on intrastate use or cultivation of marijuana may no longer be necessary or proper to support the federal government’s piecemeal approach”

Cannabis Law Report

Whatever the merits of Raich when it was decided, federal policies of the past 16 years have greatly undermined its reasoning,” Thomas wrote. Specifically, Thomas referred to legislation passed by Congress every year since 2015 prohibiting the Justice Department from interfering in states’ medical cannabis access programs.

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Things are Heating up in Kansas City

NORML

Cultivators, manufacturers and testers face the same distance requirement for day care facilities and churches, but they must be at least 750 feet from schools.” ” Patient Seminars II – Home Cultivation and Compliance. Are you planning to cultivate your own medical cannabis or interested in being a caregiver?

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Cannabis laws in the Maldives

The Cannigma

The country has a zero-tolerance policy towards cannabis and imposes severe penalties for any violations, though according to various reports cannabis use is very common. However, the government criminalized cannabis in 1953 under the Dangerous Drugs Act, making it illegal to possess, use, sell, or cultivate cannabis.

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