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Before Biden Left Office, These Lawmakers Demanded More Cannabis Reform

Veriheal

Lee was responsible for introducing the Marijuana Justice Act, which received the highest number of congressional co-sponsorships of any legislation intended to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act in history. The senator has also taken part in advocacy for performing further research into the societal impacts of legalization.

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The Endocannabinoid System-History, Health and Why We Feel High

Puff Puff Post

The History and Science of Cannabis. Others would use it for medical, recreational, and spiritual purposes. . Moving forward to the 1900’s, America was introduced to cannabis and it quickly became popular for its recreational use. . The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes can be dated back to as early as 2700 B.C.;

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup November 5

Veriheal

New York’s rec market is slowly but surely rolling out, a peer-reviewed study linked state cannabis prohibition to high race-based arrests, and an analysis of thousands of Army records revealed that recruits with a history of cannabis use are just as likely as their peers to excel. Let’s dive into this week’s cannanews. Despite the U.S.

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Thai Health Minister signs document removing cannabis with low-THC from narcotics list

Cannabis Law Report

The Public Health Minister Autin Charnvirakul signed a document to remove cannabis from the ministry’s list of Category 5 narcotics. At a signing ceremony, Anutin said today marks another important page in Thai history, adding that removing cannabis from the narcotics list is mainly to encourage the use of the plant for medical purposes.

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New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Issues Guidance on “Workplace Impairment” Determinations

The Blunt Truth

As previously reported here , on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act” (CREAMMA), which amended the New Jersey Constitution to legalize recreational cannabis.

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Is weed legal in Alabama?

The Cannigma

Medical: Legal, but limited Recreational: illegal Reciprocity: No. Alabama law does not allow the consumption, possession, or cultivation of marijuana for recreational purposes, but has approved the establishment of a medical marijuana program in February 2021. Alabama medical cannabis program.

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GROWING PAINS PT. 1 EMERGING PATTERNS IN THE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA MARKETPLACE

Cannabis Law Report

As we entered 2020, twelve states had legalized adult-use, recreational marijuana. And these trends can be validated and documented, but only when one has insight, a decade of commercial cannabis experience, and industry context. The 2010s were a big decade for cannabis. What are these trends? One is lawsuits concerning licenses.