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Medical cannabis qualified patient bill moves to the House

Cannabis Law Report

The New Mexico Political Report writes… A Senate bill that would specify that only New Mexico residents are eligible to enroll in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program is headed to the House. We allow people from all over the country to come here,” Candelria said, adding that he is very much in favor of the state’s abortion law.

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How public health policy influences cannabis consumer identity

The Cannigma

Laws restricting birth control, abortion, drug use, as well as requirements to receive welfare, drug treatment and even pain medication are developed in a paternalistic nature. We know from other research that over 50% of cannabis consumers consider their use both medical and recreational.

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Florida Establishes New Hoops to Jump Through for Medical Cannabis

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He was quoted as saying; “Personally, what I believe what we are doing is a workaround rather than the decriminalization of recreational marijuana but this landed in our lap, and we have to work with it.”. Florida’s Medical Cannabis Program is a Bumpy Road. Ever hear of Gainesville Green?

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Alabama’s Week Of Shame Continues Apace

Cannabis Law Report

You shouldn’t expect an Alabaman politician who voted in favor of the state’s deeply unpopular anti-abortion law to also have the clearest elucidations on cannabis. In an interview with the Matt & Aunie program on Birmingham’s Talk 99.5 Yet you can still be stunned, as we are, by what State Sen.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup June 4

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President Biden’s federal budget proposal continues to uphold the prohibition of cannabis sales in DC, and Montana legalizes recreational cannabis. And Montana legalizes recreational cannabis. from using its tax dollars to implement a retail cannabis program. . Montana Legalizes Recreational Cannabis USe.

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Louisiana Ends Jail Time for Small Amounts of Cannabis

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Louisiana ended the punishment of jail time for possession of small amounts of recreational cannabis, which took effect Sunday. It was one of more than 250 new laws that took effect on the same day, including new requirements for doctors administering the abortion pill and restrictions on when police officers can use chokehold restraints.

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Multiple cannabis legalization bills expected during the NM Legislative session

The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

New Mexico’s 2021 legislative session will surely be marked with debates over education issues, state finances and abortion rights. But the Legislature is also set to weigh the pros and cons of recreational-use cannabis. In recent years, generally speaking, Democrats have pushed for legalization while Republicans have opposed it.