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Is weed legal in Poland?

The Cannigma

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Poland and the plant is still legally considered a narcotic. Attitudes towards legalization are slowly shifting. A 2020 Kantar poll found that 55% of respondents don’t believe a small amount of cannabis should be worthy of jail time but only 21% believed cannabis should be fully legal.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal, but limited Recreational: illegal Reciprocity: No. Roll out of the program has been slow, and as of June 2022, there were still no doctors certified to issue prescriptions, no licensed dispensaries, and no legal farming of cannabis products. CBD is legal in Alabama under the 2018 federal farm bill.

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Thoughts on Thailand (Sort of) Legalizing Cannabis

Canna Law Blog

Last month we weighed in on Thailand becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to decriminalize cannabis. We’ve seen some bad reporting on this since then, along the lines of “weed is legal in Thailand!” Speed Weed: Thailand’s liberal legalization policy is an instant success. Stay tuned.

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Is weed legal in Jamaica?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Currently, possessing small amounts of cannabis for personal use has been decriminalized. Meanwhile, the marijuana legalized in Jamaica is intended for medical, therapeutic or religious reasons. Therefore, the answer to the question, “Is weed legal in Jamaica,?”

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Is weed legal in Jamaica?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Currently, possessing small amounts of cannabis for personal use has been decriminalized. Meanwhile, the marijuana legalized in Jamaica is intended for medical, therapeutic or religious reasons. Therefore, the answer to the question, “Is weed legal in Jamaica,?”

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Is cannabis legal in Australia?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal Recreational: Illegal (though at least one territory has adopted decriminalization). Australia has a legal medical marijuana program, and while recreational cannabis remains illegal on the federal level, the enforcement of cannabis laws and the penalties handed out can differ widely from one territory to another.

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Cannabis laws in Romania

The Cannigma

Medical: legal, limited Recreational: illegal. The country technically legalized medical cannabis with less than 0.2% There are organizations working to decriminalize the plant since legalization doesn’t seem to be on the horizon any time soon. Romania technically legalized medical cannabis back in 2013.

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