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 ... |
| Cannabis: le National entre en matière [10.12.2019] | Le Parlement pourra aborder la question des essais pilotes de distribution de cannabis. Contre l'avis de sa commission, le nouveau Conseil national e ... |
| Inside the billion-dollar race to patent cannabis [09.12.2019] | The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has already issued several patents for specific kinds of cannabis and for more wide-ranging “utility pat ... |
| The Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill: pretty good so far [04.12.2019] | As you’re probably aware, the draft bill outlining the proposed legal cannabis regime to be put to a referendum late next year was published, and has ... |
| Drug Foundation praises the proposed cannabis law – but National says it's not up to scratch [03.12.2019] | The Government outlined details of what they'll be voting for in next year's cannabis referendum. The New Zealand Drug Foundation is welcoming the pr ... |
| ‘B.C. bud’ cannabis still underground, John Horgan hopes to rescue it [02.12.2019] | British Columbia used to supply half of Canada’s marijuana, export it to the United States by the hockey bag, and bring home a bong-full of blue ribb ... |
| UN Common Position on drug policy [01.12.2019] | In November 2018, the UN System CEB adopted the ‘UN system common position supporting the implementation of the international drug control policy thr ... |
| Regulating Drugs: Resolving Conflicts with the UN Drug Control Treaty System [29.11.2019] | There are good reasons to legally regulate drugs markets, rather than persist with efforts to ban all non-medical uses of psychoactive substances. Re ... |
| Cannabis sales in EU raise $13 billion for crime gangs [26.11.2019] | Europeans spent at least 11.6 billion euros (£9.9 billion) in 2017 on illegal cannabis purchases, confirming marijuana as the largest drugs market in ... |
| Could cannabis be a 'silver bullet' in the fight against the opioid crisis? [24.11.2019] | A new study suggests cannabis could be a safer and more effective substitute for opioids in the treatment of chronic pain, but can it help fight the ... |
| Inside the Walmart of weed [23.11.2019] | With Canada the largest nation to completely legalize marijuana, the world’s most valuable pot company, Canopy Growth Corp., founded in 2013 and now ... |
| House Judiciary Committee approves landmark marijuana legalization bill [20.11.2019] | The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would effectively make marijuana legal. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE ... |
| Cannabis könnte dem Staat über 300 Millionen pro Jahr bringen [19.11.2019] | Der Cannabiskonsum spaltet die Schweizer Politik. Die Sozialkommission des Nationalrats hat den Vorschlag des Bundesrats zu einer vorsichtigen Öffnun ... |
| De Caires has high hopes despite pace of Cannabis Commission! [17.11.2019] | Andre De Caires of the Cannabis Movement of St. Lucia is not satisfied with the pace at which the recently formed Cannabis Commission is working. The ... |
| Britons who legally smoke cannabis in the US 'risk being deported' [15.11.2019] | A legal expert at an international immigration firm has warned British tourists and employees that if they smoke marijuana in the US, even in states ... |
| Battered cannabis investors still seek bottom after Canopy plunges [15.11.2019] | Canopy Growth Corp. led another mass selloff in the Canadian cannabis space after an earnings miss had investors once again looking for a bottom in t ... |
| Canadian cannabis group appeals to Trudeau to help fix industry challenges [15.11.2019] | An industry group representing Canada’s biggest cannabis companies is appealing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to help address some of the industry ... |
| Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization [14.11.2019] | Two-thirds of Americans say the use of marijuana should be legal, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a new Pew Research ... |
| Cannabis use disorder is rising in U.S. states where weed is legal [13.11.2019] | Rates of cannabis use disorder have risen in U.S. states where the drug has been legalized, including among children and teenagers, according to a st ... |
| Drug law failing its purpose as undeserving people get jailed [11.11.2019] | A “draconian” drug law in Malta has forced a magistrate to jail a 39-year-old woman for six months for cultivating six small cannabis plants for her ... |
| Cannabis in Thailand: How far will the green gold rush go? [07.11.2019] | Thailand made headlines all over the world last December when it became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalize cannabis for medical use and ... |
| Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on use of cannabis [07.11.2019] | The Delhi High Court has sought Centre's response over a plea filed by Great Legalisation Movement India Trust (GLMIT) challenging certain provisions ... |
| Rastas to get approval for cannabis use in Barbados [07.11.2019] | Rastafarians in Barbados will be permitted to use cannabis for sacramental purposes. The announcement was made during a Sitting in the House of Parli ... |
| Is the ‘War on Drugs’ over? Arrest statistics say No [05.11.2019] | Despite bipartisan calls to treat drug addiction as a public health issue rather than as a crime — and despite the legalization of marijuana in more ... |
| Cannabis shows potential for treating PTSD: New study [05.11.2019] | The results of clinical trials testing cannabis as a PTSD treatment are pending. Previous research has linked cannabis use with poorer mental health ... |
| Reasons marijuana legalization seems to be failing [05.11.2019] | When it was first proposed, the concept of marijuana legalization seemed solid enough. Take the world’s most popular illicit substance, establish a t ... |
| All dried up: How Bay Street cashed in on the cannabis frenzy before the carnage [01.11.2019] | The warning signs were there all summer, but it wasn’t until the first business day of September that the reckoning arrived for Canadian cannabis com ... |
| Sadiq Khan: Time for cannabis rethink to cut violent crime [01.11.2019] | London Mayor Sadiq Khan called for a rethink on cannabis laws and policing amid concern about the links between drugs and violent crime. The Mayor so ... |
| Glimmer of hope for cannabis industry as talks continue with US [31.10.2019] | Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Investment, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Dermon Spence has indicated that there could be headway in sig ... |
| Regulated marijuana trial must not encourage use, ministers say [30.10.2019] | The Dutch government experiment with regulated marijuana cultivation must not give the impression that the state is encouraging the use of the drug, ... |
| Study finds declining trend in prevalence of cannabis use disorder among frequent users [30.10.2019] | The prevalence of cannabis use disorder decreased in 2002 to 2016 among frequent users,, according to a new study conducted at Columbia University Ma ... |
| ACT dope laws ‘flout UN treaty statutes’ [28.10.2019] | The UN narcotics agency has warned that the ACT Labor government’s move to legalise cannabis in the national capital had put Australia in violation o ... |
| Risks of cannabis use for mental health treatment outweigh benefits [28.10.2019] | The use of cannabis medicines to treat people with depression, anxiety, psychosis or other mental health issues cannot be justified because there is ... |
| Angela Merkel's party mulls legalizing cannabis in Germany [26.10.2019] | Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is openly considering a momentous u-turn in their party's attitude to the legalization of can ... |
| Small-scale outdoor growing is firing up Legalization 2.0 [23.10.2019] | Mark Spear might be a thorn in the side of the Canadian weed industry. Or he may be a heel. He certainly stands out when it comes to gently pissing o ... |
| South Africa’s budding cannabis industry is waiting for regulations to catch up [20.10.2019] | South Africa’s budding cannabis industry has made huge strides over the last year since the Constitutional Court upheld South Africans’ right to priv ... |
| Demand for illegal cannabis still high, 1 year after legalization [17.10.2019] | One year after the federal government legalized recreational marijuana, 60 per cent of Canadians are still buying the drug on the black market or fro ... |
| How Canada's cannabis legalization is shaping laws elsewhere [17.10.2019] | Ever since Canada became the first major country to legalize marijuana for adults a year ago, other nations have been paying attention. The small Sou ... |
| Local governments are trying to make the cannabis industry less racist [17.10.2019] | Local governments looking to legalize marijuana across the nation are starting to think about racial equity—at a time when a multi-billion dollar can ... |
| 'This weed is so much better': Cannabis legalization in B.C. at one year [16.10.2019] | Mike Babins and Maria Petrucci cleared grey-market cannabis from the shelves of their dispensary last year on the eve of federal legalization, uncert ... |
| ACT legalising cannabis will not stop it being a federal offence, warns Porter [16.10.2019] | The Australian Capital Territory law to legalise cannabis possession appears to “do nothing to end the continuing operation” of commonwealth offences ... |
| A year in the weeds: Why the cannabis industry didn't take off the way everyone planned [15.10.2019] | Dozens of legal cannabis producers, backed by billions in investor capital, were expected to put the black market on its heels, launching Canada to t ... |
| Dagga prohibition needs to end [15.10.2019] | Despite the far-sighted rulings by Judge Dennis Davis and two colleagues in the Cape High Court, and then the unanimous Constitutional Court, that al ... |
| “People feel betrayed”: small-scale dagga growers fear exclusion from legal trade [14.10.2019] | As South Africa looks to enter the booming commercial cannabis market, which could be worth up to R27 billion locally by 2023, the Eastern Cape Depar ... |
| The Great American cannabis experiment [14.10.2019] | While state legalization has allowed the cannabis industry to grow – it generated over $10 billion in sales last year and employs more than 211,000 p ... |
| Cannabis extract may work as a treatment for cannabis addiction [13.10.2019] | For people who are addicted to cannabis, one treatment option may be, paradoxically, to take pills containing an extract of cannabis. The first test ... |
| Grading cannabis strength ‘will improve mental health of users’ [13.10.2019] | Standard units for grading the potency of cannabis – similar to those already used for alcohol – would result in significant improvements in the ment ... |
| Jamaica joins global stock markets in bracing for impact of Cannabis Banking Bill [11.10.2019] | The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has joined other stock markets across the globe in bracing for the impact of the Cannabis Banking Bill, which is cur ... |
| Le Luxembourg produira son propre cannabis [11.10.2019] | Le Luxembourg met toutes les chances de son côté pour devenir l'un des pionniers européens en matière de cannabis. Si la légalisation de l'usage récr ... |
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