Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School is engaged in a three-year initiative to examine the ethical, legal, and social implications of psychedelics research, commerce, and therapeutics. Here’s the press release. The Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR).

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NORML

JANUARY 28, 2020

In 2018 there were nearly 24,000 adults arrested for less than 30 grams of cannabis. Preliminary data*, released on request from the Pennsylvania State Police Uniform Crime Reporting System, reveals that overall arrests for marijuana possession showed a decline in 2019. The new data shows 19,990 adults arrested for the same offense in 2019.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Once upon a time, Thailand was renowned for having some of the harshest drug policies in the world. Recreational production and consumption remain illegal under the decriminalization law; only medical production and use are allowed. Then, on June 9 of this year, Thai lawmakers decriminalized cannabis.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Now, findings from a recent research study —published in the February 2022 volume of the International Journal of Drug Policy—support the theory. billion annually.

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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. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. Medical: legal, limited Recreational: illegal. In 2013 , the country legalized growing industrial hemp. Possible penalties.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 11, 2022

The city of Port Huron will no longer consider marijuana use a disqualification for job applicants — nor, a policy violation for most employees when off the clock — under an administrative order issued this week. The voters of this state and this city have spoken, and we need to update our policies accordingly.”.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 27, 2023

If You Give An Octopus Some Ecstasy Let’s take it back to 2018. This massive shift in policy is a response to concerns about the growing drug problem in parts of the country. The proposed bill would have decriminalized the personal possession of natural psychedelics. Newsom’s psychedelic veto. Undeterred, Sen.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 1, 2021

s Office’s 2018 en masse dismissal of 3,042 cases after the enactment of its “ Decline-to-Prosecute ” policy for marijuana possession and smoking. In 2018, the D.A.’s The decriminalization of these marijuana offenses marks an important change in our law and one that I have advocated for over the past several years.

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Otherside Farms

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Drugs and Thailand use to get you locked up abroad, but since 2018, Thailand started easing cannabis laws. In June 2022 Thailand decriminalized cannabis and was intended for medical purposes and not for people to get high. Decriminalized Marijuana is a Rarity in Asia. Is Cannabis Legal in Thailand?

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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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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Between 2016-2018, despite rapidly expanding state legalization, there was a slight increase in marijuana-related arrests year over year. In 2019, that trend finally appeared to shift as the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report tallied 545,601 marijuana arrests compared to 663,367 in 2018 and 659,700 in 2017. Sentencing Commission.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Recreational marijuana is illegal in Sweden, where strict, even “ repressive ” drug policies belie the country’s progressive image. In addition, Sweden has some of the strictest policies regarding CBD. And when it comes to the public, a poll carried out in 2018 found that 83 percent of Swedes oppose cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 10, 2021

Marijuana policies in the United States have become more permissive, motivating research on demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use. Marijuana policies in the United States (U.S.) Introduction.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Medical: Ilegal Recreational: decriminalized. Costa Rica has fairly lax policies on cannabis usage compared to countries in Asia and the Middle East. In 2018, Costa Ricans reaped the fruit of Cordas’s legal battle, and the personal usage of weed in Costa Rica was decriminalized in “small doses.”

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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. 2703 and A.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2020

This includes everything from disproportionate incarceration to disenfranchisement under “progressive” new laws, like the 2018 Farm Bill. In each of 2018 and 2019 we observed that Dr. King died 50 years ago, but his legacy continues to resonate and expand.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

While the country is in the process of updating its medical marijuana policies, the changes have yet to be rolled out and legalized. Bahamas marijuana laws remained much unchanged until January 2018 when the Caribbean Community Regional Commission held a town hall meeting on the possibility of decriminalizing cannabis.

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The Cannigma

MAY 18, 2023

In some areas, such as the western district of Mustang, where cannabis grows naturally, the local authorities have implemented more lenient policies due to cultural and historical considerations. The legal landscape surrounding cannabis is evolving globally, and Nepal may adapt its policies accordingly.

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Freedom Leaf

MAY 14, 2019

In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. I joined the drug policy reform movement in 1993 specifically with the goal of legalizing psychedelics, so I was glad to hear from Matthews. In October, the board certified the language.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In order to make this change in policy surrounding medical cannabis in the country, the Swiss narcotics act that was previously approved in March 2021 had to be amended. This change in policy was sparked by the increase in authorizations in recent years. Medical cannabis became legal in the U.K.

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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

JULY 6, 2021

We’re going to see what effects [decriminalization] has,” the president told reporters, adding that his administration would take steps to reverse the policy “if we see that it doesn’t help, that it’s not good for the country, that it’s not good at treating addiction, at stopping violence, we will act.”.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2022

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. In an updated report from 2018, the ACLU found that cannabis arrests dropped to account for 43% of drug charges , but 6.1 million arrests were made between 2010 and 2018.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Nonetheless, with the increasing legalization of medical cannabis, many veterans and interest groups have asked the government to change its policies. With the increasing decriminalization of medical cannabis, more and more military veterans have turned to the plant for help. 3409), the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018 (H.R.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

For example, Oklahoma went from a staunchly anti-MMJ state to a very liberal legal MMJ state almost overnight, when voters approved State Question 788 in 2018. Former Minister for Health Agnes Buzyn is an influential figure in French public health policy and has stated her support for an MMJ program on several occasions.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Psilocybin’s therapeutic benefits are so promising that Denver, Colorado became the first city to decriminalize psilocybin in May 2019, and in 2020, Oregon passed Measure 109, which paved the road for a program allowing for legal manufacture, delivery, and administration of psilocybin to clients at supervised, licensed facilities in the state.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 19, 2022

South Africa, with all its potential, is being wasted by those in control and their empty promises of improvements and implementation of policies and strategies for improving the quality of life. Cannabis was decriminalized in 2018 with implications that policies would be implemented to regulate its decriminalized state.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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

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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 2018, the French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products launched a committee to probe how to implement a medical cannabis program in France.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2020

Supported by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Drug Policy Alliance, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); the letter brings to light the excessive force commonly utilized in even low level, non-violent drug investigations. Department of Justice to honor hers.”. percent—were for possession alone.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges. In 2018, Epidolex became the first plant-derived cannabinoid prescription medicine to receive FDA approval.

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SpeedWeed

JULY 10, 2021

This is because they follow guidelines set out and initially established by Encod , a non-profit, European-based coalition for just and effective drug policies. Further it is Encod’s position that CSCs can be set up legally in any country where the cultivation of personal cannabis use has been decriminalized.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

However, many countries have adopted decriminalization policies to make it a non-criminal offense. Hemp cultivation was officially legalized thanks to the 2018 Agriculture Bill. Let’s talk about Cannabis. The use of high THC marijuana for recreational purposes is prohibited in most countries of the world.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

That’s because other countries, most famously the Netherlands, have largely decriminalized possession of cannabis. Steve Rolles, an analyst at the Transform Drug Policy Foundation, told the Times, “Malta has formally legislated what exists in other European countries in a weird gray area.”.

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NORML

MAY 24, 2019

Despite New York’s Marihuana Reform Act of 1977 that decriminalized low-level marijuana possession, there have been more than 800,000 arrests made in the last 20 years in the state. Statewide in 2018, Black and Latinx people comprised of 81.3% of all low-level marijuana arrests, despite making up 34.5%

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2022

The next shoe to drop would be complete liberalization of marijuana in 2018. Canadian social policy and attitudes to the plant had come full circle after nearly a century. The federal government failed several times in 2003 and 2006 to decriminalize marijuana. It would not happen until 2018. Conclusion.

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