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Kentucky (Kind of) Decriminalizes Medical Cannabis

Canna Law Blog

On November 15, 2022, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order intended to decriminalizes medical cannabis. According to the state’s own internal comment data, more than 98% of people who commented supported medical cannabis. ” Governor Beshear issued a prospective pardon if certain conditions are met.

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Surgeon General States Support for Cannabis Decriminalization

SpeedWeed

In the interview, Murthy was asked the question “ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation this week to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. When it comes to decriminalization, I don’t think that there is value to individuals or to society to lock people up for marijuana use. Vivek Murthy (U.S.)

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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. In July, 2021, Israeli lawmakers rejected a bill that would have decriminalized recreational marijuana use.

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Texas Police Chiefs Association Hold Marijuana Press Conference

NORML

Phase 2: Push for decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana and expanded medical use. Do not expand the use of medical marijuana unless validated, peer reviewed medical research shows a proven medical benefit and that it can be prescribed by a medical profession for a condition that cannot be treated with an existing legal medication.

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Medical Marijuana: Legalizations And Research Updates In 2021 

Cannabis Law Report

It has been shown that medicinal marijuana may help alleviate the symptoms of some conditions, provided that doctors keep a close eye on how much is taken and how often it’s used. Marijuana usage did not alter as a result of the first wave of decriminalization in the 1970s. Updated Researches On The Use Of Medical Marijuana .

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Research Shows Strong Support for Natural Therapeutics

Veriheal

Data from a nationally representative sample of participants have been collected since 1975 to understand drug use trends among American young adults, and noteworthy findings are published each fall. In 2020, Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize psychedelics in small amounts.

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New American Medical Association Study Shows Cannabis Legalization Not Linked to Increased Psychosis

Veriheal

The Relationship Between Marijuana Use and Psychosis Using the Optum Clinformatics DataMart Database , which functions as an anonymous Medicare Advantage and commercial claims database, scientists were able to gather data with unprecedented precision. How Several Sources of Data Were Used in the Research In 2019, an estimated 48.2