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On Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms: The Psychedelic Constituency and Its Challenges

Freedom Leaf

In February 2018, I heard about a group that wanted to decriminalize psychoactive mushrooms in Denver, but didn’t know much about it. He’d listened to a podcast I did on the topic of “psychedelic law,” a term I coined in 2010. Out of the 418,546 registered voters in Denver, 40% weighed in on magic-mushroom decriminalization.

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NORML ZA: Cannabis South Africa Roundup

NORML

Cannabis Law. On the 18 th of September 2018, Judge Dennis Davis passed a landmark ruling in the Cape Town High Court that cannabis essentially be decriminalized for private adult use. Although there are no defined limitations to this progressive ruling, a lot of arrests have still been taking place. Youtube Video: [link].

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Playboy Gets Fired Up For Cannabis Advocacy and Reform

Veriheal

Now the cannabis movement has a new ally—Playboy Enterprises, owners of the infamous adult magazine. Back in the 1970s, a donation from Playboy was instrumental in the foundation of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Playboy’s Latest Play for Cannabis Law Reform. Playboy’s History with Cannabis.

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Hemp Misclassification Inadvertently Decriminalizes Marijuana in Texas

WeedAdvisor

GQ Magazine reports that hemp legalization placed Texas in a position where marijuana prosecution is next to impossible. According to GQ Magazine , H.B. The main problem here is that, due to hemp being defined by its THC content, law enforcement now has to test any marijuana confiscated from defendants. No Way to Prosecute. .

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Is cannabis legal in Israel?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Decriminalized (legalization may be pending). Cannabis is legal for medical use in Israel and the country has implemented decriminalization policies for small-scale possession charges. In July, 2021, Israeli lawmakers rejected a bill that would have decriminalized recreational marijuana use.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

Harpers magazine also released an article in 2016 , with clips from an interview with a top Nixon advisor who made a similar admission. The legalization of weed for adults 21 and over has opened the floodgates, prompting 24 states to establish their own recreational, adult-use laws.

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The LGBTQ Leaders in Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

She is also on the advisory board of Decriminalize Nature Oakland, the first group in the country to successfully advocate to decriminalize all-natural plant medicines in the city of Oakland. Amber is a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Amber has served in a number of leadership positions in the cannabis industry.

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