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Is weed legal in Brazil?

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: illegal. While recreational use of weed is illegal in Brazil , it is prevalent and can be purchased relatively easily on the streets, particularly in certain neighborhoods. Possession and cultivation of cannabis in personal amounts and for private use was decriminalized in Brazil in 2006.

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Indonesia Backtracks After Formally Declaring Cannabis a Medicinal Plant

Veriheal

Pakistan has legalized hemp cultivation. Cannabis has been considered a medicinal substance in Indonesia since 2006, and the purpose of declaring it as such was to help cannabis farmers make the shift into farming other medicinal plants instead. In Thailand, medical cannabis has been approved for growth and distribution.

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Millennium Investment & Acquisition Company Inc. Announces Initial Foray into Cannabis Cultivation

SpeedWeed

When Amber Speckman started cultivating cannabis nearly a decade ago in Northern California, it was consistent with her passion to help people. To meet the financial needs of her family, Speckman put 25 cannabis plants in the ground, which she said was the legal number she could cultivate in 2013 with her medical license. . “It

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Mondaq Article: South Africa: Cannabis: balancing Competing Interests

Cannabis Law Report

These include the Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Act 17 of 2008, the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Ac t 140 of 1992 (“the Drugs Act”), Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1971 and the National Drug Master Plan 2006–2011, all of which prohibit the use of cannabis, be it for recreational or medicinal purposes.

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Boyne Capital Acquires A&A Global Imports Inc

Cannabis Law Report

dba marijuanapackaging.com or “MJ Pack” (“A&A” or the “Company”), a leading supplier of packaging materials and ancillary products to the high-growth medical and recreational cannabis industry. www.marijuanapackaging.com ).

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Article: Top 5 APAC Countries for Legal Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

More than 50 countries worldwide now permit access to regulated medical marijuana, and several nations–like South Africa and Mexico–have even legalised cultivation for personal use. Recreational Use & Drug Culture. The Australian Commonwealth has neither legalised nor decriminalised recreational marijuana use to date.

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What seniors need to know before getting a medical marijuana card

The Cannigma

The percentage of Americans over 65 who had reported using cannabis in the past year had increased tenfold between 2006 to 2018, from 0.4% In states with legal adult-use (“recreational”) cannabis, anyone over the age of 21 simply needs to go to the dispensary of their choice, with enough cash on hand to buy whatever strikes their fancy.