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While Legislative Hurdles Remain, We Take a Look at North Carolina’s Medical Marijuana Bill

Cannabis Law Report

North Carolina’s move to join the overwhelming majority of states that have legalized the use of medical marijuana recently took a small, but necessary step as the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act was advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 30.

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Japan is Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana

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The people of Japan, a country renowned for its sushi cuisine scene, iconic Mount Fuji, and eye-catching cherry blossom trees, may soon have access to legal medicinal marijuana for intractable diseases. On Tuesday, January 24, several legislative bills were unveiled by the Japanese government. ‘1948 Law No.

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Group to begin work on Alabama’s new medical cannabis program

Cannabis Law Report

The 14 people who will oversee Alabama’s new medical marijuana program will gather for the first time Thursday. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, created by legislation that passed in May, will meet at 1 p.m. legislation in 2019. at the State House in Montgomery. Kay Ivey, Lt. Ivey appointed Dr. William Saliski Jr.,

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Medical vs Recreational Cannabis in Rhode Island

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Thanks to recent state legislation , adult residents can soon buy recreational marijuana from licensed dispensaries. There are nearly 20,000 medical marijuana cardholders in Rhode Island, and with good reason. This consists of a 10% cannabis tax, a 3% tax by the community where it is sold, and the current 7% sales tax.

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Philippines: Cannabis bills likely to be indefinitely postponed

Cannabis Law Report

Since 2014, lawmakers from the Philippines have been trying to get legislation on medical cannabis passed in Congress and have re-introduced it in the current 18th Congress, with little success so far. In 2017, newspapers quoted Duterte’s spokesman that the former was open to approving bills legalising medical cannabis. I will not allow it.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Cannabis Law Report

Arkansas voters approved a medical cannabis program on November 8, 2016, and the legislature subsequently amended the program through the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016. While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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Alabama Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill

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An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. The legislation would allow patients with qualifying conditions to purchase cannabis products from licensed dispensaries. It would be a limited system, however, prohibiting patients from smoking or vaping marijuana.