Canna Law Blog

MAY 27, 2020

Readers of this blog will recall that IP 34 does not mean psilocybin would be available in stores–or even home use–and psilocybin products would not be branded or marketed to the general public. Since 2018, successful efforts to decriminalize psilocybin occurred in Denver , Oakland, and Santa Cruz.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 28, 2022

Colorado could decriminalize the personal use and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi, including “magic mushrooms,” and create a Natural Medicine Access Program, according to a voter initiative on the November ballot. Oregon, two years ago, became the first state to legalize psilocybin with the approval of Measure 109.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 14, 2022

Last month we weighed in on Thailand becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to decriminalize cannabis. We’ve seen some bad reporting on this since then, along the lines of “weed is legal in Thailand!” Speed Weed: Thailand’s liberal legalization policy is an instant success. Stay tuned.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

New Hampshire is halfway to legal adult use cannabis, following the approval of House Bill 639 on April 6 by a wide margin of 272-109. While the Granite State decriminalized the possession of cannabis in 2017, it is still a fineable offense, and in any case only applies where the amount of cannabis does not exceed 3/4 oz.

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Marijuana Seeds NL

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

2021 marks the year that Europe can finally celebrate the legalization of weed even if only in one country. Just this month, Luxembourg became the first European country to legalize not only the consumption of cannabis but the growing of it too. The History of Legalization. What Legalization Will Allow in Luxembourg.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 28, 2021

The November 2020 election was a great win for advocates for cannabis legal reform , with four states voting to legalize recreational cannabis, joining the 11 other states that have decriminalized recreational cannabis use. ” What Federal Law Says. 12114(a); 29 U.S.C. § 12114(a); 29 U.S.C. §

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Czechia, officially known as the Czech Republic, may soon the join the growing list of European countries with legal adult-use cannabis. As to what the new law might look like: The new measures should establish the level of narcotic substances that legal marijuana products can contain. Czech National Anti-Drug Coordinator Jind?ich

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Marijuana Lawyer Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

With the 2020 ballot fast approaching, California activists are keenly working towards securing a measure that would decriminalize psilocybin, also commonly known as ‘magic mushrooms.’. Representatives for Decriminalize California have stated the group currently aims to raise $1.5 Legal Implications. The Proposed Measure.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This month, the Michigan Board of Canvassers approved a ballot initiative that asks the people of Michigan to decriminalize certain psychedelic plants and fungi. The full text of the Initiative can be found here. The text of that bill, SB 0631, can be found here.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized. Moreover, the state only recently established the legality of CBD.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 17, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We begin abroad, where Thailand decriminalized cannabis. Legalization advocates in Nebraska got a favorable court decision. The Delaware legislature failed to override the governor’s veto of a legalization bill.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Which countries have been taking steps towards medical marijuana (MMJ) legalization that could potentially be finalized in 2021 or shortly after? Medical Marijuana Legalization Around The World. Medical marijuana has been legalized in most US states. Which Countries Will Legalize Medical Marijuana Next?

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2020

states could wake up to newly-approved measures to legalize recreational or medical cannabis. It appears November could also be a big month for Argentina, with reports indicating that a bill to legalize recreational marijuana use will be introduced next month in Argentina’s Congress. On November 4, citizens in five U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 29, 2022

Well-organized with diverse speakers, the most legally relevant discussion concerned New York Assembly Bills regarding the use of mushrooms. A6065 would decriminalize psilocybin. Also check out the psychedelic law blog ! A7928 would establish a psychedelic research institute and a therapeutic research program.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Currently, 37 states (and the District of Columbia) have decriminalized marijuana or enacted laws authorizing its use for medical or recreational purposes. Eliminate the threat of inadmissibility or deportation for foreign nationals participating in the legal marijuana industry. Blog: Immigration Blog.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A handful of local jurisdictions have decriminalized psychedelics, but this has zero effect on federal, state, or even county law, and to boot may not even change local criminal laws. The CPI was submitted to the California Attorney General by Decriminalize California a few months ago. So please stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 31, 2022

Joanne Rodríguez Veve (of the conservative Proyecto Dignidad ) expressed her misgivings about the legalization of adult-use cannabis. As I have made clear before on this blog , Puerto Rico’s failure to fully legalize cannabis strikes me as dreadfully self-defeating. During a recent interview , Puerto Rico Sen.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 20, 2020

There has been a proliferation of ketamine clinics in the United States (see here here , and here ), and dozens of jurisdictions (such as Denver and Oregon ) passed or are considering passing psychedelics laws that would do everything from decriminalizing psychedelics to regulating them. The post Is Kratom Legal?

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The Joint Blog

AUGUST 19, 2019

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s has signed into law legislation that decriminalizes hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin of marijuana. The bill also legalizes the manufacture and sale of CBD products derived from the plant. The federal government legalized hemp cultivation last year.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

In this blog, we'll explore the complex and controversial connection between cannabis and black history, and why it's an important part of our shared cultural heritage. As part of this history, cannabis has had profound impacts on the African American community.

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The Joint Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

State Attorney General Mark Herring not only supports decriminalizing marijuana, he supports legalizing it as well. The post Virginia Senate Judiciary Committees Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana appeared first on TheJointBlog.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

How Cannabis Companies Can Protect Their Intellectual Property In The Event Of Federal Legalization. On July 1, 2021, when the State of Virginia’s and the State of Connecticut’s cannabis legalization took effect , 18 states across the nation had legalized adult-use cannabis. 20 November 2021. by Josh Zetlin.

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Canna Law Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2021

At Wonderland Miami , Horizons NYC , and on a regular basis outside of conferences, we are asked about legal advice for the organizers of psychedelic retreats. Standard legal advice for any business is to operate the business through a legal entity (i.e. To that end, there are a few main points to hammer home.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 16, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. It has put state legalization campaigns on hold, delayed sales roll-outs, and the problems in Massachusetts could fill this blog post all by themselves. VIRGINIA DECRIMINALIZATION. MASSACHUSETTS.

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NewsMunchies

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

As the cannabis industry continues to grow and evolve with legalization achieved in many parts of the world, we’re seeing an increase in activity related to another substance that will hopefully be removed from the list of controlled substances – psilocybin. Rate this blog post. Additional clinical trials underway in the U.S.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 6, 2020

As the legal and regulatory frameworks of those industries begin to solidify, new opportunities are emerging for the commercialization and research of new drug therapies and alternative medicine—everything from ketamine infusion clinics to psilocybin decriminalization. The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities.

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 22, 2020

The company is also running a phase IIb clinical trial of its patented formulation, COMP360, which we covered in a blog post back in 2018. Assuming that is the case with psilocybin, the COMPASS effort should have no direct impact on decriminalized psilocybin in places like Oakland and Denver , or broader legalization efforts here in Oregon.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 15, 2020

As the legal and regulatory frameworks of those industries begin to solidify, new opportunities are emerging for the commercialization and research of new drug therapies and alternative medicine—everything from ketamine infusion clinics to psilocybin decriminalization. The Ketamine Clinic Craze: Legalities and Possibilities.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 23, 2020

Given that cannabis remains federally illegal in the United States (despite the fact that more than a majority of states have some form of cannabis legal reform), we get pretty excited when we see other countries undertake legalization experiments at the federal level. Seems like the Netherlands is taking a page from the U.S.’s

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Canna Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2020

We have commemorated MLK Day each of the past few years on this blog by examining the status of cannabis and civil rights. Marijuana arrests continue to track upward despite more states legalizing distribution and sale of the plant, and despite broad non-enforcement of federal law.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We at the Canna Law Blog encourage Oregonians to VOTE YES ON 109. Oregon Psychedelics: Petition to Legalize Psilocybin for Therapy Moves Forward. The Canna Law Blog respectfully disagrees. For another, cities and states around the country are moving toward decriminalizing psilocybin. Denver Decriminalizes Psilocybin.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

I’ll also touch on cannabis legalization in Europe more generally. As discussed here on this blog many times ( here , here and here ), Spain has a thriving cannabis culture with a great commercial potential. There is also much public support for legalization. New draft bill of Integral Regulation and Control of Cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 11, 2020

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Jersey considers decriminalization. We have a look at which states are most likely to legalize cannabis and there’s more on the Petsmart saga. This move comes ahead of a vote on legalization this November.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

Like medical marijuana usage, with decriminalizing and more research showing psychedelics as a viable therapeutic alternative in treating depression, substance use disorders, and other mental illnesses, employers should expect to see more workplace issues like those involved in the lawsuit against Amazon. We’ll see ya at the polls in 2024.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Warning: The use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under Federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in the state where you reside. Only time will tell, so please stay tuned to the Canna Law Blog for more updates. Finally, here I wrote: A 2022 U.S.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 13, 2020

The cannabis plant (“marijuana”) remains a Schedule I drug under federal law, despite the increasing number of states legalizing cannabis. However, there is no express legality requirement for patent eligibility. Recently, the House Judiciary Committee even approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis on a nationwide scale.

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Canna Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

We like to check in from time to time on what’s happening with marijuana legalization around the world. To date, there are something like 40 countries that have legalized marijuana for medical use. Just a few months ago, it seemed certain that Mexico would legalize marijuana for recreational use before December 31. In the U.S.,

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