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Cannabis in Japan – Laws, Use, and History

Sensi Seeds

Prior to 1948, cannabis was widely cultivated in Japan. With the introduction of the Cannabis Control Law by US officials its use, sale and growth became banned in the country. The post Cannabis in Japan – Laws, Use, and History appeared first on Sensi Seeds Blog. Now cannabis use is deeply frowned upon.

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Action Needed: Marijuana Vote This Week In Congress

NORML

The existing language maintains that federal funds cannot be used to prevent states from “implementing their own state laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana.” Send a message to your lawmaker in less than 20 seconds right now.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 1/18/20

NORML

At the state level, a new decriminalization law took effect this week in Hawaii involving the possession of up to three grams of marijuana, as well as a procedure for expungement of past convictions for the same amount. Send a message to your lawmakers in support of home cultivation rights. CO resident? New Hampshire. NH resident?

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Court Dismisses Case Demanding DEA to Move Expeditiously to License Cannabis Cultivators

NORML

A federal court on Friday denied a petition for a writ of mandamus that sought to order the US Drug Enforcement Administration to begin licensing private entities that wish to cultivate cannabis. The agency in 2016 first announced its intent to license private entities to grow cannabis for FDA-approved clinical trials.

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Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

The Cannigma

However, the country has a history of cannabis art dating back millenia , and scholars believe that the plant was used for centuries as a textile and for use in traditional Shinto ceremonies. Some hemp cultivation is permitted in Japan, but on a relatively very small scale. The post Cannabis laws in Japan: Is weed legal?

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Hawaii’s New Hemp Regulations Could Deter Cultivators

Veriheal

Hawaii has put forth new regulations surrounding the cultivation of hemp, a class of cannabis plants that contain 0.3% federal government has recognized hemp as a viable crop and taken measures to legalize it, each state has set its own specific laws and compliance measures around the plant. The History of Hemp Regulations in Hawaii.

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Lebanon Pushes for Activation of Medical Cannabis Law, Piquing Export Interest

Veriheal

Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country renowned for its limestone caves, historic mosques, and classical Roman ruins went down in history last year when it became the first-ever Arabic state to legalize medical and industrial cannabis cultivation. The History of Cannabis in Lebanon. Lebanon’s Medical Cannabis Exports.

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