Remove Consumption Remove Decriminalization Remove Environment
article thumbnail

Webinar – July 28 2021: Peyote and Decriminalization Webinar Q&A

Cannabis Law Report

The Indigenous Peyote Conservation Initiative Communications Committee took questions from participants during the Peyote and Decriminalization Webinar which took place onMay 25th, 2021. issues as this is where the Decriminalization efforts this Webinar was addressing take place. We focused our answers primarily on the U.S.

article thumbnail

Police Solve More Violent Crimes Post-Cannabis Legalization, New Research Reveals

Veriheal

Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Moreover, in some cases, legalization may contribute to an environment that positively affects police officers’ performance in solving serious crimes.”. billion annually.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Kevin Durant Ended the NBA’s Cannabis Ban

Veriheal

Prior to the new agreement, players faced financial and professional repercussions for violating the NBA’s ban on cannabis consumption. The stress of navigating an intensely competitive environment, coupled with the physical demands of being a professional athlete, can take a toll on players’ mental well-being.

Advocacy 115
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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. Update : The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a public hearing on HB 459 on 2/26/2019. Click here to email your lawmakers in support of social consumption sites. Update : S.

article thumbnail

Cannabis Legalization Roundup: Mexico, Luxembourg, Switzerland

Canna Law Blog

Many more countries have decriminalized marijuana for recreational use in various amounts, and a few have straight up “legalized” recreational marijuana. The fifth and final ruling came on October 31, 2018, and it required Mexico’s Congress to provide the framework for a legal adult-use environment within one year.

article thumbnail

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?