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How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban

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All-star basketball player Kevin Durant recently scored a historic victory for cannabis advocacy. Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption. Can NBA Players Smoke Weed? He’s also a fierce cannabis advocate.

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Cannabis laws in Nepal

The Cannigma

Medical: limited Recreational: illegal Cannabis has been deeply intertwined with Nepal’s history and culture for centuries. Traditionally, the consumption of cannabis in the form of bhang, a cannabis-infused beverage, was considered sacred and widely accepted in India and surrounding countries.

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Tunisian Youth Group Calls For Legalizing Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

The youth group, “Badal,” claims that the law criminalizing the consumption of weed is detrimental to the future of young Tunisians, according to a report by Tunisian news outlet Albawaba. 52” that penalizes cannabis consumption , explaining that it’s “cruel,” the report added. Badal calls for the government to revoke Law 52.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/21/19

NORML

This week, history was made. New York state lawmakers approved legislation on Friday to further expand cannabis decriminalization and expunge certain records. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of juvenile decriminalization. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! DE resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/20

NORML

At a more local level, city council members in Springfield, Illinois approved the state’s first marijuana consumption space. 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. Update : S.54

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/1/20

NORML

City council members in Berkeley, California voted to approve a proposal to allow marijuana consumption spaces. 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. MD resident? MD resident?

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NORML Chapter Newsletter – June 2019

NORML

“A local marijuana advocacy group in Rochester, NORML, and other community groups released a report that found Monroe County had the fifth-highest arrest rates for low-level marijuana-related offenses in the state, outside of New York City.” Follow NORML on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter and become a member today !

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