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Social Media Bans on CBD Ads Make No Sense

Canna Law Blog

Last month, comedian Sacha Baron Cohen delivered a now widely shared keynote speech at an Anti Defamation League event in New York, in which he spared no harsh words for social media companies who he claims provide a platform for hate speech and the proliferation of fake news. This makes no sense.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

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. This was notoriously reflected in the 2020 arrest of a Japanese man and woman for speaking positively about using cannabis in social media posts. Shutterstock).

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Louisiana Is Blazing Trails With New Cannabis Laws

Veriheal

The law used very specific language that allowed certain aspects of a medical cannabis program, such as prescriptions from doctors, but failed to address other factors such as cultivation and distribution. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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Should You Expect Leniency by Japanese Government in Cannabis Laws

Cannabis Law Report

However, when it comes to cannabis, they have one of the harshest policies. But, as more and more researchers are suggesting the use of marijuana for medical conditions, the restriction might be less strict in the future. Therefore, you have to wait longer for the cannabis law to become lenient in this country.

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MS patients are being ‘denied’ access to NHS Sativex Says Media Report

Cannabis Law Report

In 2018 the UK Government relaxed the laws and allowed cannabis and cannabis based medicinal products (CBMP) to be prescribed by specially trained doctors, yet many thousands of people are complaining that they are effectively being ‘denied’ access to it. Some are even being forced to break the law by buying cannabis illegally.”.

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Lebanese Media Reports That Govt “Expediating” Hemp Legislation

Cannabis Law Report

Lebanon ‘s parliament has passed a law allowing for the cultivation of hemp, the Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Hajj Hassan, said on Monday, though implementation mechanisms had yet to be specified. “If there’s no development policy, there will be no solution.

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Riding the Green Wave: Companies Wave Goodbye to Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing

Veriheal

Hollywood films, influential celebrities, and even some mainstream media have portrayed cannabis in a more positive or neutral light, removing associated negative connotations. Legal Landscape of Cannabis Public opinion has resulted in significant changes in cannabis laws in the United States.

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