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Paper: Quasilegality: Khat, Cannabis and Africa’s Drug Laws (2017)

Cannabis Law Report

This article explores the concept of ‘quasilegality’ in relation to two of Africa’s drug crops: khat and cannabis. The post Paper: Quasilegality: Khat, Cannabis and Africa’s Drug Laws (2017) first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. It argues that the concept is useful … Read More.

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Cannabis Prosecutions Increase In Japan, Doubling From 2017 Through 2021

Cannabis Law Report

Japan saw a record 5,482 people involved in cannabis-related criminal cases last year, an increase of 448 the previous year, with 70% of offenders in their 20s or younger, Kyodo News reports. individuals per 100,000 people were involved in cannabis-related offenses in 2021, which is nearly double the 3.0 rate in 2017.

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ECC Test Lab Becomes First ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited Cannabis Lab in Virginia by A2LA

Cannabis Law Report

October 15, 2020, Frederick, MD – A2LA is pleased to announce the accreditation of ECC Test Lab to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 for cannabis testing. The post ECC Test Lab Becomes First ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Accredited Cannabis Lab in Virginia by A2LA first appeared on Cannabis Law Report. East Coast … Read More.

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The EU Spent $US12.7 Billion in 2017 On Illegal Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

billion) in 2017 on illegal cannabis purchases, confirming marijuana as the largest drugs market in the 28-country European Union. Illegal sales of herbal cannabis and its resin represented 39% of the EU’s drugs market, up from 38% in 2013, with revenues for criminal organizations dwarfing those in legal markets.

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Research Finds That Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Youth Use

Veriheal

One of the most commonly cited arguments against legalizing cannabis is that it could lead to an uptick in marijuana use among children. A federally funded study on the effects of adult-use legalization looked at data on middle schoolers in New Mexico and Nevada between 2017 and 2019. percent in 2017 to 13.3 percent in 2019.

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NZ: Recognition of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation as appropriate for laboratories testing medicinal cannabis products and starting material for export

Cannabis Law Report

The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Regulations 2019 (the Regulations) set the minimum quality standard that medicinal cannabis products and cannabis-based ingredients must meet before they can be supplied in New Zealand. GMP and ISO/IEC appropriate tests.

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Cannabis is My Lifesaver

Americans for Safe Access

After a few jobs in the Maryland Park Service and government contracting, he found his way into the cannabis industry as a budtender. He later founded Veterans Initiative 22, a Maryland based nonprofit organization that focuses on improving veteran’s mental health through medical cannabis advocacy, in October of 2017.

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