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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. By mid-2024 , the coalition gave up trying to reverse course , but the cannabis divide added to the political fault line that was breaking the government apart.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

Interestingly enough, the New York Times released an article in September of 2024, whereby a 1973 audio recording was unearthed of Nixon declaring he knew cannabis is not particularly dangerous, despite affecting millions of lives and families due to his policies ever since. Along with Adult-Use legalization in many states in the U.S.,

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20

NORML

The bill allows the department of health to issue permits to medical cannabis dispensaries for the delivery of medical cannabis and cannabis products to qualifying patients or primary caregivers if certain conditions are met. Legislation is pending, House Bill 550, to expand the state’s marijuana decriminalization law.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/29/20

NORML

2227) is bipartisan legislation that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, thus decriminalizing the substance at the federal level and enabling states to set their own policies. Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products. HI resident?

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Craft Cannabis Growers in Illinois Approved for Extension to Launch Operations

Veriheal

If the total number of new licensees had managed to get their hands on the $1 million required to open a dispensary, the existing number of retail locations would almost double. Previously, growers were required to have their operations up and running by the deadline date. In 2022, 192 new stores received licenses.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup April 16

Veriheal

But just last year, possession became decriminalized and the vote for legalized recreational use just passed. However, there was one caveat… legalization wouldn’t go into effect until 2024. Northam’s decision to move the date is going to appease the masses until retail dispensaries are established in the coming years. .

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Virginia Lawmakers Officially Legalize Cannabis

SpeedWeed

Initially, the state was looking at 2024 for an end to prohibition, but Governor Ralph Northam felt it could be hypocritical and problematic to keep criminalizing something that would be legal in the future. . In 2019, an attempt to legalize and decriminalize cannabis failed in the state. Victory Over Opposition In Virginia.