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New Jersey Recreational Cannabis Sales Begin

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Just a day after worldwide celebrations of cannabis, legal sales of recreational marijuana became for New Jersey residents. On April 21st, 2022, the state opened the doors to recreational cannabis sales within authorized medical dispensaries. On the first day of sales, 12,438 recreational cannabis consumers purchased over $1.9

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New York to legalize adult-use cannabis

The Cannigma

The Empire State took one large step for legalization and one giant step for cannabis this week when New York state lawmakers reportedly reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. New York legalized medical marijuana in 2014 with the passing of Assembly Bill 6357.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. This was notoriously reflected in the 2020 arrest of a Japanese man and woman for speaking positively about using cannabis in social media posts. Shutterstock).

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Ohio Cannabis Legalization on Ballot for November

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Ohio voters will get the chance to vote on recreational cannabis legalization this November. Ohio’s secretary of state announced the legalization initiative has gathered the 127,772 signatures needed to put it on the ballot. states and Washington DC with recreational cannabis. If passed, Ohio will join twenty-three U.S.

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Rhode Island Moves Forward With Recreational Legalization

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Medical cannabis has been legal in the state of Rhode Island since 2006. Now, recreational cannabis will be legal too! Dan McKee signs the recreational cannabis bill, Rhode Island will become the 19th state in America to legalize adult-use cannabis. Unfounded Opposition to Passing Legalization.

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Court Strikes Down Voters’ Will for Full Legalization in South Dakota

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Recently, this is exactly what the good people of South Dakota did when it came to cannabis legalization. South Dakotans wanted legal cannabis , so they used the democratic process to realize their goal. Let’s look at what happened in South Dakota regarding cannabis legalization and what went wrong. of the vote.

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Media Report: More than 15k marijuana convictions expunged since recreational legalization

Cannabis Law Report

Since legalizing recreational marijuana, the state of Missouri has granted more than 15,000 expungements at the misdemeanor and felony levels for nonviolent marijuana offenses. That includes 65 in St. Louis City, 304 in St. Louis County, 55 in Jefferson County, and six in Franklin County.