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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

NORML

The American South has been one of the toughest (weed) cookies to crack when it comes to marijuana reform, despite legalization’s wildfire spread over the past half-decade. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). (To They managed to hold on to that.

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NC Senate Committee Votes to Advance Medical Cannabis Legalization Bill

Veriheal

A legislative committee voted vigorously in opposition to medical cannabis legalization in North Carolina six years ago, but things have changed a lot since then. In a groundbreaking moment on Tuesday, August 24, North Carolina Senate committee voted in approval of a revised bill to legalize medical cannabis statewide.

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What Would Happen if Texas Legalized Cannabis?

Veriheal

New Jersey, Montana, and Arizona all legalized recreational cannabis, establishing age restrictions for its use and guidelines around who can grow it and how much. And in a first in the United States, South Dakota voters chose to legalize BOTH medical and recreational cannabis with the same vote. The Effects of Legalization.

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Interview With FN's Lisa Pittman Featured In Dallas News

MJ Business Attorneys

Is it inherently Texan to legalize marijuana? She came to the industry not from the recreational side, but as a mother seeking treatment for her child with epilepsy. In 2014, I was reading the Senate Bill 339 [Texas’ Compassionate Use Act enacted in 2015] testimony of mothers of children with epilepsy. July 5, 2017.

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The Status of Cannabis Legalization in the South

Cannabis Law Report

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. As such, we thought we’d take a moment to round up the status of cannabis legalization in the South, an area worth watching. Despite the failed ballot initiative, the legislature moved forward with legalization efforts.

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Cannabis laws in Georgia

The Cannigma

The program was legalized in 2015 and patients with qualifying conditions can get a prescription for up to 20oz of low THC oil, capsules, patches, or lotion. In 2015, Georgia legalized possession of up 20 fl. In-state cultivation and distribution weren’t legalized until 2019. Georgia’s medical cannabis program.

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Georgia Medical Cannabis Patients Can Now Purchase Cannabis Oil From Pharmacies

Veriheal

The Haleigh’s Hope Act and Georgia’s Hope Act Back in 2015, regulators in Georgia first legalized medical cannabis use by passing the Haleigh’s Hope Act. In 2019, Georgia’s General Assembly passed Georgia’s Hope Act, which legalized the regulated cultivation of marijuana in the State.

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