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Study Finds That Medical Marijuana Patient Registration Has Grown More Than 600% Since 2016

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million registered in 2020 and an even more dramatic rise from the 678,000 registered in 2016. Now, more than 90% of citizens believe that the substance should be legal for medicinal and recreational use, something that would have seemed astonishing even a mere decade ago. million patients in 2022, a sharp increase from the 3.1

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Australia Cannabis: Recreational Use Legislation Update

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Growing cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes was legalized under federal law in 2016. Recreational use, though, remains prohibited under federal law. It would legalize cannabis for adult recreational use in Australia. Low-THC hemp foods were then legalized federally in 2017.

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Portugal Shoots Down Recreational Proposals As Medicinal Weed Goes Live

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Portugal this week rejected the idea of legalising recreational cannabis, although medicinal marijuana is now available for patients in the country. Government sources indicate cannabis legalisation is on the cards long term, but for now the country will stick with permitting medicinal use only. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT.

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New California Laws Will Protect Employees Who Use Cannabis

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In 1996, they were the first state to legalize medical marijuana, followed by the legalization of recreational cannabis in 2016. Understanding The New Laws After more than 25 years of legal cannabis in California, employees who use cannabis for recreational or medicinal purposes will no longer have to stress about drug testing.

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The Future of Medicinal Cannabis in Canada

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Context of the Medicinal Cannabis Situation. Under the regulations, no intermediaries are allowed to sell medicinal cannabis to patients. The Canadian medicinal cannabis regime was established in the context of illegal cannabis use. It allows patients to have access to medicinal cannabis without danger of being criminalized.

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers: Australia: European nations are moving to legalise recreational cannabis

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Australia: European nations are moving to legalise recreational cannabis. The last ten years have seen North America champion the legalisation of recreational cannabis. And Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalised recreational cannabis last June. 31 January 2022. by Paul Gregoire. Sydney Criminal Lawyers.

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Massachusetts Breaks Cannabis Sales Records And Considers Psychedelic Legalization

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Although it’s a small state, they’ve garnered an impressive $5 billion in revenue since legalizing recreational cannabis sales in 2016 and opening dispensaries in 2018. Their combined medicinal and recreational sales for 2023 hit nearly $2 billion, with about $226 million of that attributed to medicinal marijuana.