IndustryDevelopments | International & State MAP LEGEND High level of medical development/implementation Medium level of medical development/implementation Low level of medical development/implementation Other - federally illegal but unique circumstances Recreational
Countries included have passed legislation at the federal level and must fulfill at least one of the following criteria: • Cultivation, manufacture or sale of medical and/or recreational cannabis allowed. • Doctors can prescribe medical cannabis. • Import and/or export of medical cannabis allowed. High: Countries at the forefront of the global industry. Frameworks are established, and adoption is well underway. Medium: Implementation has begun but is still limited or restricted; lots of room for the market to develop. Low: Legislation has been passed, but implementation is very limited or nonexistent. Decriminalization is not included.
National & International News Biden Selects Ex-State Attorney General to Lead DEA; Marijuana Stance Unclear President Joe Biden tapped Anne Milgram, a former state attorney general and longtime criminal justice advocate, to head the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2009, as the state attorney general of New Jersey, Milgram was quoted as saying that a plan there to legalize medical marijuana was “workable.” But those comments came more than a decade ago, and it is unclear what her current stance is on marijuana policy and reform. Milgram’s appointment comes at a time when states increasingly are legalizing adult-use marijuana. The
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marijuana industry has criticized the DEA in recent years for being slow to approve marijuana studies. Milgram most recently has been working as an attorney for New Jersey-based Lowenstein Sandler and has been teaching at the New York University School of Law. Her professional career has included assistant district attorney in Manhattan and civil rights prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice.
Australian MJ Sales May Pass $150M in 2021 Australia’s medical marijuana sales could surpass $152 million this year, a twofold increase over 2020,