SpeedWeed

MAY 14, 2021

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal council, which oversees Native communities located on the western edge of North Carolina, has voted to decriminalize the possession of an ounce of cannabis for those 21 years and older, Cherokee One Feather reports. . Sale and cultivation of cannabis remain illegal, however.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 25, 2021

Decriminalization and legalization of cannabis may be gaining ground but patients in certain countries are still struggling to access medical cannabis through the legal market. For Switzerland, the reason would be that its citizens have to get permission from the government to get a license for medical cannabis.

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MMJ Recs

JUNE 3, 2024

The passing of Amendment 2 in November 2018 paved the way for legal access to medical cannabis and the state’s medical marijuana program. This ballot measure, supported by a coalition of patients, healthcare professionals, and advocates, sought to establish a comprehensive medical cannabis program in the state.

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Veriheal

MAY 11, 2023

In 2015, Texas passed the Compassionate Use Act, which allowed patients with intractable epilepsy to access low-THC cannabis oil containing no more than 0.5% As of September 2021, there were only three licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in Texas, and they were only authorized to sell low-THC cannabis oil.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 6, 2021

The day after a critical Supreme Court ruling against cannabis prohibition, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador indicated a hesitancy to accept ending the prohibition of the plant. But in office, he has expressed decidedly prohibitionist views.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Medical cannabis has been legal in Lithuania in 2018 , but the program is limited and has run into issues. There is no recreational cannabis in Lithuania, but small possession and personal use are administrative offenses punishable by a fine or community service. Cannabis in Lithuania. Possible penalties. CBD regulations.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Despite Louisiana’s slow warm-up to cannabis, the state is making significant progress when it comes to cannabis legal reform. ” Cannabis in Louisiana. ” Cannabis in Louisiana. Up until recently, the state government of Louisiana largely supported cannabis prohibition.

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SpeedWeed

JUNE 4, 2021

State lawmakers in Louisiana approved a bill on Wednesday that allows patients in the state’s medical marijuana program to access smokable forms of cannabis. Under the newly passed measure, registered patients in Louisiana’s medical marijuana program will be permitted to possess and use unprocessed, smokable forms of cannabis.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A suggested 15% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) potency cap for cannabis products in Vermont’s adult-use cannabis market has been dismissed after a strong debate among the Vermont legislature. Vermont Physicians Push for Low-Potency Cannabis. Recreational Cannabis Sales in Vermont Set to Begin in May .

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WeedAdvisor

JULY 17, 2019

As the stigma and laws around marijuana both relax, patient access to medical marijuana continues to broaden in many states. Further reforms could be on the way, because medical cannabis patients will soon be able to attend a public hearing in the next few weeks. A Step to Legalization? .

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Here’s what you missed this week in cannabis and psychedelic news. If You Give An Octopus Some Ecstasy Let’s take it back to 2018. Thailand’s Cannabis Regrets Thailand’s flourishing cannabis industry is in danger. Thailand became the first Asian country to legalize cannabis early last year.

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The Cannigma

JULY 5, 2022

Cannabis regulation in Georgia is complicated, but the plant is still illegal. There is no adult-use market, thought several cities have decriminalized possession. Several cities have decriminalized cannabis possession, but this is not statewide. Georgia’s medical cannabis program. Possible penalties.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

Current Office: Senator from Minnesota 2018 NORML Congressional Scorecard Grade: B Co-Sponsored Legislation: STATES Act (2017-2018). While serving as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980’s, he called for decriminalizing drug possession and treating substance abuse as a public health issue. The Senators. Amy Klobuchar.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Four members of Congress introduced a bill allowing the marijuana industry to access relief funds. Cannabis banking appears in the Democrats’ new stimulus bill. New Jersey may decriminalize cannabis. As we reported last week, the Vermont legislature passed a bill allowing for retail sale of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 7, 2020

Legislative initiatives include decriminalization of marijuana, parole reform, raising the felony larceny threshold, raising the age of juvenile transfer to adult court, and the permanent elimination of driver’s license suspensions for unpaid fines, fees, and court costs. Click on image to watch video of announcements on FB live.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Many states in the US have legalized cannabis, thirty-eight states to be exact. Despite the widespread adoption, the Food and Drug Administration still classifies cannabis as a Schedule One drug. Simply put, in the eyes of federal law, cannabis is illegal. Is Medical Cannabis Legal? allow the use of medical cannabis.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Here’s what you missed this week in cannabis and psychedelic news. Wisconsin Lawmakers Push For Legalization A pair of Wisconsin lawmakers introduced a bill to legalize recreational cannabis. If passed, adults 21 and up would be allowed to use and possess up to five ounces of cannabis.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

During the 2018 legislative session, state representative Jim Lucas (R-69) introduced his first medical cannabis bill, HB 1106, which quickly gained three co-authors after being assigned to the House Public Health committee. Numerous individuals testified in favor, including I.U.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Exciting things are happening with cannabis around the world. While cannabis reform in the United States may seem like it’s moving at a snail’s pace, there is an abundance of progress happening overseas. The medical cannabis program in the U.K. medical cannabis patients now exceeds 17,000. The Number of U.K.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The legalization of cannabis in some countries and states has brought about significant changes in the healthcare industry. However, with the increasing popularity of cannabis, many people are turning to marijuana as a safer and better alternative for pain management.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

2318 would allow for expedited expungement of records for those previously convicted of a marijuana crime upon passage of decriminalization or legalization measures in the state of New Jersey, as long as those past violations are no longer considered a crime under state law. Companion bills S.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2022

Cannabis legalization is sweeping the world. One in three Americans now live in a state where the plant is legal, and dozens of countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized the plant. But in this green wave, thousands of people are getting left behind – people imprisoned for cannabis. Cannabis arrests in America.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 1, 2021

While France has long been said to have the highest number of cannabis users per capita in Europe, it has long lagged behind its western Europe neighbors when it comes to tolerance of the plant. Marijuana is not legal in France, and the country is seen as having some of the strictest cannabis policies in western Europe. Shutterstock.

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NORML

AUGUST 26, 2019

Virginia has been one of the most reluctant states to consider marijuana law reform, though it recently began allowing some forms of cannabis oil for approved patients. Then, in 2017 and 2018, Virginia finally made some moves to establish its own medical marijuana industry. JM Pedini | Photo by Adam Ewing.

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The Cannigma

JULY 12, 2022

Roll out of the program has been slow, and as of June 2022, there were still no doctors certified to issue prescriptions, no licensed dispensaries, and no legal farming of cannabis products. Unlike other states, Alabama requires doctors to document a failure of conventional medical treatment before issuing a medical cannabis prescription.

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The Cannigma

MAY 18, 2023

Medical: limited Recreational: illegal Cannabis has been deeply intertwined with Nepal’s history and culture for centuries. Traditionally, the consumption of cannabis in the form of bhang, a cannabis-infused beverage, was considered sacred and widely accepted in India and surrounding countries.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

WHEREAS, in 2013, simple cannabis possession was the fourth most common cause of deportation for any offense and the most common cause of deportation for drug law violations; and. WHEREAS, in 2018, the ACLU found that extreme racial disparities in cannabis possession arrests persists throughout the country, with the cannabis arrest rate 3.64

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NORML

MAY 9, 2019

Millions of Americans have suffered from the lifelong collateral consequences of criminal prohibition, making it harder for them to find a job, obtain housing, and access higher education.” territories of Guam and Puerto Rico have enacted legislation specific to the physician-authorized use of cannabis. Schumer (D-NY).

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It is time to stop ceding control of the marijuana market to untaxed criminal enterprises, and for lawmakers to amend federal law in a manner that comports with available science, public opinion, and the rapidly changing cultural status of cannabis.” ” “But it’s not enough to simply decriminalize marijuana.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2022

On Tuesday, the Seimas greenlighted the draft bill that aims to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of cannabis. The move is another small step in the direction of making cannabis policy more lenient toward consumers who may be otherwise law-abiding citizens.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2020

All over the world, governments are moving towards legalizing or at least decriminalizing, cannabis. African, Asian, American, European, and other countries have all been following the global cannabis movement, whether for recreational or medicinal purposes. The 1971 Misuse of Drugs Act Classifications .

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2021

NORML Key West Legal Seminar – Key Trends and Near-Term Forecasts for State Cannabis Programs | Friday, December 3rd at 11:50AM EST. Get your Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits for practicing attorneys during this event! Join Harris Bricken attorney, Vince Sliwoski as he provides forecasts for state cannabis programs. and Canada.

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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. . After the legislation changed in November 2018, history was made as the first legal cannabis shipment arrived in the UK a few months later. Oregon got the ball rolling.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

This week in our cannabis news roundup, interstate cannabis commerce are on the horizon. Florida patients now have access to edibles as long as they do not resemble any form that appeals to children. Hemp exports are even still seized despite the fact that it became legal in the 2018 Farm Bill . Video Transcript.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 13, 2022

The SAFE Banking Act has languished in Congress since early 2017, a victim of political gridlock and division, as well as political wrangling over broad approaches to cannabis legalization. As we’ve covered , cannabis dispensaries are facing an epidemic of robbery from coast-to-coast. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), For example, Sen.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The legalization of cannabis is a long and complicated process. It’s not the case that cannabis laws are passed in the state legislature one day, and the next day residents of that state can go buy some herb or edibles. Currently, medical cannabis is legal in Missouri, and cannabis has been decriminalized generally.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Hawaii legalized cannabis in its’ House Bill 2729 which was passed in 2018. Previously to now, the bill did not allow for the sale of cannabis edibles but as of the 1st of January 2021, the citizens of Hawaii will be able to purchase edibles from licensed medical cannabis dispensaries. . What are Cannabis Edibles?

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