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And on the other hand… Spain, Podemos announces proposed law to legalize cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

The vast majority of the Upper House, with the socialist party PSOE and the conservatives of the PP at the head by number of senators, have voted against regulating these places of consumption condemning them to a more than uncertain future. Up to twenty plants for self-cultivation in 2018 in draft.

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Towns can get reimbursement for opting into Maine’s recreational cannabis market

Cannabis Law Report

The state has introduced a new program to compensate Maine cities and towns for costs they incur when opting to permit recreational, adult-use cannabis businesses. A state law passed earlier this year grants reimbursement for many municipal expenses associated with the opt-in process. Maine Biz website reports.

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Dentons Latest Cannabis Law News Updates

Cannabis Law Report

Members of the SPD in Germany have adopted a cannabis policy platform that endorses decriminalization and calls for pilot program to study legal recreational use. Michael Bloomberg , a longtime opponent of legalization, recently said states should be able to set their own laws without federal interference .

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

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Virginia has been one of the most reluctant states to consider marijuana law reform, though it recently began allowing some forms of cannabis oil for approved patients. So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise that Virginia didn’t launch a medical marijuana program until 2015, nearly two decades after California.

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OLCC approves temporary rules to begin hemp field inspections Governor Brown signs hemp regulatory bill Testing of southern Oregon hemp farms starts this week

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State program compliance with the 2018 Farm Bill. Under the new law, sales of adult-use cannabis items to minors are immediately prohibited. OLCC inspectors will support ODA’s staff, with law enforcement providing necessary protection and safety assessments to the joint inspection teams.

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Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans: Is It for Real or Just Another Act?

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Many of the southern states still hold on to outdated laws regarding cannabis. The report issued by the ACLU states , “For decades, marijuana laws have been used to criminalize black and brown people, waste taxpayer money, and fuel the mass incarceration crisis.” Good Times Could Be Coming for Tennessee Cannabis Consumers.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/25/19

NORML

179: The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019 to facilitate federally-sponsored clinical research into the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis among veterans. Legislation is pending, House Bill 1150, to expand the state’s nascent medical cannabis access law. HI resident? MN resident? MO resident?