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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/1/18

NORML

Roers Jones, who sponsored the recently defeated decriminalization bill, is trying to get her language inserted as a part of separate legislation. Senate Bill 19-013 would permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy for any condition for which an opiate would otherwise be prescribed. At the state level, North Dakota state Rep.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

NORML

At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Update : Both bills are scheduled for a public hearing in the Joint Committee on Environment on 3/1. Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! CT resident?

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A Double Edged Sword: Is Cannabis Cultivation Helping or Destroying our Planet?

Veriheal

Last month, Euronews took to answering the question of whether growing (farming) cannabis is good or bad for the environment. While their title “How Weed Farming is Destroying the Planet” already suggests that their answer to the question is that cannabis is “bad” for the environment… It is not quite as easy to answer as they let off.

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Psychedelic Users Tend to Be ‘One With Nature’ and Are More Passionate About Climate Change, Study Finds

Veriheal

Some research suggests that these substances could be used to treat mental health conditions like depression and anxiety. In an August 2022 study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) , psilocybin appears to be an effective tool for reducing problematic alcohol consumption.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/15/18

NORML

Alaska became the first state to permit on-site adult use cannabis consumption, as Lt. At a more local level, the Cocoa Beach, Florida city council voted 3-2 in favor of a proposal to decriminalize up to 20 grams of cannabis possession. Update : HB 459 was unanimously approved by the House Environment and Agriculture Committee on 3/11.

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Article – Reed Smith: UK: Cannabis In The UK – A Regulatory Environment In Transition?

Cannabis Law Report

Recently, three British MPs went to Canada on a fact-finding cross-party trip to consider the effects of a more relaxed regulatory environment in respect of cannabis. A novel food is “any food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997”. Novel Foods Regulation.

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Buds Behind Bars: An Analysis of People v. Raybon

Cannabis Law Report

Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. Although the Perry court acknowledges that possession is not synonymous with consumption, they argue that possession is not unrelated to use.