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Trulieve Deposits Another $5 Million Into Florida 2024 Initiative Says Cannabis Business Times

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Florida-based cannabis giant Trulieve recently doubled its contribution to the Smart & Safe Florida political committee with another $5 million toward a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis. 1, 2024, with election officials needing 30 days to check signatures before that deadline. 23 to circulate the petition.

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Washington State Eliminates Medical Cannabis Taxation

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HB 1453 seeks to alleviate the unfair tax burden on medical cannabis patients and providers On March 6, 2024, the Washington Senate passed HB 1453 which will provide an exemption from the 37% excise tax for medical cannabis patients and designated providers. The bill now waits for signatures and executive action to become law.

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UN Report: Drug Policies Should Protect Human Rights, Reduce Harm

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The 2023 World Drug Report shows unreasonable use of criminal penalties for the “war on drugs” movement as it discourages people who use drugs for treatment, and this encourages social stigma. Laws, policies, and practices deployed to address drug use must not end up exacerbating human suffering. million users in the last decade.

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Malaysia set to allow the import and use of medical cannabis

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The minister highlighted that current laws do not prohibit the use of cannabis products for medical reasons. There is one problem, Malaysia currently has no registered cannabis-based treatment. billion by 2024, according to a report published in 2020 by Prohibition Partners. Malaysia and Thailand.

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Cannabis Laws & the Southern States

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This article reviews cannabis laws in effect in Southern states, cannabis laws that will go into effect in the future, and examines states that haven’t passed legislation legalizing cannabis. There are currently 22 licensed medical marijuana treatment centers (17 are operational), which serve approximately 650,000 patients.

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Colorado Governor Seeks Pardons for Psychedelic Convictions

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.” Polis continued, expressing his displeasure at the fact that “in this day and age, somebody suffering from anxiety, depression, PTSD can get medical coverage for very costly prescription drugs but cannot get coverage for treatment in a healing center that will address some of the underlying causes of the issue.”

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Oregon Cannabis: The OLCC License as Security

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My office, working with OLCC, the Oregon Department of Justice and one other law firm, was able to push through the first of these outside of court on that basis, back in 2019. The fact that OLCC isn’t issuing new licenses, yet allows the “sale” of existing licenses, is consistent with this treatment.