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Finnish Cannabis Association Collecting Signatures To Get Referendum On Cannabis Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Newsweed report… While cannabis is not really a political issue in Finland, a citizens’ initiative has taken up the subject and proposes to decriminalize cannabis in Finland . “ The referendum must collect 50,000 signatures for the project to be debated in Parliament, and collected half of it at the time of writing.

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Amazon sued for employment discrimination over Psychedelic Mushrooms

Cannabis Law Report

Like medical marijuana usage, with decriminalizing and more research showing psychedelics as a viable therapeutic alternative in treating depression, substance use disorders, and other mental illnesses, employers should expect to see more workplace issues like those involved in the lawsuit against Amazon. We’ll see ya at the polls in 2024.

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And the Winner of the 2020 Election Is…Weed!

The Blunt Truth

Meanwhile in Montana , voters narrowly passed Initiative 190 and Initiative 118 which collectively will permit the use, production and sale of marijuana to adults ages 21 or older. also approved measures aimed at decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelic plants. See Section 36-2851(1). Washington, D.C.,

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Legislative Members Prepare to Review Ohio’s Recreational Cannabis Campaign

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Should the legislature fail to adopt the measure, an additional 132,877 signatures would need to be collected from voters. Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), a national cannabis lobbyist group, recently revealed disclosures that were filed with the secretary of state’s office. ounces) has been decriminalized since the year 1975.

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One Marijuana Arrest Occurs Every 58 Seconds

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Between 2016-2018, despite rapidly expanding state legalization, there was a slight increase in marijuana-related arrests year over year. Now is the time for the public to collectively demand that enough is enough: end prohibition and expunge the criminal records to no longer hold people back from achieving their potential.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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Merrick Garland’s Confirmation as Attorney General Offers Hope to Cannabis Industry

SpeedWeed

According to Marijuana Moment , before his recent testimony, the Attorney General’s “views on marijuana policy have been largely unclear to date.” public policy concerning cannabis likely would have wide-ranging effects, impacting court decisions, contract enforcement, and even, for example, the insurance market. Department of Justice.

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