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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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Joe Biden thinks ‘forced rehab’ is positive drug reform. Here’s why he’s wrong

SpeedWeed

Joe Biden first made his mark as a committed Drug Warrior in the 1980s, but lately there have been encouraging signs that his administration will pursue a far more public-health-based approach to drug policy. His official position, however, remains in favor of decriminalization, not legalization. Drug courts just extend the harm.

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Merrick Garland’s Confirmation as Attorney General Offers Hope to Cannabis Industry

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As I testified, we have seen disparate treatment in these prosecutions that has had a harmful impact on people and communities of color, including stymied employment opportunities and social and economic instability.”. For example, in 2016 – citing the Cole Memorandum and then-developing federal public policy – the U.S.

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Freedom Leaf’s Diversity in Cannabis Impact List

Freedom Leaf

I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. ” QUEEN ADESUYI.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

Cannabis Law Report

The AAFP urges its members to be involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of substance use, as well as secondary diseases impacted or caused by use. During the 20 th century, law enforcement and public policy activities have undermined opportunities for scientific exploration. Relevant AAFP Policy. Call to Action.

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Prohibitionists want THC-limit laws. Here’s why patients and consumers are fighting back

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A recent blast text message from one of the major MMTCs (Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers) in Florida listed six different strains of smokable marijuana for sale: the lowest THC concentration was just over 16%; and the highest was just under 26%. THC is one of many chemicals in marijuana but is by far and away the most active one.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

Cannabis Law Report

there has never been a better time for new treatment options. As the top executive at Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, he has become known for his activism around a range of issues, especially fair trade, sustainable agriculture, animal rights, and drug policy reform. Andrew Yang. Yang for New York. in/james-fadiman-0b0733/ [link].