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South Carolina Bill Would Decriminalize Marijuana and Hash Possession

The Joint Blog

Legislation to decriminalize the possession of marijuana and hash has been prefiled in South Carolina’s Legislature. House Bill 3276 would decriminalize, and thus remove the possibility of jail time or a criminal record, for the possession of up to 28 grams (one ounce) of marijuana, and up to 10 grams of hash.

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Ann Arbor Approves Entheogenic and Fungi Awareness Month

SpeedWeed

With the assistance of our local advocates, we decided that September because September is when we passed our resolution effectively decriminalizing these plants, that September should be our local month, and that’s basically what this entails.”. Ann Arbor Makes History.

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Is weed legal in Finland?

The Cannigma

In 2019, nearly 60,000 Finnish citizens signed a petition to decriminalize cannabis , surpassing the threshold of 50,000 signatures required for the parliament to consider the matter. These are set to the level of the person’s income, but are generally €60 – €80 if caught with under 10 grams of hash, or 15 grams of weed.

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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized. Cannabis has been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1976. Under Netherlands law, soft drugs include hash, marijuana, sleeping pills, and sedatives, among others. Euros per gram to 22 Euros, while hash sells from 7.50 Is weed legal in the Netherlands?

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Is weed legal in Austria?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal (personal use is decriminalized). Officially, weed for recreational use is illegal, however some 30% – 40% of young people in Austria aged 15 to 24 have used cannabis, and herbal cannabis is the most commonly seized drug in the country, followed by hash.

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

Cannabis Law Report

As more countries legalize or decriminalize the cultivation, manufacture, sale, and use of cannabis, companies across a variety of industries are looking for opportunities to capitalize on this emerging market. Several bills have been introduced in Congress in 2019 that call for legalizing or decriminalizing the substance.

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Montana Governor’s pot legalization plan overrides will of voters

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Decriminalization went into effect on January 1 as part of Initiative 190. The governor’s bill sends $6 million to a new substance abuse treatment program, and allocates 12% of the remainder to conservation. He co-hosts The Hash podcast. Trump won the state with 56%. The other 88% goes in the general fund.