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The Week in Weed: February 9, 2024

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This week, we see Texas’ attorney general opposing local decriminalization laws. In 2022, voters in Austin, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Denton passed ordinances decriminalizing certain cannabis offenses. Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana.

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The Week in Weed: March 1, 2024

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pic.twitter.com/t5JeilIWFq — Tick Segerblom (@tsegerblom) February 24, 2024 AND FINALLY The teachers at Abbott Elementary confronted a student smoking a cigarette in a school bathroom last week. And Philadelphia (where the series is set) has decriminalized. And it led to a discussion of their own “indulgences.”

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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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Thailand Reverses Historic Cannabis Decriminilization Decision

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Thailand’s newly elected government is looking to reverse its historic decriminalization of cannabis. The announcement comes a short 18 months after it became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis back in June 2022. The newest decriminalization bill introduced in January 2024 , meanwhile, seems to have the support to pass.

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California Senators Just Approved Bill to Decriminalize Possession of Psychedelics

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State senators on the Golden State’s public safety committee voted to advance a bill that would decriminalize the possession of many mind-expanding substances by 4 to 1 on Tuesday. . SB 519 would decriminalize both the possession and use of psilocybin, psilocyn, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT, mescaline, and ibogaine. View original article.

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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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Colorado Governor Seeks Pardons for Psychedelic Convictions

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Highlights of the Psychedelics Bill In late 2022, Colorado voters passed Proposition 122 , decriminalizing and regulating access to certain psychedelic plants. At the time of writing, l icensed facilities are not expected to open until late 2024.