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Low-Level Marijuana Possession Offenses Now Decriminalized in New Mexico

NORML

Late last week, the Governor announced the formation of a new task-force to make policy recommendations with regard to 2020 legislation to legalize the adult use of cannabis. “The criminalization of patients and consumers is a failed public policy, and there is finally a more sensible alternative in place.

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New Orleans Decriminalizes Cannabis and Will Pardon 10,000 Cases

SpeedWeed

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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Is weed legal in Sweden?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. Sweden legalized medical marijuana in 2012 but the program is highly restrictive and the Scandinavian country has yet to legalize recreational marijuana.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges.

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Which States Have Marijuana and Psychedelics on the Midterm Ballot This Year?

Veriheal

8, will see voters render a verdict on a broad scope of drug policy reform issues via their midterm ballots. This year, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not recreational cannabis can be used legally in a total of five states: Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

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Is weed legal in Costa Rica?

The Cannigma

Medical: Ilegal Recreational: decriminalized. Costa Rica has fairly lax policies on cannabis usage compared to countries in Asia and the Middle East. So is marijuana legal in Costa Rica? The answer is a complex one, containing vagaries surrounding what you can “get away with,” and what you can legally be penalized for.

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Louisiana Is Blazing Trails With New Cannabis Laws

Veriheal

Despite Louisiana’s slow warm-up to cannabis, the state is making significant progress when it comes to cannabis legal reform. John Bel Edwards (D) in 2016. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. ” Cannabis in Louisiana. Starting Aug.

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