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Thailand Reverses Historic Cannabis Decriminilization Decision

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Thailand’s newly elected government is looking to reverse its historic decriminalization of cannabis. The announcement comes a short 18 months after it became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis back in June 2022. The newest decriminalization bill introduced in January 2024 , meanwhile, seems to have the support to pass.

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Celebrating Legal Recreational Cannabis Sales in New Mexico

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New Mexico’s Recreational Adult-Use Cannabis Market Already Seeing Great Success. Recreational cannabis sales kicked off in New Mexico on April 1st with a blazing success. Cannabis dispensaries across the state of New Mexico welcomed recreational cannabis customers 21 years and older into their stores for the first time.

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Italy Gets One Step Closer to Decriminalizing Cannabis

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A ballot campaign launched by several pro-cannabis organizations and political parties in the country last week earned the required 500,000 signatures to continue down the road to cannabis decriminalization. The proposed legal reform will decriminalize the purchase, sale, and cultivation of cannabis, CNN reports.

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Is weed legal in Colombia?

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Recreational: No, but decriminalized Medical: Yes. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. This change in law did not legalize the purchase or sale of cannabis, but it did remove a potential prison sentence of 64 months.

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Is weed legal in Ukraine?

The Cannigma

Recreational: not legal, possession decriminalized Medical: legal. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Ukraine, but possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized and there is a limited, but expanding, medical program. Possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized.

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If Recreational Cannabis is Legal, Why Keep a Medical Card? One Answer: Employment

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The November 2020 election was a great win for advocates for cannabis legal reform , with four states voting to legalize recreational cannabis, joining the 11 other states that have decriminalized recreational cannabis use. What Recreational Cannabis Means for Employment. ” What Federal Law Says.

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

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Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. They found that “the legalization of marijuana for adults is associated with improvements in police clearance rates for multiple types of violent crimes.”.