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FBI: Marijuana-Related Arrests Comprised Over 40 Percent of All Drug Arrests in More Than a Dozen States in 2023

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The post FBI: Marijuana-Related Arrests Comprised Over 40 Percent of All Drug Arrests in More Than a Dozen States in 2023 appeared first on NORML.

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Thailand’s Cannabis Crisis: Could Asia’s Pioneering Cannabis Experiment Go Up in Smoke Amid Political Meltdown?

Canna Law Blog

Three years after Thailand became the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis , its groundbreaking policy may collapse under political turmoil. The coalition that couldn’t hold After the 2023 election, the anti-cannabis Move Forward Party won the most votes but couldn’t form a government.

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First Circuit Holds the Line Against Cannabis Businesses

Canna Law Blog

In fall of 2023 I wrote about the lawsuit to end federal prohibition that wouldnt really end federal prohibition. Those reforms include not just interstate commerce, but decriminalization and ideally reparations of some sort. Last July, a federal district court ruled against Canna Provisions et al. in that case.

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Colorado “Healing Centers” Could Lay Groundwork For Widespread Psychedelic Therapy

Veriheal

Also, Oregon’s Psilocybin Services Act currently only decriminalizes minor possession of psilocybin, whereas Colorado has allowed for complete legal personal use possession with no limits for adults 21 and over.

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State Policy Weekly Update 2/7/2023

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The post State Policy Weekly Update 2/7/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights include: DE, GA, HI, IA, MD, MN, MO, NB, NH, NY, NC, ND, OH, SD, TN, WA, and WV.

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State Policy Weekly Update 3/8/2023

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The post State Policy Weekly Update 3/8/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: AK, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, ME, MD, NH, NM, NY, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA.

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State Policy Weekly Update 5/3/2023

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The post State Policy Weekly Update 5/3/2023 appeared first on NORML. Highlights in: AK, CA, CO, LA, ME, MN, MO, NV, NY, TX, and VT.

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