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What are the cannabis laws in Mexico? Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

In 2017, then-Meican President Enrique Pena Nieto issued a mandate to legalize medical cannabis in the country following a Senate vote in December, 2016 to legalize medical cannabis. The regulations also stipulate rules for the cultivation, harvest, and production of cannabis. A police officer in Mexico City (Shutterstock).

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Lex Blog Report: Italy Moves toward Legalising Cannabis… for Everyone

Cannabis Law Report

The movement is supported by 25,000 signatures to date and aims to rekindle the 2016 citizens’ initiative to legalise cannabis. Italy and other Member States allow the growing of hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) stemming from seeds listed on the EU’s Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species.

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Countries that have legalized CBD

Cannabis Law Report

Words like marijuana, hemp, and THC can often easily determine whether CBD oil or another product is legally available for consumption and purchase. Hemp cultivation was officially legalized thanks to the 2018 Agriculture Bill. Marijuana and hemp cultivation are also legal in Canada. But why is this important? Well, not really.

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Doctor Block…….”A Physician Botanist’s Insight to Cannabis species: The Naming of Plants and Products”

TheAnswerPage

Cannabis sativa – One plant, Many crops. Despite its cultivation as a source of food, fiber and medicine, and its global status as the most frequently used illicit drug, plants in the genus Cannabis currently experience an inconclusive taxonomic organization and evolutionary history. Founder, Nurturing Nature® Group Consultants.

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Italy’s Court of Cassation & Sweden’s Supreme Court Hand Down THC Decisions

Cannabis Law Report

The products were marketed in a way to avoid the attention of law enforcement by using labels such as ‘collectors item’ or ‘not for consumption’. The court’s note of information stated that ‘the marketing of Cannabis sativa L.

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Hemp-CBD Laws: Alabama

Canna Law Blog

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (“ 2018 Farm Bill ”) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and by providing a detailed framework for the cultivation of hemp. Without further ado, we start with Alabama. 2014 Farm Bill Industrial Hemp Program.

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Guest Post: The Legal Status of CBD Oil in Italy

Cannabis Law Report

While the Ministries of Health and Justice awarded penalties for the possession, sale and consumption of cannabis prior to 2013, medical cannabis was legalised and made available to patients from 2013 onwards. Legally speaking, hemp can be sold by any cultivator/supplier in stores and pharmacies in Italy. Where to get CBD oil in Italy?

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