Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

In 2016, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) allowed villagers in Surat Thani’s Ban Na San district to grow over 1,500 kratom trees and consume their leaves under a controlled setting, as part of their research into decriminalising the plant.

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NORML

APRIL 30, 2019

In 2016, North Dakota ranked sixth in the nation in per capita marijuana possession arrests. Those charged with subsequent infractions over the course of a calendar year may face the possibility of misdemeanor charges.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 6, 2022

In a move that is well-timed – namely right before the new Swiss recreational cannabis trial begins, the Swiss Federal Court of Justice has decriminalized minor possession of cannabis. The ruling is in support of a District Court of Zurich decision in 2016 when a student refused to pay the fine for possessing 8 grams.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Back in 2016, a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana was given the green light by voters in Arkansas. Also on the November midterm ballots is Colorado’s Proposition 122 – Decriminalization and Regulated Access Program for Certain Psychedelic Plants and Fungi Initiative (2022 ). . Moreover, Prop.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 6, 2021

City leadership in New Orleans got creative to push forward cannabis reform and decriminalization, as the city police struggle to gain back trust. While the New Orleans City Council doesn’t have the authority to legalize adult-use marijuana, it has the ability to decriminalize it through an ordinance changing police policy.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

After a failed attempt at adult use legalization in 2016, voters in Arizona finally passed Proposition 207 — also known as the Smart and Safe Act — which permits the possession and use of marijuana for adults ages 21 years or older and permits individuals to grow up to six marijuana plants in their residences. Washington, D.C.,

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

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. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016. ” Cannabis in Louisiana. Starting Aug.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). Your state’s Attorney General, Mark Herring, sounds like he’s down for decriminalization if not outright legalization. So, what is feasible in 2020 depends entirely upon who the controlling party is.

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Leafly

MAY 9, 2019

Half of all drug arrests in the Roughrider State in 2016 were for marijuana. The post North Dakota Stops Arresting Folks for a Little Cannabis—Finally appeared first on Leafly.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 16, 2020

VIRGINIA DECRIMINALIZATION. Governor Ralph Northam (D) signed a bill decriminalizing cannabis possession earlier this week. Maine voted to legalize marijuana in 2016, with sales scheduled to start in June. And there is endless news about the (lack of) relief for marijuana businesses.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Statewide, people of color have borne these collateral consequences at alarming rates, with Black and Latino people representing 80% of those arrested for simple possession in 2016 alone, despite equal rates of use across populations. Marijuana decriminalization is not enough.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 20, 2020

The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Reports: SPRINGFIELD — Smelling and seeing cannabis justified probable cause for a police officer in central Illinois to search a man’s car, despite cannabis’ decriminalization and legalization for medical purposes at the time, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court majority ruled Thursday.

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The Cannigma

APRIL 24, 2022

Medical : no formal program Recreational : partially decriminalized. There is no medical program nor legal adult use market, but possession of 10 grams or less and consumption on private property is decriminalized. A 2016 UN report named Belize as #18 on their list of top 30 weed smoking countries in the world, and estimated 8.5%

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Nevada’s voters decriminalized adult recreational use of marijuana by voter initiative. 8, 2016, effective Jan. By Keith Paul Bishop on August 12, 2022. See Secretary of State, Statewide Ballot Initiative Question No. 2, 14 (Nov.

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The Cannigma

MAY 20, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (expected to be legal imminently) . While the government of Mexico already decriminalized possession of up to 5 grams of marijuana in 2009, more wide ranging legalization lagged far behind for nearly a decade. . Who can get medical cannabis in Mexico?

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Medicinal Marijuana Association

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Residents that wish to apply for licenses to sell marijuana can do so beginning January 1, 2016. Even after decriminalization of state laws, it’s still in the law that possession of four ounces or more is a felony. Production licenses will be administered through the Oregon Liquor Control Commission beginning in 2016.

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MassRoots

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Establishing the framework for the retail market proved to be a challenge, however, as dispensaries were not licensed until 2016, and the program did not become fully operational until December of 2017. In April of 2014, Governor Martin O’Malley signed the bill into law that decriminalized personal possession.

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2019

Republican leaders in Wisconsin’s state legislature said that Governor Evers’ medical cannabis and decriminalization budget proposals will not be passed through the legislature this session. Legislation is pending, House Bill 96 / Senate Bill 98, to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. AL resident?

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Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

Harpers magazine also released an article in 2016 , with clips from an interview with a top Nixon advisor who made a similar admission. However, SAM does find common ground with legalization advocates on decriminalization, suggesting that it offers a more measured approach for governments compared to full legalization.

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Veriheal

MARCH 9, 2022

ounces) has been decriminalized since the year 1975. Perhaps the biggest change occurred in 2016 when cannabis in Ohio was legalized for medical purposes. John Kasich on June 8, 2016. Cannabis currently remains illegal for recreational purposes in Ohio, where plant possession not exceeding 100 grams (equivalent to 3.5

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

A 2014 report found that cannabis use is now higher in Sweden than in Portugal, which decriminalized drug possession in 2001. In 2019, the Swedish medical journal Läkartidningen reported that the use of medical cannabis in Sweden has “more than doubled” over the previous three years, from 168 in 2016 to 395 in 2018.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Between 2016-2018, despite rapidly expanding state legalization, there was a slight increase in marijuana-related arrests year over year. . “Violent crime” includes everything from domestic abuse to rape and murder – and yet, there are still thousands more arrested for a substance safer than alcohol.

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The Joint Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin introduced legislation recently that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana for those 21 and older. Data from the Department of Corrections shows that prison admissions for black people were higher than whites for marijuana possession in 2016. ” said Rep.

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WeedAdvisor

AUGUST 16, 2019

Despite significant leaps forward in public attitude toward marijuana, including the decriminalization of public marijuana consumption, Colombia might still need a few years before the public embraces full legalization. Recreational marijuana is decriminalized in small amounts and when used on private property. Argentina. .

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 21, 2021

Often once one state sticks its neck out and decriminalizes or legalizes a particular activity, other states start to follow suit. . Back in 1973, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize the possession of cannabis. In 2020, they decriminalized possession of small amounts of hard drugs. The FDA approves CBD drug.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: largely decriminalized. While personal use is not illegal, as of 2016, with the passing of the Consolidated Act on Controlled Substances, possession of weed in Denmark became illegal as well.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2019

What you’re asking us to do is judicially decriminalize recreational marijuana.”. But the judges appeared to have some doubts about whether reclassification should be handled by the courts. Isn’t this a debate better for the legislature?” said Judge Victor Stabile.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 9, 2021

Not only are more and more jurisdictions decriminalizing the use of psychedelics for recreational purposes, but it appears that psychedelic substances are the new horizon for the treatment of severe psychological disorders and other ailments. 16, 2016), available at [link]. Published Via JD Supra.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

While many countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized cannabis or have eased up on enforcement in recent years, in Japan in 2018 there was a sharp increase in cannabis-related arrests — and 80% of them were possession charges. Some hemp cultivation is permitted in Japan, but on a relatively very small scale.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

With the decriminalization of cannabis in Canda, as well as the United States of America, the world is about to witness a new world order. In fact, more than anything else, the legalization of cannabis has led to a boom in financial reserves for the countries and states that have decriminalized its use. . The Change In Tax Generation.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 10, 2020

The original text, as drafted, supported the decriminalization of cannabis and the legalization of medical cannabis. ” As the introducing delegate, Dennis Obduskey noted that this is a step back from previous platforms such as 2016’s, which provided “ a reasoned pathway for future legalization.”

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Veriheal

MAY 15, 2023

In 2016, North Dakota voters approved a medical cannabis ballot. North Dakota legislation has also shot down bills decriminalizing marijuana for several years. Since 2018, voters have attempted to pass adult use but have failed. But in brighter news, legislation from Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Proposition 64 declares the personal possession and use of marijuana as decriminalized. Pre-2016 cannabis possession convictions in Los Angeles County disproportionately impacted people of color — individuals, families, and communities,” said Santa Monica City Attorney Lane Dilg.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 13, 2022

In this article, we continue our journey reviewing the history of cannabis regulation and proceed to explore the current state of development of the legal cannabis market in Europe, canvassing its decriminalization and regulation as a culmination of a global pattern over the last 20 years. Decriminalized (2016). Medicinal Use.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 11, 2022

Arizona’s Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, Arizona, or the third-largest prosecutorial agency in the country, recently revealed that 10,600 plus petitions had been filed since a new law decriminalized possession of up to an ounce of cannabis went into effect last summer.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Despite suggesting he is in favor of its decriminalization, Florida Gov. Florida voters passed a constitutional amendment in 2016 that legalized the drug’s medicinal use. Ron DeSantis hints at decriminalizing marijuana in Florida but opposes its recreational use due to its ‘putrid’ stench.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Arkansas legalized medical marijuana in 2016. . North Dakota passed a medical marijuana program in 2016. Maryland (Question 4, Recreational Legalization): PASSED. Maryland passed the legalization of marijuana! The Associated Press reported that 66% of Maryland voters favored the bill.

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