The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Because the state decriminalized recreational cannabis in 2017, the plaintiff argued that his employer could not terminate him for his off-duty use of the drug. He also sued for wrongful discharge. The district court dismissed the complaint in its entirety.

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WeedAdvisor

JUNE 22, 2019

Although still not fully confirmed, marijuana policy in Colombia appears to be inching closer to legalization. According to Forbes, the issue lay in Colombia’s 2017 Police Code – a set of laws put forth by President Iván Duque, who remains president to this day. Medical cannabis has been legal for the last three years.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Norway has not legalized recreational cannabis but typically possession of less than 15 grams is punished with a simple fine. Furthermore, in 2017 the Norwegian parliament voted in favor of a measure to decriminalize drug use, shifting the focus of drug policies towards treatment.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

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 Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Recreational marijuana use is legal under Nevada state law. Nevada voters voted to legalize recreational marijuana use effective January 1, 2017. The law decriminalized recreational marijuana when used in compliance with Nevada law. The law decriminalized recreational marijuana when used in compliance with Nevada law.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2022

NP Palace, LLC, the court said adult cannabis use was not “lawful” behavior outside of work because, although legal in Nevada, cannabis is listed as a Schedule I narcotic and illegal under the federal Controlled Substances Act, the report says. Recreational pot was decriminalized by a voter initiative effective Jan. 22-25130 (1).

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NORML

JANUARY 11, 2019

And Dayton, Ohio completely decriminalized cannabis possession, as the city commission decided to eliminate the existing $150 possession fine. Shannon Roers Jones (R) introduced legislation, House Bill 1155, to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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MassRoots

MARCH 25, 2019

According to the old policy, if the applicant answered ‘yes’ to that question, he or she was automatically rejected. The motivation behind the shift in policy comes from needing to attract more high-quality recruits, according to the announcement made by Chief Erika Shields. Decriminalization. High Quality Officers Needed.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 29, 2019

Following a rather sudden decision by the Supreme Court (and an interesting legal caveat), Mexico is now well on its way to lifting cannabis prohibition entirely, according to Yahoo Finance. Mexico already has legal cannabis production in place, as they allowed for medical marijuana in 2017. Misguided Policies”. .

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NORML

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

At the state level, activists in Florida and Missouri gathered in their state capitals along side state and local NORML chapters to lobby state lawmakers in favor of sensible marijuana policy reform. Governor of Pennsylvania, is beginning a state-wide listening tour to find out where PA residents stand on cannabis legalization.

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Veriheal

JUNE 20, 2022

Recreational, or adult-use, cannabis is legal in 18 states across America, and medical cannabis is legal in 37. Sadly, even as the legal cannabis industry continues to reach new heights, some people are still doing time behind bars for cannabis-related charges. and raise funds for the Last Prisoner Project (LPP).

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You might think that cannabis legalization would lead to a significant decrease in marijuana-related arrests, but that hasn’t been the case. Not only did marijuana arrests initially increase as states legalized the plant, but there are still more people arrested for marijuana possession than for all violent crimes combined.

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WeedAdvisor

MAY 11, 2019

Despite the difficult rollout, there is no doubt that Canada’s decision to legalize cannabis has been monumental. As the first G7 country to fully lift prohibition on the drug, Canada has sent a clear message that legalization is nothing to be feared. per cent from their last poll in 2017. per cent, down 18.5 Thirty-three U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 4, 2021

Minister of Home Affairs and New Growth Industries, Kareem Musa says he wants to untangle marijuana policies and expunge police records for possession of the weed. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries. Also from Channel 5. Amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act. KAREEM MUSA.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

NMU began offering a degree in medicinal plant chemistry in 2017. The university’s Cannabis Center of Excellence offers courses like cannabis economics, cannabis law and policy, and survey of cannabis business. Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law offers a course on marijuana law and policy and a seminar on marijuana law.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 16, 2019

In news that Smokey Bear, iconic protector of all forests, would be happy to hear, research shows that reports of illegal marijuana grow operations on federally protected lands fell after states began legalizing it for adult use. However, it concluded that legalization of medical cannabis across the U.S.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 31, 2021

A 2018 research paper in the International Journal of Drug Policy analyzed in-depth interviews carried out with 24 Israeli physicians working in pain medicine, oncology, and family medicine, and found that “physicians discussed contrasting narratives of cananbi, presenting it as both a medicine and non-medicine.”

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The Cannigma

JUNE 1, 2021

Marijuana is not legal in France, and the country is seen as having some of the strictest cannabis policies in western Europe. In April, 2017, Sarah Halimi, a 65-year-old Jewish woman was murdered by her neighbor, who admitted to shouting verses from the Koran during the killing. The defenestration case .

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

1617) this year, which would include legalizing and regulating cannabis for adult-use in New York, centered in justice and equity for victims of the War on Drugs. In 2017, in the main upstate cities, black people were 12.1 In the rest of the state in 2017 (outside of NYC and the main Upstate cities), black people were 11.2

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In recent years, jurisdictions throughout the area have softened their stance on the plant, largely through policies that have decriminalized simple possession and established robust programs for medical cannabis use and sales. The trend began in Jamaica, which set off a chain reaction in 2015. And that’s just a part of the story.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 7, 2021

Texas NORML reports that Black people in the state make up almost 30 percent of all cannabis possession arrests, as of data collected in 2017. The [Dallas] chief of police has stated that he’s passing new policies so that if someone is found with as little marijuana as [Marvin Scott] was, the policy is not to arrest them,” Merritt said.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 29, 2022

7] And cities around the country are beginning to decriminalize some psychedelics, with advocates for decriminalization citing the potential medical benefits. In May 2019, Denver became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin, followed by Oakland, CA, Washington, D.C., 2017), [link] ; see also 21 U.S.C. §

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 19, 2021

However, in Oregon, some psychedelics have been legalized in 2020 for mental health treatment. Also, some cities like Denver, Oakland and Santa Cruz have different legislations decriminalizing certain hallucinogens. In some of these countries, the governments have decriminalized the use of some selected hallucinogenic substances.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 7, 2021

Study participants’ cognitive and psychomotor performances were assessed using common impairment tests – none of which are currently part of a legal protocol for determining marijuana intoxication – before and after THC dosing, including: Paced serial addition test. Cognitive and Psychomotor Effects of THC. Digit symbol substitution test.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

198 million in state and local sales tax revenue generated since legalization. Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance. State has 2,100 licensees.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2022

Considering the Curaleaf Juneteenth action this is probably worth reading… The legal cannabis industry is currently one of the fastest-growing employers in the U.S. Since 2017, the number of Americans working with cannabis has grown each year by at least 27%.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2020

The Mexican government’s offensive against illegal drugs has taken two paths: head-on clashes with the cartels and significant updates to its drug policies. In 2009, Mexico decriminalized possession of small amounts of various narcotics for immediate and personal use. There is likely light at the end of the gray legal tunnel though.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2020

Prior to discussing the recent legal developments in the field of medical cannabis, it is important to distinguish between medical cannabis and EU-approved medicinal products derived from cannabis. However, and contrary to the US and Canada, no EU-wide policy for medical cannabis has been enacted yet. Policy confusion within the EU.

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Freedom Leaf

JANUARY 4, 2018

I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. .”

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Even though 47 states have legalized cannabis for some forms of medical use , New York significantly falls behind its neighbors in terms of marijuana legislation. Marijuana remained illegal, however, until 1977, when the possession of 25 grams or less of cannabis was decriminalized. for decades. billion in revenue.

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Cannabis Info

JUNE 8, 2019

Recreational marijuana is now legal in 11 states, and medical marijuana is legal in 33. Denver has just passed a referendum to decriminalize magic mushrooms. And of those prescriptions, 17,029 people overdosed in 2017. In 2013, Uruguay legalized marijuana for recreational use. And yet, there isn’t anarchy.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 5, 2020

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will not grant such protection for marks that cover goods and/or services that are a violation of federal law, regardless of whether the activities associated with the goods or services is legal under state law. See 37 C.F.R. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 812, 841(a), 844(a).

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 13, 2022

Its recreational use was legalized only recently, in March of 2021. For better or worse, more states are sure to follow; in fact, according to a recent survey, more than 60 percent of Americans favor the legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational use. New York on Cannabis. Section 280E. Stay tuned.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

Listen & Subscribe: Very few medical cannabis advocates are against the full legalization of the plant for all adults. But sometimes one unintended consequence of adult-use legalization is that the market no longer caters to medical patients. What is the relationship between medical and recreational legalization?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

In countries or states where medical marijuana is legal, doctors can prescribe it to alleviate nerve pain or glaucoma, or at times to help with nausea caused due to chemotherapy for cancer patients as well as treatment of HIV patients. In 2017, a Mumbai-based medical research startup, Bombay Hemp Company Pvt. Legal Restrictions.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. Still, for all its promise, would-be clinic owners, practitioners, and consumers may be confused about the legality of such clinics. What are the exact legalities behind ketamine?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. Colorado, which opened recreational stores in January 2014, has the longest-running legalized marijuana market in the United States. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S.

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