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The Week in Weed: March 1, 2024

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. ARKANSAS Arkansas’ Attorney General gave a thumbs-up to a ballot initiative that would expand medical marijuana access in the state. And Philadelphia (where the series is set) has decriminalized.

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The Week in Weed: February 9, 2024

The Blunt Truth

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. 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.

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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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Atlanta councilmember cited for marijuana possession, suspended registration

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

(Atlanta News First) – An Atlanta city council member is facing citations for marijuana possession and a suspended registration. A police report shows he had four grams of marijuana on him. Atlanta police say Antonio Lewis was pulled over and cited during the traffic stop Feb. Read More

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California Senators Just Approved Bill to Decriminalize Possession of Psychedelics

SpeedWeed

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.

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Cannabis laws in the Czech Republic

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. The country has progressive views on cannabis and first decriminalized small possession amounts back in the 1990s. Possession of small amounts of drugs , including up to 10 grams of cannabis was decriminalized in the 1990s. Medical marijuana in the Czech Republic.

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