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Thailand Reverses Historic Cannabis Decriminilization Decision

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Thailand’s newly elected government is looking to reverse its historic decriminalization of cannabis. The announcement comes a short 18 months after it became the first Asian country to decriminalize cannabis back in June 2022. The newest decriminalization bill introduced in January 2024 , meanwhile, seems to have the support to pass.

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Craft Cannabis Growers in Illinois Approved for Extension to Launch Operations

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Based on a report issued by the IPR, just two of the 88 social equity licensees have opened for business so far, with an additional 21 already serving the state’s recreational cannabis market. Since July of last year, sales growth for the recreational cannabis market in Illinois has sunk to the single digits.

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Weekly Cannabis Roundup April 16

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Virginia’s governor expedites the date for recreational legalization. Virginia Expedites Recreational Legalization. But just last year, possession became decriminalized and the vote for legalized recreational use just passed. However, there was one caveat… legalization wouldn’t go into effect until 2024.

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Updated States That Have Legalized Cannabis

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Since California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis in 1996, numerous cannabis laws in many states have been passed, legalizing cannabis for recreational and medical usage. The states that have legalized medical cannabis, and decriminalized it for other uses are Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and North Dakota.

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How Many States Have Legalized Adult Recreational Cannabis?

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There is one cannabis question that is regularly searched across a variety of Internet platforms: How many states have legalized adult recreational use of cannabis as of today? state to legalize adult recreational use when, on June 22, 2021, Connecticut governor Ned Lamont signed into law a bill passed by the Connecticut legislature.

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Here Are the Cannabis Wins and Losses From Midterm Elections

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In the United States, where cannabis is still illegal under federal law, there are currently 19 states and the District of Columbia that allow the recreational use of marijuana. Of the MMJ states, Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, South Dakota, and North Dakota had recreational cannabis on their ballots this November. . Starting Jan.

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Cannabis laws in the Czech Republic

The Cannigma

Medical: legal Recreational: decriminalized. The country has progressive views on cannabis and first decriminalized small possession amounts back in the 1990s. Full recreational legalization is on the horizon in 2023. Cannabis is medically legal in the Czech Republic and has been since 2013. Weed in the Czech Republic.

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