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NORML Formally Responds to DEA’s Proposed Changes to Marijuana Cultivation Rules

NORML

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has formally submitted comments to the US Federal Register opposing the Drug Enforcement Administration’s proposed rule changes governing the federal production and distribution of cannabis for clinical research purposes.

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Justice Department Urged To Take “Immediate Action” On Marijuana Grow Applications

NORML

In August 2016, the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced in the US Federal Register that the agency was “adopting a new policy that is designed to increase the number of entities registered under the Controlled Substances Act to grow (manufacture) marijuana to supply legitimate researchers in the United States.”

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan has some of the harshest drug policies on Earth, including for cannabis — and is one of the worst places on Earth to get arrested on marijuana possession charges.

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MI’s New Testing Policy, Utah’s First Union Dispo, & A $7.2B Psychedelic Forecast

Veriheal

The policy change affects approximately 2/3 of state government jobs. However, individuals looking for law enforcement, healthcare, commercial driving, or jobs that handle dangerous materials are excluded from the policy. With cannabis completely legal to use, the state found it unfair to continue penalizing applicants for using it.

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Not-very-NICE: UK Cannabis Policy and Harm to Patients

CannaTech

Many countries weighing legalizing medical cannabis are doing so under public pressure – England is one such country. The pleas of parents fighting to treat their sick children are impossible to ignore, as evidenced by the impact of Billy Caldwell and Alfie Dingley’s parents in shifting the regulatory framework for UK cannabis policy.

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CBD and COVID Hype, Amazon’s Support for Legalization, & Girl Scout Cookies at Dispensaries

Veriheal

Researchers told the internet to temper its expectations after a CBD and COVID-19 study went viral, Amazon backed a GOP-led bill to federally legalize cannabis, and a mother-daughter pair sparked a debate about Girl Scouts selling outside of dispensaries. Amazon Publicly Endorses Republican-led Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/4/19

NORML

Separate provisions in the bill exclude cannabidiol from the federal definition of marijuana, permit VA doctors to authorize medical cannabis access to qualified patients, and remove undue federal barriers to clinical trial research to better assess the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis. Pennsylvania. PA resident? Massachusetts.