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Austin’s Cannabis Decriminalization, Vancouver’s Magic Mushroom Shops, & One Woman’s MMJ Story

Veriheal

Austin decriminalized cannabis possession, Vancouver is now home to some not-so-legal magic mushroom shops, and a British woman shared her life-changing medical marijuana journey. Austin Voters Pass Cannabis Decriminalization Bill. Straight away my sleep was a million times better. I stopped taking any sleeping pills.

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Medical Pot on Campus: Colleges Say No and Face Lawsuits

Puff Puff Post

Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. She typically uses marijuana to help her sleep and had never been under the influence in class, she said. HARTFORD, Conn. Thirty-three states and Washington, D.C.,

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

During the 20 th century, law enforcement and public policy activities have undermined opportunities for scientific exploration. Relevant AAFP Policy. However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports approximately 2.5% Call to Action.

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Cannabis has been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1976. Under Netherlands law, soft drugs include hash, marijuana, sleeping pills, and sedatives, among others. But the countless tourist encounters along the canals of the capital don’t tell the whole story.

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Can medical cannabis survive adult-use legalization?

The Cannigma

However, many customers, new medical cannabis customers are going into the dispensary with a note from their doctor saying you qualify under one of the state conditions that enable you to use cannabis. That is a medical condition. But the doctor isn’t giving the patient any guidance. But what do we do in the meantime?

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This real-life ‘Marijuana Conspiracy’ is stranger than fiction

SpeedWeed

After four years of intense research, his hand-picked Le Dain Commission had just issued a final report unequivocally calling for the decriminalization of cannabis for personal use, including at home cultivation. As The Marijuana Conspiracy makes clear, several women clearly suffered under these highly restrictive conditions.

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Is weed legal in the UK?

The Cannigma

A January, 2019 event held at the Senedd – the Welsh Parliament – included a call from Arfon Jones, a North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, to decriminalize cannabis. The UK’s Green Party also supports cannabis legalization, as well as a long list of changes to the country’s drug policies.