As reported by The Asahi Shimbun, the ministry may revise the current law sometime this summer. Japanese law currently prohibits any possession or cultivation of any part of cannabis, including “the spikes, leaves, roots and ungrown stalk of the cannabis plant.”
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There have been various attempts to upend federal prohibition through the court system, but what makes this emerging effort especially notable is that the coalition of multi-state operators (MSOs) in the cannabis industry will apparently be represented by the firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.
Colorado is a state known for many wonders. Though it’s tough to top the splendor of the Rockies, there is unquestionably a staggering wealth of other natural beauty to be enjoyed as well. The same can be said for Colorado’s enviable crop of dispensaries, which are rightfully regarded as some of the finest you’ll find anywhere in the world at the moment.
The journey started back in 2008, when voters approved the Michigan Compassionate Care Initiative. Intended to legalize the medical use of cannabis, the legislation was subject to a legal battle that eventually led the Supreme Court of Michigan to rule in 2013 that the initiative did not, in fact, allow for the operation of medical cannabis dispensaries.
Medical cannabis dispensaries have been open in Pennsylvania since 2018. But the state’s 343,634 patients (2.68% of state population) still struggle to find affordable medicine.
