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 ... |
| Are e-cigarettes a gateway to cannabis use for teens and young adults? Yes, says new study [16.08.2019] | Adolescents and young adults who use electronic cigarettes are far more likely to also use marijuana, according to new research.The study, published ... |
| 'Growing outside is a dream': Asparagus makes way for cannabis in Canada's fields [07.08.2019] | The amount of outdoor-grown cannabis will make up a small portion of the market this year — less than 10 per cent of the cultivation licenses granted ... |
| The unbearable whiteness of weed: Canada’s booming cannabis industry has a race problem [02.08.2019] | The Canadian cannabis industry is booming. From giant industrial operations such as Canopy Growth to smaller “luxury” cannabis retailers, to an array ... |
| Ottawa unveils new pot-pardon application system [01.08.2019] | Justice Minister David Lametti unveiled unveiled a free and quicker way for Canadians to apply for pardons for simple cannabis possession. The new on ... |
| Victoria's largest cannabis dispensary chain shuttered [01.08.2019] | The largest chain of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Victoria is no more. Police and provincial cannabis enforcement officers raided the downtown ... |
| Pass the Duchy: Luxembourg’s grand plan to legalize cannabis [30.07.2019] | Luxembourg has ambitions to legalize recreational cannabis and convince other European countries to do the same. The Duchy would legalize the entire ... |
| Cannabis to be 'fully legal in UK within years' [29.07.2019] | A group of cross-party MPs said the UK could completely legalise cannabis use within a decade following a research trip to Canada. Labour’s David Lam ... |
| Economics of legalising cannabis – pricing and policing are crucial [29.07.2019] | Legalising cannabis can have major benefits for all citizens. If carried out correctly, everyone will benefit from less crime and stronger rule of la ... |
| New York governor signs bill decriminalizing marijuana use [29.07.2019] | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a bill decriminalizing the use of marijuana in the state and expunge the records of some people convicted on ca ... |
| St Kitts Gov't tables legislation to allow for marijuana use [29.07.2019] | The St Kitts-Nevis government said it would table legislation in the Parliament allowing for the regulated and controlled use of marijuana for medici ... |
| St Vincent hops onto ganja train [27.07.2019] | The St Vincent and the Grenadines Parliament has amended legislation that would make smoking two ounces (56 grammes) or less of marijuana a ticketabl ... |
| Auxly Cannabis stock soars as British tobacco giant Imperial takes 20% stake [25.07.2019] | British tobacco company Imperial Brands is getting into the cannabis business with a $123 million investment in Auxly Cannabis, the Canadian company ... |
| Berlin will kontrollierte Cannabis-Abgabe an Erwachsene [25.07.2019] | Die rot-rot-grüne Koalition will ein Modellprojekt zur kontrollierten Abgabe von Cannabis auf den Weg bringen. Ein entsprechender Antrag solle im Sep ... |
| Luxembourg legal pot plan violates UN rules [24.07.2019] | Luxembourg met a possible hurdle in legalising cannabis as a parliamentary question brought to light that the current plans are in violation of inter ... |
| U.S. bankers are answering the call of cannabis as deals flow away from Canada [23.07.2019] | After years of Canada dominating the world of marijuana finance, the country’s head start is evaporating and U.S. bankers are increasingly answering ... |
| Govt. has ignored benefits of cannabis, claims plea in HC [19.07.2019] | There is not a single document which shows that cannabis is lethal to human, a social cause litigation has claimed before the Delhi High Court in its ... |
| No punishment for minors with small amounts of cannabis [18.07.2019] | Possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis is not a punishable offence in Switzerland, regardless of whether you are a minor or an adult, the Feder ... |
| Licences approved as St Vincent's Cannabis industry opens [15.07.2019] | St Vincent’s Medicinal Marijuana industry is a go. Over 30 licences have been approved by the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) for the cultivation, ... |
| Support for legalising cannabis growing among British public, survey finds [14.07.2019] | Twice as many British adults now support the legalisation of cannabis than oppose it, according to a poll which reveals a “widening gulf” between pub ... |
| Cannabis pilot project agreement signed in Accompong [10.07.2019] | A tripartite agreement was signed to implement a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong, St Elizabeth, under the Cannabis Licensing Authority's (CLA) ... |
| Congressional committee discusses how to legalize cannabis [10.07.2019] | In a first-of-its-kind hearing, a key congressional committee met to discuss how to finally put an end to federal cannabis prohibition. Titled Mariju ... |
| How do we eliminate the cannabis black market? License it [10.07.2019] | Given a choice, Canadians prefer to buy illicit weed. Nearly 80 per cent of all sales since legalization are from the “black market” – or more aptly ... |
| Illegal cannabis getting even cheaper, as legal gets costlier, StatsCan says [10.07.2019] | Statistics Canada's quarterly report on cannabis prices suggests the cost chasm between legal and illegal versions of the drug is wide, and getting w ... |
| Make cannabis legal and cut crime, says Adam Smith think tank [09.07.2019] | A leading think tank today called for cannabis to be sold over the counter in pharmacies — and said legalisation for adult recreational use is a matt ... |
| Youth marijuana use declined in states that legalized, study finds [08.07.2019] | Legalizing marijuana is associated with a decline in youth cannabis consumption, according to a new study in a journal published by the American Medi ... |
| Opposition MP calls for policy on cannabis [03.07.2019] | Opposition spokesman on tourism, Dr Wykeham McNeill is urging the Government to formulate a policy framework to define its position on cannabis. Cann ... |
| Bruce Linton's firing signals it is time for the cannabis industry to start delivering [03.07.2019] | The surprise ousting of the chief executive officer of Canada’s foremost cannabis company is a sign of things to come, some observers warned, as the ... |
| The cannabis-psychosis debate is being driven by fear mongering, not facts [01.07.2019] | As the legalization of recreational cannabis gains traction across North America, one of the most-debated health concerns is psychosis and cannabis u ... |
| The Cannabis Debate: 63 per cent of Londoners think UK should follow Canada and make drug legal [01.07.2019] | Londoners overwhelmingly support the legalisation of cannabis for adult recreational use, according to a poll commissioned by the Evening Standard an ... |
| Reefer Madness or Pot Paradise? The surprising legacy of the place where legal weed began [30.06.2019] | Colorado’s first-in-the-nation experiment has reshaped health, politics, rural culture and criminal justice in surprising ways that often defy both t ... |
| ‘There’s no opposition now’: how a quiet Canada town became a world leader in growing weed [29.06.2019] | In 2018 Canada became the second country, after Uruguay, to legalise recreational use. By catching the green wave, Canopy Growth’s co-chief executive ... |
| Global marijuana use rose by 60 percent over the past decade [26.06.2019] | The global story about cannabis — the most-used recreational drug in the world — is about as fuzzy as your body feels after taking your first hit. Wh ... |
| French economists tell government to legalise cannabis to bring in extra €2.8bn [21.06.2019] | A group of French economists have recommended legalising marijuana, arguing it would add billions to state coffers, but President Emmanuel Macron's g ... |
| Légalisation du cannabis : le Luxembourg enfume l’ONU [20.06.2019] | La volonté du Grand-Duché de légaliser le cannabis récréatif est clairement opposée à l’engagement pris pour limiter l’usage de cette substance à des ... |
| Des députés de plusieurs bords plaident pour une légalisation contrôlée du cannabis [19.06.2019] | Un monopole d’Etat pour la production et la vente de cannabis. Des députés de quatre groupes politiques, dont certains du parti présidentiel, prônent ... |
| Dagga high on new Eastern Cape premier’s list [19.06.2019] | A flourishing dagga industry is high on the agenda of new Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane, especially in the Pondoland area, where locals have be ... |
| Cannabis legalisation lobby hopes for meeting with the President [19.06.2019] | Cannabis legalisation lobby group ReLeaf has expressed concern at 'reservations' by President George Vella on extending legal use of the drug beyond ... |
| Final push to legalize pot fails in New York [19.06.2019] | New York’s plan to legalize marijuana this year collapsed, dashing hopes for a potential billion-dollar industry that supporters said would create jo ... |
| Want to grow your own cannabis? Get ready to fight ‘Big Marijuana’ [19.06.2019] | Illinois is about to make history as the first state to legalize recreational cannabis and allow commercial sales through the state legislature inste ... |
| Swiss smoke 'legal cannabis’ in record amounts [18.06.2019] | Since 2011, the sale of cannabis products containing up to one percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the ingredient that makes users high – has been l ... |
| Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a 'threat to China' [17.06.2019] | Beijing's leading drug enforcement body has blamed the legalization of marijuana in Canada and parts of the United States for a spike in the amount o ... |
| Swiss police want more clarity on cannabis [15.06.2019] | The number of fines related to cannabis dropped from 18,000 in 2017 to barely more than 7,000 last year. French-speaking cantons and Zurich especiall ... |
| The world’s largest pot farms, and how Santa Barbara opened the door [15.06.2019] | In a sandy draw of the Santa Rita Hills, a cannabis company is planning to erect hoop greenhouses over 147 acres — the size of 130 football fields — ... |
| Big Dutch cities, coffee shops say no to regulated marijuana trials [11.06.2019] | A handful of the Netherlands’ medium sized cities have come forward to take part in the government’s controversial regulated marijuana experiment but ... |
| 'Swazi Gold' dagga farmers fear new SA law could crush them [10.06.2019] | Mbuso has been growing cannabis for 14 years. He lives and tends the illicit crop in Swaziland, which is now known officially as Eswatini. Mbuso is j ... |
| Scientist in Jamaica finds, cultivates lost ganja [04.06.2019] | A supreme ganja, smoked by Rastas and even Bob Marley himself in the 1970s? This pipe dream of every ganja aficionado is becoming reality thanks to t ... |
| Millions use cannabis, but figures for how many become dependent aren’t reliable [03.06.2019] | Cannabis has an image of being a relatively harmless drug. But all drugs carry a degree of risk, and cannabis is no exception. One of those risks is ... |
| France to launch medical cannabis experiment in coming weeks [02.06.2019] | As a nearly unanimous French Senate gave medical marijuana the green light, France will start experimenting the use of medical marijuana for “about t ... |
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