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The Week in Weed: March 1, 2024

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Arkansas’ Attorney General gives the go-ahead for advocates to start collecting signatures for a ballot initiative. Supporters of the initiative need to collect over 90,000 signatures by July 5 to qualify for the November ballot. And Philadelphia (where the series is set) has decriminalized.

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Wyoming Cannabis Lobbyists Endeavor to Get Two Cannabis Initiatives Featured on 2024 Ballot

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states that have legalized cannabis in some form, but advocates have continued to work hard on cannabis legalization and decriminalization proposals. . Now, pro-cannabis groups have their sights set on 2024. . There are two years still to go until the 2024 ballot takes place. Wyoming may not have joined the 37 U.S.

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MAPS Is Pushing For FDA Approval Of MDMA-Assisted Therapy

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The Current State Of Psychedelic Therapy Understanding the current laws surrounding psychedelic therapy in the United States can feel a little confusing, particularly as states like Oregon and Colorado work to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other substances.

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Amazon sued for employment discrimination over Psychedelic Mushrooms

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Like medical marijuana usage, with decriminalizing and more research showing psychedelics as a viable therapeutic alternative in treating depression, substance use disorders, and other mental illnesses, employers should expect to see more workplace issues like those involved in the lawsuit against Amazon. We’ll see ya at the polls in 2024.

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Marijuana Legalization Rundown: New Legislation Across Several States

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Joining its tristate neighbors of New York and New Jersey, Connecticut became the 19 th state to legalize recreational marijuana use when Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation into law on June 22, 2021, decriminalizing possession or use of a limited amount of cannabis by adults aged 21 or older as of July 1, 2021. Philadelphia, PA.

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Dentons: Cannabis Group Weekly Alert – August 2019 #3

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Dubbed the the “Smart & Safe Arizona Initiative,” supporters of the effort must collect more than 237,645 valid signatures from voters by July 2, 2020, for the measure to be on the 2020 ballot. Advocates have until April 30, 2020, to collect more than 55,000 signatures. billion by 2024.

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Cannabis Trends of 2022

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Virginia also legalized cannabis in 2021, but residents can expect to wait until 2024 before they can purchase cannabis products. During his 2020 campaign for the Presidency, Joe Biden proposed decriminalizing cannabis use in the US and changing the DEA designation from a Schedule I to Schedule II controlled substance.