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 cannabis ‘gold rush’ is underway and shows no sign of stopping, says pot CEO [18.04.2019] | With 33 states now offering some form of legal medical or recreational marijuana, and pot companies expanding their footprints across the country, th... |
| These are the countries most likely to legalize weed next [17.04.2019] | In October 2018, Canada became the second country after Uruguay—and the first G7 nation—to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Led by Prime Mi... |
| Canada's legal weed struggles to light up as smokers stick to black market [17.04.2019] | When Melissa, a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, went to one of Canada’s first government cannabis stores, she wasn’t impressed. “You can’t look at ... |
| Jamaica’s cannabis gamble [17.04.2019] | Jamaica is starting to think of cannabis as an opportunity. Uruguay, Canada and ten American states have legalised it for recreational use. Ganja, as... |
| Germany: Drivers on cannabis will no longer automatically lose license [12.04.2019] | First time offenders of driving under the influence of cannabis will no longer have their driver's license revoked, a federal court in Leipzig ruled.... |
| Dutch ministers unveil marijuana plans [11.04.2019] | The Dutch government is to press ahead with experiments in regulated marijuana production involving 10 licenced growers, according to the detailed pl... |
| Alex Berenson and the last anti-cannabis crusade [10.04.2019] | The encroaching specter of mass legalization of cannabis has triggered a strange reprisal of the alarmist themes of Anslinger’s assault on the plant ... |
| Cannabis banking prospects improve; scepticism and stigma remain [10.04.2019] | The nascent medical cannabis business in Jamaica is challenged by limited access to banking facilities. Many of the major banks have asked clients en... |
| How cannabis is firing up the U.S. supply chain [04.04.2019] | With the recreational use of cannabis now legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia and medical marijuana legal in 23 states, marijuana is on i... |
| Street cannabis 'contains dangerous amount of faecal matter' [04.04.2019] | Cannabis resin sold on the streets of Madrid is contaminated with dangerous levels of faecal matter, a study says. Traces of E.coli bacteria and the ... |
| Genève fait cavalier seul sur la distribution de cannabis [31.03.2019] | Le Canton de Genève sera-t-il le premier de Suisse à accueillir un projet pilote de régulation du cannabis? Le défi est lancé. Selon nos informations... |
| Partial decriminalization of public cannabis use takes effect Sunday night [31.03.2019] | Marijuana possession will be partially decriminalized at midnight Sunday night when a plan two years in the making goes into effect, replacing crimin... |
| Brussels’ weed wave hits new high [26.03.2019] | For cannabis entrepreneurs in Brussels, business is blooming. Fom Ly runs the Cannabis Social Club Brussels, distributing flowers and oils around the... |
| Should Canberra allow dope-growing clubs to be set up? [26.03.2019] | Dope-smoking Canberrans should be able to join clubs where gardeners can cultivate their cannabis crops for them, a Legislative Assembly inquiry has ... |
| Fair(er) Trade Options for the Cannabis Market [21.03.2019] | Policy changes over the past five years or so have dramatically reshaped the global cannabis market. Not only has there been an unprecedented boom in... |
| Don't be greedy! Why cannabis companies should support home cultivation [20.03.2019] | One of the great things about the cannabis industry is that it has dramatically sped up the process of ending cannabis prohibition and achieving advo... |
| High-strength cannabis increases risk of mental health problems [19.03.2019] | Frequent cannabis use and high-strength varieties are likely to increase the chance of mental health problems, according to researchers in the journa... |
| CLA tasked with fast tracking cannabis licensing process [16.03.2019] | Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green has directed the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) t... |
| Illegal cannabis cultivation costs Dutch society €200 mil. per year [15.03.2019] | Illegal cannabis cultivation costs Dutch society around 200 million euros per year, through stolen electricity and missed taxes, according to the sec... |
| The WHO’s First-Ever Critical Review of Cannabis [15.03.2019] | The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD or Expert Committee) released in January 2019 the outcomes of the fir... |
| In Moroccan cannabis fields, illumination of Jewish role in country’s hash trade [12.03.2019] | “The Jews in general did not grow cannabis,” explains Dr. Doron Danino, an expert on Moroccan Jewry. “But they received a monopoly from the king for ... |
| Colorado lawmakers taking second crack at bill that would allow publicly traded marijuana companies [04.03.2019] | A bill that opens the door for out-of-state investors and private equity firms to wade into Colorado ’s regulated marijuana business waters passed it... |
| Sweet smell of success? Big business bets on a marijuana boom [02.03.2019] | T o listen to some of the predictions about the future of the cannabis industry, you would think financial analysts had been partaking heavily of the... |
| Cannabis: Le commerce international s’organise… sauf au Maroc [01.03.2019] | Depuis 2013, pas moins de dix Etats américains et la capitale fédérale, ainsi que le Canada et l’Uruguay, ont autorisé l’usage légal du cannabis pour... |
| Swiss may let 5,000 people use marijuana legally for studies [28.02.2019] | Switzerland may let up to 5,000 people smoke marijuana legally in pilot studies to help shape new rules for recreational use. The cabinet proposed li... |
| Scientists brew cannabis using hacked beer yeast [27.02.2019] | The yeast that has been used for millennia to brew alcoholic drinks has now been engineered to produce cannabinoids — chemicals with medicinal and mi... |
| Portugal rejects recreational cannabis, as medical becomes legal [26.02.2019] | The Portuguese parliament has rejected two proposals to legalise the cultivation and sale of cannabis for recreational purposes. The first proposal, ... |
| Is marijuana really legal in Mexico? [26.02.2019] | Mexico’s federal judges will be required to grant amparo appeals for the recreational use of marijuana. However, this does not imply that marijuana h... |
| San Francisco to expunge thousands of marijuana convictions [26.02.2019] | San Francisco officials plan to expunge more than 9,000 marijuana convictions dating back to 1975, the city's highest law enforcement official said. ... |
| St Kitts-Nevis joins 'ganja train' Gov't accepts recommendations on use of marijuana in federation [22.02.2019] | The St Kitts-Nevis Government says it will consider and consult further on creating the framework for the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes aft... |
| Legalize pot? Amid opioid crisis, some New Hampshire leaders say no way [20.02.2019] | The push to legalize recreational marijuana is sweeping the Northeast: Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine have done it, and the governors of Rhode Isla... |
| Drug policy in India: Key developments since the UNGASS 2016 [20.02.2019] | This paper outlines the key drug policy developments in India since the UNGASS Outcome Document was adopted in 2016, which highlights health and huma... |
| Tough cannabis policies do not deter young people – study [18.02.2019] | There is no evidence that tough policies deter young people from using cannabis, a study has found. Analysing data about cannabis use among more than... |
| The trend towards exotic ganja flavours [18.02.2019] | Cultivators have been experimenting with unique flavours through selective breeding and phenotyping – adjusting the plant’s grow environment to see w... |
| Popular book on marijuana's apparent dangers is pure alarmism, experts say [17.02.2019] | A group of 75 scholars and medical professionals have criticised a controversial book about the purported dangers of marijuana, calling it an example... |
| Legalisation of cannabis in the UK would help protect its users from harm [15.02.2019] | N ew research highlights associations between teenage cannabis use and a range of mental health problems. The results suggested that use of the drug ... |
| Amnesty underway for users, possessors of cannabis [15.02.2019] | The Drug Committee in Thailand approved three draft legislations for amnesty. If these drafts become law, even possessors of cannabis, who are not pa... |
| Cannabis smoking in teenage years linked to adulthood depression [13.02.2019] | Scientists believe they have identified about 60,000 cases of depression in adults under 35 in the UK, and more than 400,000 in the US, that could be... |
| The cannabis black market will control 71 per cent of sales in Canada this year, Scotiabank says [13.02.2019] | A new research note from Scotiabank analysts estimate that the black market will control 71 percent of cannabis sales in Canada in 2019. The logistic... |
| Slowing the legal weed freight train [12.02.2019] | Sabet's strategy for sabotaging legalization is to offer legislators what he calls "a true decriminalization and justice" bill, which would do away w... |
| What is required for Jamaica to export its hi-grade ganja [11.02.2019] | Jamaica’s decriminalisation of ganja in 2015 brought with it many expectations, one being the ability to export its hi-grade herb. With a relatively ... |
| Cannabis co-ops seek to bring small producers, processors into legal market [10.02.2019] | British Columbia may be famous for its bud but some say Canada's new marijuana legalization framework is excluding the small producers with establish... |
| WHO recommends rescheduling cannabis in international law for first time in history [08.02.2019] | The World Health Organization has suggested that cannabis should be removed from Schedule IV of the 1961 UN Single Convention given the mounting evid... |
| Why so many Americans now support legalizing marijuana, in 4 charts [05.02.2019] | American views on marijuana have shifted incredibly rapidly. Thirty years ago, marijuana legalization seemed like a lost cause. In 1988, only 24 perc... |
| A California conundrum: How to crack down on illicit sales without echoing the war on drugs? [04.02.2019] | In October 2018, the California Department of Consumer Affairs’ newly-established Cannabis Enforcement Unit teamed up with the Los Angeles Police Dep... |
| 'Legalize marijuana without corporatized marijuana,' says New York mayor Bill de Blasio [03.02.2019] | New York Mayor Bill de Blasio supports Governor Andrew Cuomo's pledge to legalize recreational marijuana, but he doesn't want the the market to be ov... |
| World Health Organization recommends rescheduling marijuana under international treaties [01.02.2019] | Health experts at the United Nations are recommending that marijuana and its key components be formally rescheduled under international drug treaties... |
| Why legal cannabis growers can’t compete with the black market — yet [01.02.2019] | Despite the persistent media buzz, there are no cannabis supply shortages in Canada, pot industry expert Michael Armstrong explains. “There’s all kin... |
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