Items tagged with cannabis
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| Mexico moves to create world’s largest legal cannabis market [12.01.2021] | Mexico’s health ministry published rules to regulate the use of medicinal cannabis, a major step in a broader reform to create the world’s largest le ... |
| Cuomo vows New York 'will legalize adult-use recreational cannabis' [11.01.2021] | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) vowed that his state will legalize recreational cannabis as he begins ramping up efforts in the new year to green-ligh ... |
| Blown off: Amsterdam will ban foreign tourists from coffeeshops in future [08.01.2021] | Foreign tourists will be banned from coffeeshops in Amsterdam in future. In a letter to the council, mayor Femke Halsema, the public prosecution serv ... |
| The top cannabis research studies of 2020 [07.01.2021] | While the world seemed to arrest, the cannabis industry’s pulse grew stronger. Cannabis research, though temporarily stymied as universities scramble ... |
| Dutch high hopes for legal cannabis farms hit by nimby protests [03.01.2021] | A Dutch trial of state-regulated cannabis cultivation farms to supply coffee shops risks being derailed by an outbreak of nimbyism after locals prote ... |
| Cannabis grow clubs want High Court to decide if customers can ‘sit back, relax and enjoy the fruits’ of their joint labour [18.12.2020] | In September 2018, the Constitutional Court decriminalised the private cultivation of cannabis by adults for personal private consumption. This creat ... |
| After blockbuster Aphria-Tilray merger, world’s largest cannabis company eyes U.S. market [18.12.2020] | Tilray and Aphria, two of the biggest marijuana companies in Canada, announced plans to merge and create the world’s largest cannabis outfit. With ex ... |
| Growing cannabis at home – illegal, but how risky? [14.12.2020] | Last summer, during a press conference, Germany’s drug czar Daniela Ludwig said something goofy: “Just because alcohol is dangerous doesn’t mean that ... |
| Legalization advocates hope to end Mexico’s drug war [12.12.2020] | A determined political movement to end the war on drugs has taken shape across Europe and North America. Harm reduction advocates say lives can be sa ... |
| Marijuana could easily be rescheduled with Biden’s health secretary [10.12.2020] | While many diehard cannabis advocates are calling for the plant to be legalized in the United States in a manner similar to alcohol and tobacco, Pres ... |
| Morocco’s road to legal cannabis: Paved with obstacles, opportunities [10.12.2020] | After Morocco’s historic “yes” vote on cannabis at the UN last Thursday, the path towards legal cannabis has widened. However, obstacles still exist. ... |
| Legalise marijuana: Government’s contradictions on cannabis use must be ironed out [06.12.2020] | India has voted in favour in the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 Convention. It was only under Americ ... |
| Inside the weed legalization bill the House of Representatives just passed [04.12.2020] | The House of Representatives passed the MORE Act on Friday by a vote of 228-164. It was 2018, Democrats were about to gain control of the House of Re ... |
| House passes sweeping reform bill to decriminalize marijuana [04.12.2020] | The U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, the first time either chamber ... |
| Morocco votes ‘Yes’ in historic UN vote on cannabis [02.12.2020] | The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) met to vote on several rescheduling recommendations on cannabis. Morocco provided an important “yes” vote t ... |
| United Nations approves WHO recommendation to reschedule cannabis in historic vote [02.12.2020] | The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) accepted a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis resin ... |
| Swiss cannabis market - a delicate balancing act [01.12.2020] | Producing and selling hemp inflorescences (clusters of flowers on a stem) with a low THC content has been legal in Switzerland since 2017. However, t ... |
| Netherlands to draw 10 recreational marijuana growers this week [30.11.2020] | The Dutch government will hold a draw to choose 10 marijuana cultivators for the country’s upcoming pilot program, according to a letter to Parliamen ... |
| Upcoming UN vote may be watershed moment for global medical cannabis – if only symbolic [28.11.2020] | During its reconvened 63rd session Dec. 2-4, the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) could – with a simple majority vote in a virtual meeting based ... |
| Mexico may become the third country to legalise cannabis [21.11.2020] | On November 19, the Senate began debating a bill that would make Mexico the third country in the world, after Uruguay and Canada, to legalise cannabi ... |
| North Macedonia moves to make recreational marijuana use legal [20.11.2020] | The government in North Macedonia is considering allowing recreational use of marijuana in cafes and hospitality places in the capital, Skopje, and i ... |
| Medical marijuana grow licences exploited by criminals to sell weed on the illegal market, police say [19.11.2020] | A lack of oversight into who is growing medical cannabis and how much is being grown is allowing criminals to sell pot on the illegal market, accordi ... |
| EU top court rules that CBD is not a narcotic drug [19.11.2020] | The European Union's highest court ruled today that cannabidiol (CBD) isn't a narcotic drug. The decision by the Court of Justice of the European Uni ... |
| Cannabis resin now 25% more potent, global study reveals [15.11.2020] | Cannabis resin – or “hash” – has increased in strength by nearly 25% over the past half century, a major international study has revealed. Researcher ... |
| Mexican Senate committees approve marijuana legalization bill with floor vote planned soon [13.11.2020] | Several Mexican Senate committees on Friday tentatively approved a revised bill to legalize marijuana during a joint hearing, with a formal in-person ... |
| Israel announces plan to legalize recreational cannabis within 9 months [12.11.2020] | Israel is planning to legalize cannabis for recreational use within nine months while balancing “liberalism and responsibility,” Justice Minister Avi ... |
| Government committee said set to recommend full cannabis legalization [09.11.2020] | A governmental committee tasked with reviewing Israel’s cannabis laws is reportedly set to recommend full legalization in a report. The inter-ministe ... |
| Mexico is poised to legalize marijuana, but advocates don’t like the details [08.11.2020] | It's the moment for which advocates of legal marijuana here have been waiting: Mexican lawmakers, working under a court order, have until mid-Decembe ... |
| Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs [04.11.2020] | A nationwide push to relax drug laws scored significant victories on Tuesday as four states voted to legalize marijuana, and Oregon became the first ... |
| NZ rejects cannabis legalisation in referendum, but glimmer of hope for yes camp [30.10.2020] | On preliminary results, the cannabis legalisation and control bill will not become law, after falling short at the referendum. The Electoral Commisio ... |
| Germany firmly rejects recreational marijuana legalization bill as hope fades for reform [30.10.2020] | The German federal parliament rejected a bill to legalize a “strictly controlled” adult-use cannabis market, dealing a major setback to recreational ... |
| Marijuana use among teens down 2 years after legalization [29.10.2020] | Two years after the sale of marijuana was legalized in Canada, and researchers have yet to see the feared increase in use, says Michael Boudreau, a c ... |
| Position Paper of the Fair Trade Cannabis Working Group in the Caribbean [29.10.2020] | The Position Paper "For inclusive business models, well designed laws and fair(er) trade options for small-scale traditional cannabis farmers” produc ... |
| Dominica parliament amends marijuana legislation [27.10.2020] | The Dominica parliament approved the amendment to the Drugs Prevention Misuse Act even as government legislators urged that the passage of the bill s ... |
| Where recreational marijuana is legal, data show minimal impacts on teen use and traffic deaths [22.10.2020] | Since 2012, 11 states have legalized marijuana use for adults — which voters nationwide are considering on their ballots this year. Researchers are j ... |
| ‘If there were no hashish here, you wouldn’t see a single house’ [19.10.2020] | A village in Lebanon, where cannabis grows everywhere, has long counted on hashish for income. But the country’s economic crisis has farmers reconsid ... |
| ‘Tide is turning’: New Zealand’s cannabis referendum sparks debate in Australia [18.10.2020] | The cannabis legalisation referendum was watched closely by progressive politicians and campaigners in Australia. For the first time, the 2019 Nation ... |
| Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs struggle for traction in Canada's cannabis industry [17.10.2020] | A policy brief by the Centre on Drug Policy Evaluation and the University of Toronto looked at c-suite level executives, parent companies and license ... |
| California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region [15.10.2020] | California’s marijuana market is borrowing a page from the state’s world-famous wine industry thanks to a new law intended to help outdoor cannabis g ... |
| Cannabis referendum: More than 100 doctors back legalising recreational use [15.10.2020] | More than 100 doctors have come forward to put their names behind cannabis legalisation, in response to the New Zealand Medical Association's backtra ... |
| Mexican Senate set to pass bill to legalize marijuana in next few days [15.10.2020] | Sen. Ricardo Monreal, the leader of Lopez Obrador’s MORENA party in the upper chamber of Congress, said in an interview that a vote on the proposal w ... |
| Legalisation of cannabis delayed due to coronavirus pandemic [13.10.2020] | Minister of Health Paulette Lenert confirmed that work on the cannabis legalisation project had been going on for months, even though it had been del ... |
| Medical cannabis doesn't cause cognitive decline in seniors, study finds [13.10.2020] | A new study conducted at Haifa University's School of Public Health has found no evidence of cognitive decline in senior citizens who regularly smoke ... |
| amaMpondo traditional leaders reject Private Use Cannabis Bill [10.10.2020] | Traditional leaders from the amaMpondo nation and cannabis farmers in the Eastern Cape have rejected the Private Use Cannabis Bill. They are calling ... |
| Cannabis referendum: Health experts lay out the case for voting 'yes' [08.10.2020] | Four of the country's top medical experts are urging voters to tick 'yes' in the cannabis referendum, saying it's not a vote for the drug, but agains ... |
| Switzerland set to launch cannabis pilot projects 2021 [08.10.2020] | In September 2020, the Swiss parliament adopted a modification to the Federal Act on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances. The change provides a leg ... |
| Get premium dagga delivered to your door - legally (probably) [06.10.2020] | Growing and smoking dagga at home or in private is legal. For now, buying and selling dagga, however, remains against the law. Cape Cannabis Club (C3 ... |
| Should N.J. legalize marijuana? The voters will decide [05.10.2020] | For two years, New Jersey lawmakers had failed to mobilize enough support to pass a bill to fully legalize marijuana. Instead, they agreed in Decembe ... |
| Revealed: Drug law change sees sharp fall in drug users prosecuted; bias against Māori remains [01.10.2020] | A "watershed" change to drug laws last year has seen a significant drop in police prosecutions for drug use and an increase in warnings and alternati ... |
| Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions [01.10.2020] | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis plans to mass-pardon 2,732 convictions of low-level marijuana possession through an executive order after signing a bill ea ... |
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