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Texas Decriminalizes Cannabis?

Cannabis Life Network

Texas is one step closer to decriminalizing cannabis. Texas’ decriminalization bill removes arrest and jail time for low-level possession of cannabis. This isn’t the first time Texas has attempted to decriminalize cannabis. This isn’t the first time Texas has attempted to decriminalize cannabis.

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Virginia: Legislature Approves Decriminalization and Medical Cannabis Bills

NORML

Broad changes to marijuana laws swept through the 2020 Virginia General Assembly. Today, the legislature approved HB 972 to decriminalize marijuana possession. The prohibition on marijuana has clearly failed, and impacts nearly 30,000 Virginians per year. The companion bill, SB2 , is still pending in House of Delegates.

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Marijuana Laws: A Look Back at 2021

CannaMD

In contrast to a year of headlines dominated by divisional politics and Covid-19 warnings, 2021’s news on the medical marijuana front is decidedly positive.

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Federal Exemption Granted – BC Drug Decriminalization

Cannabis Life Network

In an effort to reduce the stigma surrounding substance use, BC is decriminalizing personal possession. In November 2021, the province made a formal request to the federal government, asking for an exemption from certain articles in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Recently, the request was granted.

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Virginia: Officials Seal Over 64,000 Misdemeanor Marijuana Distribution Convictions

NORML

333,886 simple marijuana possession conviction records were previously sealed after the state enacted a measure in 2020 to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession offenses. The post Virginia: Officials Seal Over 64,000 Misdemeanor Marijuana Distribution Convictions appeared first on NORML.

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Denver Psychedelics Activists Push To Expand Psilocybin Decriminalization To Allow Gifting And Communal Use

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports. to decriminalize psilocybin possession have their eyes set on broader reform, with plans in the works to end the criminalization of noncommercial gifting and communal use of the psychedelic. Denver Psychedelics Activists Push To Expand Psilocybin Decriminalization To Allow Gifting And Communal Use.

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PsyIndex Weekly Update – August 2, 2021 – August 6, 2021

Cannabis Law Report

August 2, 2021 – August 6, 2021. Psychedelics decriminalization advances in three more cities. via Marijuana Moment. Why psychedelics decriminalization only scratches the surface. PsyIndex Weekly Update. Market Performance. (CSE: Industry Developments. What are the top psychedelic startups? via volteface.