Cannabis Law Report

JULY 6, 2021

The Company has been pursuing this original patent application since its filing on April 16, 2015. Furthermore, employers are re-examining their drug testing policies, procedures and tools. 2887841 entitled, “ Cannabis Drug Detection Device ”. This patent is a useful plank in our IP protection strategy,” said Dr. Raj Attariwala.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

New Mexico first approved the drug’s medical use in 2007, while Picuris Pueblo decriminalized medical pot for members in 2015. Farden said he was startled to be placed in handcuffs as federal officers seized mature plants laden with buds — an estimated yearlong personal supply.

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Veriheal

JUNE 24, 2020

Supported by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Drug Policy Alliance, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); the letter brings to light the excessive force commonly utilized in even low level, non-violent drug investigations. Department of Justice to honor hers.”. percent—were for possession alone.

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CannaMD

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MARIJUANA ARRESTS DECLINE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2015. As Marijuana Policy Project Executive Director, Steve Hawkins , told Marijuana Moment : A decline in cannabis-related arrests is better than seeing an increase for a fourth year in a row, but the amount of these arrests is still abhorrent.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 6, 2019

In recent years, jurisdictions throughout the area have softened their stance on the plant, largely through policies that have decriminalized simple possession and established robust programs for medical cannabis use and sales. The trend began in Jamaica, which set off a chain reaction in 2015.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 6, 2022

But because of a public-policy provision in the Tax Code, companies that deal in controlled substances prohibited by federal law are treated differently. s government to decriminalize medical marijuana under local ordinance. In 2009, Congress enabled Washington D.

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Veriheal

MARCH 3, 2021

It has been decriminalized in small amounts. The decriminalization took place in 2015. The Executive Director of The International Drug Policy Consumption, Anna Fordham, was quoted telling media sources, “The original decision to prohibit cannabis lacked a scientific basis and was rooted in colonial prejudice and racism.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2021

Texas passed a medical cannabis law called the Compassionate Use Act in 2015. The Marijuana Policy Project was set up in the state of Texas several years back and is determined to help legalize cannabis in the state. Either way, we hope the state of Texas recognizes the failed policy of current cannabis laws needs to change.

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Veriheal

JULY 19, 2022

On June 9, an announcement published in the Royal Gazette confirmed that Thailand had become the first Southeast Asian country to decriminalize cannabis. This policy change legally allows Thailand’s cannabis industry to form. The ruling meant that cannabis was erased from the category 5 narcotics list. kg of heroin to Australia.

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The Cannigma

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Medical: Ilegal Recreational: decriminalized. Costa Rica has fairly lax policies on cannabis usage compared to countries in Asia and the Middle East. In 2018, Costa Ricans reaped the fruit of Cordas’s legal battle, and the personal usage of weed in Costa Rica was decriminalized in “small doses.”

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

“This would be a big deal in terms of changing our policies to follow states like Colorado, Washington, California, that we’ve seen move forward ending prohibition, not only stopping the arrests, as we’ve done significantly in Illinois with our decriminalization laws, but to open up the marketplace.”

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The limit was set in policy changes outlined during a legislative session this week that legalized industrial hemp by removing it from the Ecuadorian criminal code. Ecuador in 2015 approved a new law that decriminalized cannabis consumption. The 1% THC limit is based on dry weight of hemp green matter.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 1, 2021

We feel that the skew[ed] allocation of these licenses to white companies, it is a crime against the black economic empowerment policy and the Constitution of our country,” BFASA stated in a press release announcing the April 22 protest.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 9, 2021

Last year, researchers from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy undertook a new study in order to “gain insight into the needs and experiences” of the state’s medical pot users. From August 11th to October 6th, 2020, researchers asked Texas residents who were using cannabis medicinally to answer an anonymous online survey.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

ByLine Times reports on the internal war in the UK Labour party about how to manage the “drugs issue” and cannabis specifically after Mayor of London’s announcement he wishes to decriminalize possession. These statistics suggest that current drugs policy is not working and contradict the official stance of the Labour Party.

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Veriheal

JUNE 29, 2022

Here’s a quick look at the progress that has already occurred in Louisiana’s cannabis program : 2015 – The state enacted its first medical cannabis law in 2015. John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law that decriminalizes the possession of cannabis in amounts up to 14.5 2021 – Gov. 1, 2022.

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The Cannigma

AUGUST 10, 2022

One in three Americans now live in a state where the plant is legal, and dozens of countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized the plant. They also found that cannabis charges weren’t trending downward – 100,000 more people were arrested in 2018 for cannabis than in 2015. Cannabis legalization is sweeping the world.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 27, 2022

A similar plea was dismissed by the Bombay High Court in 2015. Portugal’s decriminalization model has not led to increases in overall drug use, while it has decisively lowered problematic drug use and improved health outcomes, ” a report by Drug Policy Alliance stated. The matter is listed next for March 23, 2022.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

Latest study designed to encourage sensible policy development. Oregon’s Public Policy Approach to Support Legal Marijuana Production and the State’s Abundant Supply: The Course for Seeking the Right Balance. Oversupply is seen as a positive as it indicated incorporation of grey & black markets. State has 2,100 licensees.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

It took until the end of 2015 for president Michelle Bachelet to officially sign into law a medical cannabis policy, which allows prescribed use. That year, the government loosened its grip, and began allowing the cultivation of cannabis for medical research purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Put in the simplest terms, Raybon says Proposition 64 decriminalized possession of cannabis (within the parameters of the law) in correctional institutions and Perry says it did not. The second argument considers the voters’ intent when they passed Prop 64 and the public policy considerations connected to H&S 11362.45

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

During the 20 th century, law enforcement and public policy activities have undermined opportunities for scientific exploration. Relevant AAFP Policy. However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports approximately 2.5% Call to Action.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

From 2015 to 2018, the number of clinics increased from 60 to 300; that number is undoubtedly higher today. Recently, the decriminalization of psilocybin (by various cities) has been in the news as an emerging medicine. In recent years, the United States has seen a proliferation of ketamine clinics.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 10, 2020

Alison Felix , Senior Policy Advisor , Sam Chapman , Associate Economist , and Jordan Bass , Research Associate. v This coincided with changes in enforcement policy from the U.S. percent above collections in 2018, making 2019 the first year since 2015 to have an increase in the rate of tax growth over the previous year.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 7, 2024

California’s path to cannabis social equity: from arrests to advocacy Data from the California Department of Justice reveals that nearly half a million individuals were arrested on cannabis charges in the state between 2006 and 2015. California’s cannabis industry is not just about business; it’s about righting past wrongs.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Fundamentally, however, things are no different than in 2015. As I pointed out back in January : On the campaign trail, Joe Biden pledged to “decriminalize the use of cannabis and automatically expunge all prior cannabis use convictions.” Cannabis has not been decriminalized. Biden has done nothing.

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Freedom Leaf

JANUARY 4, 2018

I continue to advocate for patient access to medical marijuana, and work with recreational legalization groups like Start SMART New York and Drug Policy Alliance that aim to take away one of the many tools law enforcement uses to lock up people of color, and to make sure we’re not pushed out of this industry. ” QUEEN ADESUYI.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 28, 2020

However, and contrary to the US and Canada, no EU-wide policy for medical cannabis has been enacted yet. Over the years, several member states have set up such an agency, opening the path for the decriminalization/legalization of the cultivation and use of cannabis, however, for medical purposes only. Policy confusion within the EU.

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The Cannigma

MARCH 12, 2021

And I wanted to talk about the prospect of a federal reform from various levels all the way up to full legalization or decriminalization on the federal level. So, now fast forward to about 2015 or so, and my brother is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. MSO: It’s something that just struck me right now.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 19, 2020

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund invested in the cannabis industry in 2015. Partner in the Disputes, Regulatory, Advocacy and Policy Practice at the Mumbai office of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas. Investment in cannabis/ marijuana is not new. Faraz Alam Sagar.

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Cannabis Info

OCTOBER 2, 2019

South Dakota in 2017 handed a provision legalizing CBD contingent on approval by the state well being division and Nebraska in 2015 handed a regulation that allowed for a CBD pilot program below the auspices of the state college. New Mexico legislators did, nevertheless, vote to decriminalize cannabis. Fairly just a few.

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Canna Law Blog

AUGUST 5, 2020

The Mexican government’s offensive against illegal drugs has taken two paths: head-on clashes with the cartels and significant updates to its drug policies. In 2009, Mexico decriminalized possession of small amounts of various narcotics for immediate and personal use. Since then, possessing 5 grams or less of cannabis is not a crime.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 3, 2021

Goldwater, whose shop was one of the first dispensaries to open back in 2015, said he has no plans to open a lounge right away. It opened in 2015 and was grandfathered through a 2017 regulation that banned cannabis companies from opening within 1,000 feet of a casino. There’s going to be a ton of new competition.”.

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SpeedWeed

MAY 20, 2021

Louisiana officially greenlit a medical marijuana program back in 2015, but it didn’t get off the ground until 2019. Earlier this month, Louisiana lawmakers approved a bill that decriminalizes marijuana in the state. Beyond HB 434. Last year, Louisiana Gov.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For example, Pelosi has talked about marijuana (and yoga) as a safer alternative to opioids and she pushed back against former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to rescind an Obama-era marijuana guidance policy. Crucially, her staff have always been available, willing and ready to advance drug policy reform,” he said.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 5, 2019

Illinois last week became the 11th state to decriminalize marijuana and the first to make the sale of recreational marijuana legal via the state legislature, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. It remains illegal under federal law. Some Big Law partners also have profited from investing in the industry.

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NORML

MAY 1, 2019

“The restaurant will also host speakers who advocate for the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana, including state Sen. Virginia NORML Hosts Marijuana Decriminalization Panel Discussion. For more than 45 years NORML chapters have been the driving force behind policy decisions on the local and state level.

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