NORML

MARCH 8, 2019

North Dakota’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors last week in Fargo; and registered out-of-state medical cannabis patients will now be able to access their medicine while visiting Hawaii. Governor Mark Gordon (R) of Wyoming signed industrial hemp production legislation into law. AL resident? AR resident?

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

expands medical cannabis patient protections, Fetterman talks cannabis legalization with President Biden, and Sioux Falls celebrates the opening of its first medical cannabis dispensary. Newsom Expands MMJ Patient Protections. The bills bring some much needed protections to medical cannabis patients in the state. California Gov.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In 2013 , the country legalized growing industrial hemp. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. In 2021, Parliament voted against fully decriminalizing the cannabis plant, but personal use and possession of small amounts are decriminalized. THC or less.

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The Cannigma

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The state does allow qualifying patients to access CBD oil with no more than 0.9% Hemp was first brought to the state with settlers in the 19 th century and quickly became a staple crop. Tennessee does not have a full medical marijuana program, but the state does allow qualifying patients to access CBD oil with up to 0.9%

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The Cannigma

JUNE 4, 2023

Recreational cannabis is decriminalized in Peru. While decriminalized, it’s important to note that public consumption and driving under the influence of cannabis are still prohibited and can result in fines or other penalties. Industrial hemp cultivation is also permitted, provided the hemp plants contain less than 0.3%

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NORML

JUNE 14, 2019

Another hearing is scheduled for Thursday, where the Veterans Affairs Committee will discuss various bills that are pending regarding medical cannabis programs and veterans access. Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law giving patients the option to inhale medical cannabis through vaporization.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The House Financial Services subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing Wednesday to address the lack of access to basic banking services by state-legal marijuana businesses. ” At a more local level, the decriminalization policy in Dayton, Ohio went into effect this week. GA resident?

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The Cannigma

JUNE 25, 2022

Prior to prohibition in the 1950s, Poland had a strong hemp industry, but only recently has the Polish government opened up the opportunity to grow cannabis plants again. Patients must have a doctor’s prescription as well as permission from a regional pharmaceutical inspector to obtain cannabis products. Is CBD legal in Poland?

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NORML

MARCH 22, 2019

Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida signed legislation into law to restore patients’ right to smoke medical cannabis. Governor Ralph Northam (D) of Virginia signed legislation into law that will allow medical cannabis oil to be administered to patients on school property. DE resident? GA resident? HI resident?

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NORML

MAY 3, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee (D) of Washington signed legislation into law allowing medical cannabis to be accessed by patients on school grounds, and separate legislation allowing the production of industrial hemp in accordance with new federal hemp regulations. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of decriminalization.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation into law this week permitting the production of industrial hemp in accordance with the new federal regulations. AZ resident? California. CA resident?

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Medical: legal, no program Recreational: illegal (largely decriminalized). Recreational cannabis is illegal in Estonia but is generally decriminalized. There is no national cannabis program; patients can only access cannabinoid-based medications, not the plant itself. Cannabis in Estonia. Possible penalties. THC or less.

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NORML

MARCH 1, 2019

Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 440, to prohibit the availability of cannabis-infused food and drink products for qualified patients. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep.

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NORML

MARCH 15, 2019

1647, the Veterans Equal Access Act, which expands medical cannabis access to eligible military veterans. Department of Agriculture held a hemp listening session this week as regulators work to establish rules and regulations for production. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of industrial hemp production.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

MMJ Patients Is on the Rise. As more patients have sought out legal medical cannabis patient status in the country, it is believed that the number of registered U.K. medical cannabis patients now exceeds 17,000. estimates that 60-70% of his patients are seeking out medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain.

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The Cannigma

MAY 12, 2023

The government does not recognize cannabis as a medicine, and there is no legal pathway for patients to access it. However, there have been some recent efforts to decriminalize cannabis for medical use. Industrial hemp in Kenya Cultivation of industrial hemp is legal in Kenya, but it is strictly regulated.

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The Cannigma

DECEMBER 4, 2022

There are organizations working to decriminalize the plant since legalization doesn’t seem to be on the horizon any time soon. Patients can be prescribed medical marijuana in the form of pharmaceuticals, like Sativex. However, this legalization is a technicality, as there is no established medical program for patients to join.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Furthermore, in 2017 the Norwegian parliament voted in favor of a measure to decriminalize drug use, shifting the focus of drug policies towards treatment. Norway has not legalized recreational cannabis but typically possession of less than 15 grams is punished with a simple fine.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 2, 2022

On Tuesday, the Seimas greenlighted the draft bill that aims to decriminalize personal possession of small amounts of cannabis. The proposition envisaged the decriminalization not only of cannabis but other drugs, such as cocaine and heroin, as well. The law defines hemp as the plant with less than 0.2%

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NORML

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legal hemp production to adult-use marijuana legalization, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. Here in New Hampshire, there has been a great deal of progress in the last few years. — Bipartisan bill HB.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 25, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Cannabis use is decriminalized in Italy and those who take part typically do not face legal consequences. Since 2016, the cultivation of certain strains of hemp has been legal in Italy, as is medical use of cannabis and the use of CBD products. Can foreigners access medical marijuana?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 6, 2021

The legal definition of hemp, which cannot go above 0.3% Forcing patients to purchase more. Doing so, Pollara wrote, would effectively force a 50% to 150% tax on patients. It is also the one which produces the most and strongest medicinal effects for patients. Iowa’s THC cap: Limiting patient choices.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The program requires cannabis patients to have a licensed physician to certify that the individual would benefit from medical cannabis before they can register for it. Governor Ige passed House Bill 1383 which decriminalizes cannabis for consumption granted that the possession is 3 grams or less.

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NORML

MARCH 3, 2020

New York State is set to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult-use, and improve our existing medical marijuana and hemp programs by April 1st with the 2020-2021 NYS Budget. Medical patients are restricted to 4 plants total, per household. Access to commonly found cannabis products in the regulated market.

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The Cannigma

JULY 12, 2022

In February 2022, a state senator introduced a bill to decriminalize possession of two ounces or less, reducing the penalty from up to a year in jail to a $250 fine. As of June 2022, there is no way for medical patients to obtain a cannabis prescription or get medication. Repeat offenses of possession or intent to sell are felonies.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 7, 2022

The legislation does not legalize recreational cannabis , rather, creates the ARICCAME (Regulatory Agency for Hemp and Medicinal Cannabis), the agency that will regulate the production of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. The Supreme Court decriminalized the use of small amounts of cannabis in 2009. Divided Opinions.

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NORML

JANUARY 31, 2020

. “It’s time in Kentucky for people who will be helped by medical marijuana to have access to it,” Nemes said in a recent interview. “It allows physicians if they think their patients will benefit from medical marijuana, to make a recommendation to the patient so they can get it.”

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 16, 2020

VIRGINIA DECRIMINALIZATION. Governor Ralph Northam (D) signed a bill decriminalizing cannabis possession earlier this week. Realizing that federal assistance is unlikely to appear, business leaders sent two letters asking for state-based loans for the industry and for continuing access to medical marijuana for patients.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Currently, medical cannabis is legal in Missouri, and cannabis has been decriminalized generally. But the people of Missouri still have no access to medical cannabis. Later that year, the state legalized hemp oil for the treatment of seizures. Missouri has had a particularly tough journey to legalization.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

With the increasing decriminalization of medical cannabis, more and more military veterans have turned to the plant for help. However, cannabidiol (CBD) and CBD products obtained from hemp plants with less than 0.3% 5520), and the Veterans Equal Access Act (H.R. Is Medical Cannabis Legal? tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are legal.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 8, 2022

Several bills have been introduced to decriminalize the plant and create a medical cannabis program, but all have failed. Kentucky has a long history of growing industrial hemp dating back to the 1700s. In the early 20 th century, a majority of the hemp grown in the US was from Kentucky. Possible penalties.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2021

It allowed for low THC cannabis products for patients in Texas that had intractable epilepsy. According to Texas occupations code, chapter 169, “ Texas law allows qualified physicians to prescribe low THC cannabis to certain patients with incurable neurogenic diseases. In 2019 the law was updated thanks to HB 3703.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 7, 2019

“Marijuana is now medicine in the state of Florida and how that medicine is administered should be between their doctor and that patient,” said Sen. The bill would close a loophole that allows patients to possess the drug but provides no real way to obtain it. Decriminalization Legislation Introduced in Texas.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a petition for review of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) response to an attorney’s letter seeking advice and guidance on how a physician could administer psilocybin to a terminally ill patient without incurring liability under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Case Context.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 19, 2021

Today, the medical use of cannabis is legal in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, while Ecuador has decriminalized cannabis to develop access for ‘’therapeutic or medicinal’’ use. Colombia globally ranks as the following: #1 access to financial resources for agriculture-related businesses. #3

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Governor Gary Herbert (R) of Utah signed legislation into law that strengthens protections for medical cannabis patients and further improves upon the state’s new medical cannabis access program. In Texas, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence passed a marijuana decriminalization bill out of committee this week.

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