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Country/Territory Recreational Medical Notes Afghanistan Illegal Illegal Main article: Cannabis in Afghanistan Production banned by King Zahir Shah in 1973. Albania Illegal Legal Main article: Cannabis in Albania Prohibited but plants highly available throughout the country and law often unenforced. On 21 July 2023 the Albanian Parliament voted 69–23 to legalize medical cannabis. Algeria ...
Additionally, the cannabis provided by NIDA has been criticized as being inferior to that which is commonly used by medical cannabis patients in states where it is legal. [ 94 ] [ 95 ] [ 96 ] Criticisms of NIDA-supplied cannabis include high amounts of stems and seeds, [ 97 ] high mold and yeast levels, [ 98 ] low THC content, [ 24 ] and low ...
A chemical in marijuana, THC, triggers brain cells to release the chemical dopamine. Dopamine creates good feelings — for a short time. Here's the thing: Once dopamine starts flowing, a user feels the urge to smoke marijuana again, and then again, and then again. Repeated use could lead to addiction, and addiction is a brain disease.
Oct. 2—Products that contain enough THC to get people "high" are legally available in Manhattan and the rest of the state, due to a loophole created by new laws. Delta-8, a version of the ...
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
When burned, THCA turns into Delta 9 THC and likely exceeds the legal limits, Dixon said. But before it’s lit, its Delta 9 THC levels remain below the mandated 0.3%.
In January 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, an Obama-era policy that generally discouraged U.S. Attorneys from enforcing federal law against state-legal cannabis enterprises. [91] The impact that rescinding the memo would have on enforcement activities was not immediately made clear by Justice Department ...
Medical cannabis may now be dispensed at independent pharmacies in Georgia, the first state in the U.S. to do so, under an updated state law.. However, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has ...