Tuesday November 10, 2020
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Mississippi Officials Condemn Medical Marijuana Lawsuit In State Supreme Court Filing
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In a new state Supreme Court filing, the #mississippi secretary of state and attorney general are condemning a “woefully untimely” lawsuit that seeks to overturn a #medicalmarijuana initiative that voters approved during last week’s election. But the petitioners who brought the challenge are pushing back in their own filing.
The people of Mississippi should not be stripped of a fundamental constitutional right by virtue of a tortured and novel reading of the Constitution,” the response states.
Petitioners seeking to invalidate the #legalization vote claimed that the government’s position on the timeliness of their suit is redundant.
The initiative will allow patients with debilitating medical issues to legally obtain marijuana after getting a doctor’s recommendation. It includes 22 qualifying conditions such as cancer, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and patients would be allowed to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana per 14-day period.
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Congress Will Vote On Federal Marijuana Legalization Next Month, House Leadership Announces
Less than a week after an Election Day in which voters in five states approved ballot measures to legalize marijuana in some form, a top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives announced that the body will hold a floor vote on a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition next month.
In any case, Hoyer confirmed on Monday that marijuana legalization is still on the table before the presidential transition and will get a vote in December. That could also raise the pressure on Biden to embrace legalization—a policy he’s declined to adopt despite supermajority support among Democratic voters.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congress-will-vote-on-federal-marijuana-legalization-next-month-house-leadership-announces/
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Italian economists: High-CBD hemp flower cut into illicit MJ market, hurt organized crime
Effects on illicit drugs
The study also demonstrated how “cannabis light” impacted Italy’s broader illicit drug market. In regions where the hemp flower was sold, there was:
A 33% reduction in the number of cannabis plants illegally cultivated.
An 8% reduction in the cultivation of illegal hashish.
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Study: Higher-THC hemp used in Italy as substitute for sedatives, anti-depressants at Walmart
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