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New Mexico: Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Decriminalization, Other Reform Bills

NORML

State lawmakers have approved a series of bills reducing penalties for marijuana possession offenses and strengthening and expanding legal protections for medical cannabis patients. DECRIMINALIZATION. LEGALIZATION. The measures now await action from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who is supportive of the changes.

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CBD Shops Shuttered in Hong Kong After Cannabinoid Is Categorized as ‘Dangerous’

Veriheal

.” Following initial uproar from entrepreneurs, CBD consumers, and advocates, Hong Kong authorities justified their ban by saying that CBD-enriched products could be converted into the mind-altering substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which was outlawed before CBD came into the picture.

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Vermont’s Cannabis Board Rejects Proposed 15% THC Cap on Cannabis

Veriheal

A suggested 15% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) potency cap for cannabis products in Vermont’s adult-use cannabis market has been dismissed after a strong debate among the Vermont legislature. However, following much deliberation, board members decided that the current 30% statutory cap on THC concentration in cannabis flower is appropriate.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

The American South has been one of the toughest (weed) cookies to crack when it comes to marijuana reform, despite legalization’s wildfire spread over the past half-decade. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). A low-THC program?

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Is cannabis legal in Israel?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (legalization may be pending). Cannabis is legal for medical use in Israel and the country has implemented decriminalization policies for small-scale possession charges. A nurse holding medical cannabis in a retirement home in Rehovot, Israel (Shutterstock).

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The U.S. Trademark Office Says ?8-THC Is Illegal — Usually

Cannabis Law Report

The decriminalization of cannabis in some states, and its partial decriminalization at the federal level, has created an explosive market for cannabis itself and the myriad chemicals that compose the plant. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) decriminalized those cannabis plants and parts having low concentrations (up to 0.3%

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Hemp Misclassification Inadvertently Decriminalizes Marijuana in Texas

WeedAdvisor

1325, which officially legalized hemp. GQ Magazine reports that hemp legalization placed Texas in a position where marijuana prosecution is next to impossible. Fortunately, the situation is a case of simple misclassification and can easily be remedied with some legal tweaks. THC or less, while anything higher is marijuana.