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Is weed legal in Iceland?

The Cannigma

However, due to the country’s rough history with alcohol and drug usage among teens, particularly in the 90’s, the country’s policies towards cannabis are quite strict. Is cannabis legal in Iceland? A brief legal overview. Iceland was ranked 29th place in cannabis consumption internationally, as reported by Iceland Magazine.

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Playboy Gets Fired Up For Cannabis Advocacy and Reform

Veriheal

Now the cannabis movement has a new ally—Playboy Enterprises, owners of the infamous adult magazine. Playboy’s History with Cannabis. A year prior to that, the magazine published an article under the heading “Pot: A Rational Approach.” Playboy is much more than adult content in a magazine.

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Cannabis Meets Lollapalooza, First Festival Since Illinois’ Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Now that cannabis can be purchased legally in Illinois, one might wonder if the consumption of illegal, potentially unsafe drugs will decrease at the festival. Chicago’s sweet history . You may or may not know Illinois’ Windy City, Chicago, has a rich candy making history. Drug use is popular at Lollapalooza.

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Former State Rep. Diane Russell on Maine’s Cannabis Legalization Woes

NORML

On November 5, 2016, Maine’s voters legalized recreational, or adult-use, marijuana. Business licenses will soon be available , but when the state finally makes its first legal sale, it would have done so after a three-year delay. During her terms, she introduced two marijuana legalization bills, first in 2011 and again in 2013.

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Protecting Cannabis Trademarks in Anticipation of Federal Legalization

Cannabis Law Report

As more states legalize cannabis, companies are dealing with the absence of national trademark uniformity. Currently, there is no legal mechanism to obtain a trademark to sell cannabis across state lines. Companies must be ready to fight for their trademark rights once legal cannabis becomes a national reality.

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Cannabis Was First Domesticated in East Asia 12,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds

SpeedWeed

“Observational and historical data have suggested this might have been the original domestication site for cannabis,” said study co-author Luca Fumagalli, evolutionary biologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, to Smithsonian Magazine. marijuana, which is illegal in many countries) has broadened.”.

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P.L. Light Systems Celebrates 40 Years in Business

SpeedWeed

the publisher of Hemp Grower magazine, announced today the launch of Hemp Grower Conference , which will take place Nov. GIE Media and the team behind the event have a deep history of creating successful events that bringing together industry constituents to help advance agricultural markets and the businesses in them.”.