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Costa Rica Cannabis Laws and Crime
I’m writing this as a cultivator, not a lawyer. When I’m deciding whether a run is worth it, I do the same thing every time: I map risk, I check constraints, and I build a plan I can actually follow. In Costa Rica, the climate rewards skill but punishes shortcuts, and the legal landscape rewards caution but punishes assumptions. If you want a realistic view of Costa Rica cannabis laws and crime, you need both parts: what the laws say …
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Marijuana Legalization Worldwide
I pay attention to marijuana legalization worldwide for the same reason I watch my tent’s humidity: when the environment changes, the outcomes change. Policy shifts don’t just affect headlines. They affect whether a home grow can be planned calmly, whether a seed order is worth the risk, and how openly a cultivator can share troubleshooting notes without putting themselves in a bad situation. I’m writing this as a hands-on grower who has run small indoor cycles in soil, coco, and simple …
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Delta 8 Drug Test Detection and Duration
Why this topic matters in a grower’s world I have spent enough time around cannabis gardens to know that most “quick answers” do not survive contact with real plants. The same is true when the conversation shifts from soil mixes and PPFD to cannabinoids and testing. Over the last year, friends who grow marijuana and friends who only buy legal hemp products have asked me some version of the same question: will a Delta 8 Drug Test come back positive after …
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Washington State Cannabis Laws and Legalization
How Washington Cannabis Legalization Happened Before we get into the nuts and bolts, it helps to understand how Washington cannabis legalization unfolded. Medical cannabis came first. In 1998, voters approved an initiative that allowed Washington medical marijuana for patients with certain qualifying conditions. That early program was loose, with limited structure for businesses but it opened the door for patients to grow and use cannabis with their doctor’s authorization. In 2012, voters passed Initiative 502. That measure kicked off full Washington cannabis legalization …
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Voters in Arkansas are likely to approve the legalization of adult-use marijuana in November.
This November, Arkansas may become the 20th state to legalize cannabis for adult use and the first among its six adjacent states. That's because, according to ABC station KATV, ballot initiative group Responsible Growth Arkansas filed more than 190,000 signatures on July 8 to the secretary of state's office for its petition requesting that voters be given the opportunity to decide whether to completely legalize the plant. According to BallotPedia.org, that is more than twice the 89,151 valid signatures required, or 10% …
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The Evolution of Cannabis Laws
For the benefit of our Irish and European readers, we examine the history of the cannabis industry in this first of three pieces. Let's evaluate the recent, but rapidly growing regulation of a legal cannabis sector in Europe and how our laws have started to shift away from blanket prohibition in the context of a thriving and increasingly sophisticated industry in North America and other nations across the Atlantic. The Cannabis Industry: What Is It? It is a general term that can …
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Regulators in Washington State are switching the term “marijuana” to “cannabis.”
The Center Square writes that the Washington State Cannabis Control Commission on Wednesday approved a move to execute legislation passed in March that changes the word "marijuana" in state law to "cannabis." Gov. Jay Inslee (D) stated during the law signing ceremony that "marijuana" had "a racist history in the United States." In the early 20th century, the phrase was frequently used in anti-immigrant discourse. State lawmakers approved the measure, finding that "use of the term'marijuana' in the United States has discriminatory …
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Hemp legislation is approved by the North Carolina governor, but medical cannabis legislation is still pending in the house.
Gov. Roy Cooper signed the North Carolina Farm Act of 2022, allowing hemp production to continue lawfully beyond a five-year pilot program, even if medicinal cannabis legalization stalled once more this year. In North Carolina, efforts to legalize medical cannabis again this year came to a standstill, but legislation allowing hemp production to continue in the state after a five-year pilot program was passed. The North Carolina Farm Act of 2022 became a law on June 30, according to a Port City …
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The North Carolina Senate approves a bill to legalize medical marijuana.
By a resounding 35-10 vote on Thursday, the North Carolina state Senate gave its initial approval to a restrictive, limited-license medical marijuana law, bringing that state one step closer to becoming the 40th in the nation to legalize MMJ. Despite fears from activists and one senator that the state's domestic hemp growers, processors, and merchants would be financially challenged by the medical cannabis sector, the measure received significant support. Senate Bill 711, often known as the North Carolina Compassionate Act, was approved …
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Mississippi begins medicinal cannabis license; sales will commence before the end of the year.
The licensing application process for growers, processors, testing facilities, and transporters in Mississippi launched last week, but it might not be until the end of the year before sales begin. That corresponds to the timetable anticipated when lawmakers established a stringent medicinal cannabis bill in January. Although the law gave communities the option to not grant licenses, there is no cap on the total number that can be issued. According to information from the state Department of Revenue as of May 23, 80 …
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The governor of Louisiana signs numerous legislation to strengthen the medical marijuana program.
Over the past week, the governor of Louisiana signed several legislation that will support the state's medical marijuana business by permitting more shops and allowing out-of-state citizens to purchase MMJ. Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, approved the following MMJ laws: House Bill 697 permits an eventual rise in the number of dispensaries, or pharmacies as they are known in Louisiana, from nine to thirty. The currently operating medicinal marijuana dispensaries have the choice to grow. But if a current dispensary declined …
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By the fall, Alabama hopes to accept applications for medical marijuana licenses.
Prospective According to state authorities, medical marijuana businesses in Alabama might be allowed to start applying for a range of licenses in the autumn, with sales expected to begin as early as next spring. According to AL.com, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) modified its preparations for implementing the somewhat tight MMJ program that lawmakers passed last year. Growers, processors, merchants, transportation firms, and testing facilities will all need the new permits. The ideal time for business owners to start requesting license applications …