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Former narcotics detective faces felonies over alleged southern Oregon marijuana grow

Cannabis Law Report

Shepherd ran for Klamath County Sheriff in 2012 and worked for the Sheriff’s Office from 1990 to 2004 as a patrol officer and narcotics detective, among other positions. According to police, Shepherd said Smith was growing legal hemp on the property while fully licensed and in legal compliance.

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Cannabis regulations in Slovenia

The Cannigma

Still, officially the market is only 18 years old, as the country joined the EU in 2004, and thus fell into compliance with EU hemp regulations. The same year, the government reclassified cannabinoids to make them available for medical use. Slovenia has a long history of cultivating industrial hemp. Possible penalties.

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Italy: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DECREE – Definition of maximum levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in food

Cannabis Law Report

852/2004 of the European Parliament and of. Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of food products; Having regard to Regulation (EC) no. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of. Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules in. 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the. regulations (EC) no.

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Bulgaria becomes first EU state to authorise free sale of CBD

Cannabis Law Report

The products “comply fully with relevant requirements of the Law on Foodstuffs of Republic of Bulgaria and of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of European Parliament and the Council on the hygiene of foodstuffs,” according to documentation, and the compliance also extends to exports. “We

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Guardian report says Germany slowing down its cannabis legalization process over fears of clash with EU laws

Cannabis Law Report

A Council of the European Union framework decision from 2004 , for example, requires member states to ensure that the sale of drugs including cannabis are “punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties”.

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California Cannabis Bill Roundup for October 2019

Canna Law Blog

SB 34 creates better breaks for low-income medical patients that have a physician’s recommendation but that may not have an ID card from the Department of Public Health pursuant to the 2004 Medical Marijuana Program Act.

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The Baltic Times: Cannabis policy reform in Lithuania: history, current status, and future challenges

Cannabis Law Report

Though it joined the European Union in 2004, Lithuania remained for several years the only country in the EU that criminalized even the cultivation of hemp – the non-psychoactive variety of the plant. The authors contended that a system of fines for simple users would better serve society’s interests than prison sentences.

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