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The Effort to Decriminalize Psilocybin in California is Underway

Canna Law Blog

Psilocybin has been in the news with increasing frequency as research into psychedelic therapy has proliferated, and a number of local jurisdictions, including the cities of Oakland, Denver , and Santa Cruz have decriminalized psilocybin to varying degrees. Denver and Oakland have decriminalized Magic Mushrooms.

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Study Finds That Cancer Patients Consume Less Cannabis Than the Public

Veriheal

Cancer patients arguably stand to benefit the most from cannabis’ unique properties and benefits, such as anti-nausea, anti-inflammation, reduced pain, inhibited tumor growth, and appetite stimulation. Even still, the “odds of a cancer patient using marijuana in the past year were essentially flat between 2013 and 2018.”

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Why the MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-

NORML

The MRTA ( Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act ) was first introduced by Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes and Senator Liz Krueger in 2013, and has been re-introduced every session since. Medical patients are restricted to 4 plants total, per household.

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Cannabis laws in France

The Cannigma

The measure was seen by some as a form of decriminalization meant to thin out the court dockets, but the fines still remain on a person’s criminal record, and the plant still remains for all intents and purposes illegal. . Under the plan, some 3,000 patients in France will be treated with medical cannabis and monitored closely.

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

Veriheal

However, qualifying patients were forced to wait until 2013 to access the state’s licensed dispensaries for their medicine. For the time being, only registered medical cannabis patients can access legal cannabis. Vermont Lawmakers Keen to Decriminalize Drug Possession.

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Cannabis laws in Lithuania

The Cannigma

In 2013 , the country legalized growing industrial hemp. The country was the last EU member to allow industrial hemp in 2013 but created a medical program in 2018. In 2021, Parliament voted against fully decriminalizing the cannabis plant, but personal use and possession of small amounts are decriminalized.

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Cannabis laws in Belgium

The Cannigma

Medical: legal (only Sativex available) Recreational: illegal, decriminalized. While recreational cannabis is not legal in Belgium, possession of up to three grams by an adult over 18 is decriminalized and punishable by only a fine. There are increasing calls to fully legalize and regulate the cannabis plant, beyond decriminalization.

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