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Italy Gets One Step Closer to Decriminalizing Cannabis

Veriheal

Cannabis reform is booming in Italy. A ballot campaign launched by several pro-cannabis organizations and political parties in the country last week earned the required 500,000 signatures to continue down the road to cannabis decriminalization. The campaign needed to gather at least 500,000 supporting signatures by Sept.

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Medical Cultivation OK’d in Brazil

Canna Law Blog

On June 14, the Sixth Panel ( Sexta Turma ) of Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice’s ( Superior Tribunal de Justiça , or STJ) issued a decision allowing cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes. The STJ has now provided an answer, and one that represents good news for medical cannabis users.

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North Dakota Advocates for Hospice Patients’ Access to Medical Cannabis

Veriheal

In 2016, North Dakota voters approved a medical cannabis ballot. North Dakota legislation has also shot down bills decriminalizing marijuana for several years. Caregivers would be allowed to pick up medical marijuana products for their patients in hospice without going through the process of a background check. Doug Burgum (R).

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The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

Canna Law Blog

Psilocybin has been in the news with increasing frequency as research into psychedelic therapy has proliferated, and a number of local jurisdictions, including the cities of Oakland, Denver , and Santa Cruz have decriminalized psilocybin to varying degrees. Denver and Oakland have decriminalized Magic Mushrooms.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

The US House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a legislative hearing entitled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.” Legislation is pending, House Bill 1089, to protect cannabis consumers from employment discrimination. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of strengthening patient protections.

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Cannabis laws in Argentina

The Cannigma

Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal, decriminalized Argentina has a complicated relationship with cannabis. The country has a long history of cannabis consumption and production, and recent years have seen a growing movement towards legalization. However, recreational cannabis use remains illegal.

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Cannabis laws in Chile

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal While cannabis remains illegal for recreational use in Chile, the country has taken a progressive approach to cannabis laws and has legalized its use for medical purposes. In 2005, Chile passed a law decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use.

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