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

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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. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Proposition A also marks the end of no-knock warrants in the city.

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Norway’s Alliance for Rights-Oriented Drug Policies (AROD) To Hold Cannabis Sale Outside Oslo Police HQ Sept 11 To Highlight Country’s Drug Policy Failures

Cannabis Law Report

Norway’s Alliance for rights-oriented Drug Policies (AROD) says that to vindicate the rights of drug law violators , they will on 11 September 2021, hold a cannabis sale outside Oslo’s police headquarters to protest the abject failure of Norwegian drug reform. Oslo Police HQ. It is this blind spot that the AROD wants to remove.

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Italian government says yes to cannabis decriminalization in the “Drug Addiction Report”

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The document, drawn up by the Prime Minister, in fact follows the objectives of the text under discussion in the Chamber. The term in question is “decriminalization” and is contained on page 516 of the report. Promote the decriminalization of cannabis. La Repubblica writes. 73 of the consolidated law on drugs.

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Pennsylvania: Marijuana possession arrests decline statewide

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” “This is likely the result of two major policy changes: More than twenty decriminalization or penalty downgrade ordinances passed by city councils across the Commonwealth, and approximately a quarter of a million registered medical marijuana patients,” said Goldstein.

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USA: National Safety Council Position/Policy Statement Cannabis Impairment in Safety Sensitive Positions

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The National Safety Council (NSC) supports policies to mitigate and eliminate the risks of cannabis (marijuana) and other products containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the impairing component in cannabis. Safety concerns are paramount as legalization and decriminalization continues. Full Document.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

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Kathy Hochul in September—are currently working on building policies for the newly legal adult-use cannabis market , which Wright says should be ready in about 18 months. The board members—who were just appointed by Gov. States With Legal Cannabis Have Less Race-Based Arrests, Study Finds. Despite the U.S.

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AIMS v. Garland: A Disappointment for Psilocybin Advocates, but Progressive Policy May Still be on the Horizon

Cannabis Law Report

Despite Petitioners’ noble cause, the case turned on a technicality after the Court determined that the DEA’s letter stating that such psilocybin treatment was not allowed, the document that prompted the lawsuit, was not a “final” decision of the Attorney General that the Court had jurisdiction to review. Background. Psilocybin. DEA, 333 F.3d

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