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Vermont is considering expungement and decriminalization. The DEA has a new hemp rule. Vermont decriminalized possession of up to 1 oz. of marijuana in 2018. of cannabis, and decriminalize possession of that amount. dea hemp rule. Pennsylvania’s governor is supporting cannabis legalization.
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The act would transfer agency functions with regard to cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) jurisdiction to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of the Treasury. .
Thanks DEA. During that same year, personal cannabis possession below two ounces was decriminalized and people who were previously convicted with a minor cannabis-related conviction were told that their records had been expunged. Specifically, a U.S. The experts have spoken,” the site says. Jamaica’s Cannabis Laws.
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