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Israel – Cannabis Party: “We will be putting up candidates in next election”

Cannabis Law Report

Boaz Wachtel, acting chair of the Green Leaf party, says the pro-marijuana legalization party will run in Israel’s upcoming elections. Although the party has run in several elections since it was founded in 1999, it has been unable to cross the electoral threshold to send lawmakers to the Knesset.

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Oklahoma: Governor Signs Legislation Temporarily Halting Any Further Expansion of State’s Medical Cannabis Industry

NORML

This legislation is largely a solution in search of a problem and it is directly in conflict with the 'free market' principles so often espoused by those elected officials on the right side of the aisle.". "Rather than embracing Oklahoma's robust medical cannabis industry, politicians have instead sought to abruptly tap the breaks.

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The Week in Weed: June 24, 2022

The Blunt Truth

And finally, election season has brought us “pot for potholes.”. Speaking of elections, not all Republicans are on board with the anti-legalization stance in Texas. Turning to the states, we see that Maryland is working on rules for a possible cannabis market. department of justice. and finally.

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Montana: A baker’s dozen counties, both urban and rural, approved local-option taxes on recreational cannabis sales in Tuesday’s primary election.

Cannabis Law Report

Twelve counties had the local-option tax on the ballot, and all approved the measures by wide margins. The lowest tally in favor of the tax was 73% in Ravalli County. Since the Legislature last year gave local jurisdictions the option to add the local 3% tax on recreational cannabis sales, every county to vote on the measure has approved the tax.

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Petro: Colombia’s Next President and Cannabis

Canna Law Blog

The election of its first leftist president, together with its first Afro-Colombian vice-president, is no doubt a momentous event for Latin America’s third-most populous country. Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s next president, following his electoral win on June 19. What will a Petro presidency mean for cannabis?

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Recreational Cannabis in Germany is Coming

Canna Law Blog

Following German Elections, Green, Yellow and Even Red All Mean Go for Cannabis. Elections and Cannabis in Germany: Green All Around. Global Law and Business Podcast – Kai-Friedrich Niermann (Germany and Cannabis). Cannabis in the U.S. The Webinar Video Replay.

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Montana: Gallatin County voters approved a three percent tax increase on Recreational and Medical Marijuana

Cannabis Law Report

BOZEMAN – Gallatin County voters approved a three percent tax increase on Recreational and Medical Marijuana in Tuesday’s election. The commission will address this at their election canvas on June 20th. This issue won’t affect anything else on the ballot- only potentially the two marijuana tax questions.”