Items tagged with cannabis
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| Possession of cannabis for personal use [01.01.2020] | The legal status of cannabis for personal use is one of the most controversial policy issues in the European Union. Although cannabis is a classified... |
| The UN Drug Control Conventions [31.12.2019] | For more than ten years, TNI’s Drugs & Democracy programme has been studying the UN drug control conventions and the institutional architecture of th... |
| The plan to save California's legendary weed from 'Big Cannabis' [17.04.2018] | The cannabis industry in California historically has been anything but centralized. That has made the cannabis in the Emerald Triangle legendary. Tho... |
| U.S. marijuana friends and foes cautious at signs of softer Trump [14.04.2018] | Both advocates and opponents of legalized marijuana reacted with caution to signs from the White House that growers in U.S. states where the drug is ... |
| Mexican states should start legalizing marijuana - tourism minister [12.04.2018] | Taking a lead from the United States, Mexico should allow states to begin legalizing marijuana while broader efforts are in limbo, Tourism minister E... |
| Can excessive marijuana use lead to psychosis? [11.04.2018] | Psychosis is quite rare – fewer than three in 100 people will experience a psychotic episode in their lifetime. People who smoke or otherwise consume... |
| Massachusetts is the new testbed for cannabis legalization [10.04.2018] | For the past several years, Colorado, Washington and Oregon have served as the testbeds for policies governing state-legal cannabis markets. But now ... |
| Senate Foreign Affairs Cmte won’t have time to examine how cannabis bill will affect international treaties [09.04.2018] | The Senate committees are under a ‘tight timeline' to review the cannabis bill, and Conservatives say they could save major cannabis amendments for t... |
| Cannabis : le gouvernement souhaite mettre en place une amende de 300 euros pour les usagers [04.04.2018] | Le gouvernement avait annoncé, en janvier, vouloir mettre en place un système d’amende forfaitaire pour usage de stupéfiants, et en particulier de ca... |
| Regulated marijuana production test will include health warnings [03.04.2018] | The Dutch government’s experiment with regulated marijuana is unlikely to start before the end of 2019 at the earliest and will run for five years an... |
| Canadian banker snags $750-million in marijuana business as rivals say no [03.04.2018] | In a down-and-out Canadian town, Bruce Linton dreamed of transforming an abandoned Hershey Co. chocolate plant into the Next Big Thing, a medical mar... |
| Canada’s next steps on cannabis and the UN drug treaties [29.03.2018] | Ever since the introduction of Bill C-45, questions have been swirling concerning Canada’s position relative to the UN drug control conventions: conv... |
| Daily cannabis use could delay at-risk youth from moving to higher risk drug use: study [29.03.2018] | Consuming cannabis every day could delay at-risk youth from moving on to injecting more dangerous drugs, according to a new study that casts doubt up... |
| Most Luxembourg residents want cannabis legalised [29.03.2018] | The majority of Luxembourg residents think cannabis should be fully legalised for personal use and not just for medical reasons, according to a surve... |
| LibDem MSP says Scotland should ‘open regulated drugs market’ [28.03.2018] | Scotland should have its own “regulated cannabis market” to control the pricing and potency of the drug, LibDem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton has claimed. H... |
| The new Italian Parliament must act on drug policy reform [28.03.2018] | After the March 4 general elections in Italy, the 18th Legislature is starting its session facing an array of urgent problems – including a national ... |
| CAG raps Odisha govt. for weak enforcement in drug trafficking [27.03.2018] | Though illegal cultivation of hemp over 9,548 acres were destroyed during the past three years in Odisha, the enforcement agencies managed to arrest ... |
| Solving the Dutch pot paradox: Legal to buy, but not to grow [25.03.2018] | In the Netherlands it is illegal to grow more than five cannabis plants for recreational use in what has long been seen as Europe’s marijuana capital... |
| Uruguay’s Cannabis Law [23.03.2018] | Uruguay is the first country to legalize and regulate its domestic non-medical cannabis market. In light of this pioneering role, the choices and exp... |
| Cannabis: le parlement veut expérimenter [23.03.2018] | Des projets pilotes de distribution de cannabis devraient pouvoir être menés en la Suisse. Le Parlement maintient la pression après un premier niet f... |
| If cannabis is getting stronger, why aren't cases of schizophrenia rising? [23.03.2018] | Most people who smoke pot enjoy it, but a smaller proportion experience psychotic-like symptoms, such as feeling suspicious or paranoid. The question... |
| Balancing Treaty Stability and Change [22.03.2018] | Legal tensions are growing within the international drug control regime as increasing numbers of member states move towards or seriously consider leg... |
| “Belgian cannabis policy is failing” [22.03.2018] | Violence and health problems are on the rise: according to figures produced by 15 scientists, the current Belgian cannabis policy is having harmful c... |
| Government's cannabis bill faces live-or-die vote in Senate today [22.03.2018] | The government's cannabis bill faces outright defeat in the Senate if it can't secure enough support from members of the Red Chamber. According to an... |
| Why is carrying or holding under 50g of marijuana not a criminal offence in the ACT? [18.03.2018] | If you're caught with less than 50 grams of cannabis in Canberra, it's unlikely you'll end up with a criminal record. But just a few kilometres away ... |
| Regulating Cannabis in Accord with International Law: Options to Explore [16.03.2018] | As a growing number of countries move towards legal regulation for non-medical cannabis, governments are pushing the boundaries of the three UN drug ... |
| Swiss Parliament adopt bill allowing studies and pilot projects with cannabis [16.03.2018] | The Swiss Council of States has adopted a bill allowing studies and pilot projects with cannabis. The Council is calling for an experimental article ... |
| It’s not the Senate’s job to block marijuana bills [15.03.2018] | For several weeks now, the Senate has been immersed in the study of bills C-45 and C-46. The former implements a national framework for cannabis lega... |
| Ministers to decide on marijuana cultivation trials by the summer [12.03.2018] | Ministers will publish their proposals for the planned experiment with legal marijuana cultivation by the summer, justice minister Ferdinand Grapperh... |
| Sessions: US prosecutors won’t take on small-time pot cases [10.03.2018] | Federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy that discouraged ... |
| International Narcotics Control Board remains troubled by Canada's pot legalization plan [08.03.2018] | The International Narcotics Control Board is expressing concerns about the Trudeau government's plan to legalize recreational cannabis use in Canada,... |
| Marijuana decriminalization leaps first legislative hurdle [08.03.2018] | Lawmakers advanced a proposal to decriminalize personal recreational marijuana use, imposing fines rather than criminal penalties for first and secon... |
| Police probe of Brazilian marijuana researcher sparks protests [08.03.2018] | A police investigation targeting Brazil’s most prominent marijuana researcher has ignited a wave of protest among scientists. They say that the move ... |
| Cannabis Regulation and the UN Drug Control Treaties [07.03.2018] | Significant cannabis policy reforms are taking place that pose considerable challenges to the international legal framework for drug control, and beg... |
| Cannabis cultivation a go for giant Canadian tomato greenhouse [05.03.2018] | Canadian officials have green-lighted a plan to convert a gargantuan tomato greenhouse for cannabis cultivation. Health Canada issued a cannabis cult... |
| New studies show that legal cannabis access reduces opioid abuse [04.03.2018] | Scientific data is growing nearly by the day in support of the notion that legalized cannabis can mitigate opioid use and abuse. For instance, among ... |
| Skunk is causing misery – criminalisation isn’t working [01.03.2018] | C an Britain ever kill its worst taboo? This week’s news of the soaring prevalence of skunk, in place of weaker and less harmful herbal forms of cann... |
| Uruguay leads world in cannabis regulation but US law intrudes [28.02.2018] | Uruguay was the first country in the world to fully regulate the cannabis market and so break free from a global prohibitionist regime that has preva... |
| High-strength cannabis now dominates illegal market, study finds [27.02.2018] | Almost all cannabis seized by police now comprises high-strength varieties, with outdoor-grown herbal strains and hashish barely found, according to ... |
| Tribes cut out of California pot market might grow their own [26.02.2018] | American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California's legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by e... |
| Entkriminalisierung von Cannabis: Theoretische Mehrheit im Bundestag [22.02.2018] | Im Deutschen Bundestag besteht eine theoretische Mehrheit, die die Entkriminalisierung des Cannabiskonsums vorantreiben will. Die Bundestagsfraktione... |
| Hemp without the high: Legal side still smoky, but cannabis startups eye areas from fabric to medicine [20.02.2018] | In April 2017, when the Central government and the Ministry of Health and Welfare issued the first-ever research licence to grow cannabis to the Coun... |
| Report: 99% of California cannabis growers are still unlicensed [19.02.2018] | The backers of Prop. 64, the 2016 Adult Use of Marijuana Act, sold California voters on the promise that small and medium businesses would be the eng... |
| Zwei von drei Deutschen haben noch nie gekifft [18.02.2018] | Die Mehrheit der Deutschen hält Kiffen für gefährlich. Laut Yougov-Umfrage sind die Deutschen im Frage Freigabe von Cannabis für den Freizeitkonsumgä... |
| Check benefits of cannabis, Prime Minister’s office tells health ministry [17.02.2018] | As demands for the legalisation of cannabis or hemp gather momentum, the Prime Minister’s Office asked the ministry of health and family welfare (MoH... |
| Marijuana producers enter retail race as legalization looms [11.02.2018] | As the race to produce enough cannabis for the soon-to-be-legal market gets increasingly crowded, licensed producers are setting their sights on the ... |
| Tensions flare in Senate over marijuana-legalization bill [08.02.2018] | Independent Senator Tony Dean, who is shepherding the federal bill to legalize cannabis through the Senate, is growing impatient with the slow pace o... |
| Why states should limit the potency of marijuana [07.02.2018] | Marijuana legalization states have taken no steps to limit the potency of marijuana, which has increased sharply in recent years. A new study suggest... |
| Lower House passes “ganja bill” [07.02.2018] | A bill to decriminalise up to 15 grammes of cannabis for personal use passed in the House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda. The Misuse of Dr... |
| St Vincent gov't not yet prepared to 'free up the weed' [07.02.2018] | The St Vincent and the Grenadines government will not heed, at this time, calls for the decriminalisation of marijuana for recreational use. Finance ... |
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