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Trudeau: The UN Has Never Prevented Canada from Legalizing Cannabis, Despite Treaty Violations

Justin Trudeau dismisses fears of UN sanctions over cannabis legalization, noting no discussions occurred since the reform in 2018. Anti-cannabis U.S. lawmakers worry about UN sanctions, but Canada faced no consequences. Trudeau, a legalization support…

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Germany’s Government Coalition Reaches Final Deal On Cannabis Legalization

After resolving internal disagreements and making adjustments regarding cannabis legalization in Germany, the coalition government seems to have reached a consensus. The leaders of the so-called Traffic Light Coalition, formed by The Greens, the Social…

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How The Federal Government Has Milked The Cannabis Business Almost To Death

The historic policy shift remains Trudeau’s most significant feat, but the onerous excise tax has marred the journey to sunny days. A few weeks after Canada’s fifth anniversary of cannabis legalization, industry executives gathered in the Crystal Ballr…

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How The Federal Government Has Milked The Cannabis Business Almost To Death

The historic policy shift remains Trudeau’s most significant feat, but the onerous excise tax has marred the journey to sunny days. A few weeks after Canada’s fifth anniversary of cannabis legalization, industry executives gathered in the Crystal Ballr…

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Michigan Civil Service Commission Considers Ending Pre-Employment Cannabis Testing For Gov Workers

Michigan officials are moving closer to the idea of ending pre-employment cannabis testing for most government job applicants and providing those who have been penalized in the past over positive THC tests with the opportunity to have their sanctions r…

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Do Dispensaries Share Your Information With The Government?

Do Dispensaries Share Your Information With The Government?
The federal government seems more concerned with regulating the business of cannabis rather than the consumption of it.
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Democratic Senators Will Push To Pass Pot Reform Bill This Year

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two other Democratic senators said Monday that they will push to pass this year sweeping legislation that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana, which has been legalized to some degree by many states. T…

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Netherlands To Supply Medical Cannabis Until July Despite Brexit Ban

The mother of a nine-year-old boy with a severe and rare form of epilepsy who was told Brexit would end the supply of a life-changing cannabis medicine that saved her son’s life has been given a six-month reprieve. Hannah Deacon said she was hugely gra…