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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Says Current Federal Cannabis Prohibition is “Contradictory and Unstable”

Cannabis Law Report

For almost two decades now, the Court has upheld and relied on its 2004 decision in Gonzales v. The Department of Justice has repeatedly issued memos changing its policies regarding federal enforcement against state-legal cannabis. There are now 36 states with medical marijuana laws, and half of them also allow recreational adult use.

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Vermont’s Cannabis Board Rejects Proposed 15% THC Cap on Cannabis

Veriheal

Vermont has already introduced a potency cap for its looming recreational cannabis legalization market, with flower capped at 30% and THC and concentrates capped at 60%. Recreational Cannabis Sales in Vermont Set to Begin in May . Medical cannabis was legalized 14 years prior in 2004. Introduced by Reps.

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For The First Time, The NFL Will Not Test Players For Cannabis Use During Offseason

SpeedWeed

It is a new era in the NFL—or more specifically, a new collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated last year and that established a new drug policy for the league. . The new policy officially took effect on Monday—yes, 4/20. Back in 2004, I retired to smoke weed,” Williams said in 2018. Cannabis and the NFL.

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Is weed legal in Greece?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. A demonstration in central Athens during the Global Marijuana march, an annual rally demanding the legalization of marijuana and changes in drug policies (Shutterstock). A survey carried out in 2004 found that 8.6% of Greeks aged 12-64 reported having used illegal drugs, mainly cannabis.

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High Potency Cannabis Strikes Again as Heavy Users Experience Scromiting

Veriheal

Jasmin Block, 18, got cannabis through illegal means and became an advocate for stricter cannabis policies as a result of her own experience. Cannabis has been consumed for thousands of years for many reasons but it was only until 2004 that the first report of CHS was filed. High Potency Products are a Recent Invention.

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Is weed legal in Switzerland?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. In September, 2020, the Swiss parliament passed regulations to allow for pilot schemes involving recreational cannabis. Minors under the age of 18 can still face legal proceedings under Swiss juvenile criminal law. How do the Swiss generally view marijuana?

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Legalizing Marijuana Leads To Fewer Illegal Grow Sites In National Forests, Study Finds

Cannabis Law Report

Arguably,” the study authors write, “our models hint that outright, national recreational cannabis legalization would be one means by which illegal growing on national forests could be made to disappear.”. “[W]e The effects of recreational cannabis legalization on forest management and conservation efforts in U.S. Read on at [link].