Items tagged with cannabis
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| South African court frees cannabis from colonial and apartheid past [23.09.2018] | A ruling by the South African Constitutional Court opens the way for decriminalising private use of cannabis, locally known as “dagga”. It marks a de ... |
| Let’s cultivate laws for a cannabis industry centred on uplifting the rural poor [19.09.2018] | The Constitutional Court judgment on cannabis probably made a lot of people happy because, across all sectors of society, people smoke weed and have, ... |
| Dagga: ConCourt says yes to getting high in private [18.09.2018] | In a unanimous judgment, the Constitutional Court ordered that the private consumption and cultivation of cannabis be decriminalised. Deputy Chief Ju ... |
| Legalisierung von Marihuana [18.09.2018] | Die Forderung nach einer Legalisierung von Cannabis war lange ein Thema für Freaks – selbst in Berlin, wo Drogenkonsum auch in bürgerlichen Kreisen a ... |
| Pas de nouvelle loi sur le cannabis [11.09.2018] | Pas besoin d'une nouvelle loi fédérale pour régler en détail la culture, le commerce, la consommation et l'imposition du chanvre. Le Conseil national ... |
| Agriculture minister seeks to link small ganja farmers with large processors [10.09.2018] | Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Audley Shaw, says he is looking to link small ganja farmers with large processors who have ... |
| PM: Government to review marijuana legislation in 2019 [09.09.2018] | Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley says Government will examine marijuana legislation in 2019 with a view toward possibly decriminalising the plant. Rowl ... |
| Acquittement pour le Cannabis Social Club de Namur, le ministère public fait appel [07.09.2018] | Le jugement est tombé au tribunal correctionnel de Namur dans l'affaire du Cannabis Social Club. Les cinq prévenus poursuivis pour trafic de stupéfia ... |
| We from the police advise: more money and powers for the police [07.09.2018] | The study 'The Netherlands and synthetic drugs: An inconvenient truth' by the Dutch police academy on the role of the Netherlands in the production o ... |
| Has Big Pharma’s ‘inevitable entrance’ into the cannabis space arrived? [03.09.2018] | As Canada prepares to legalise the recreational use of marijuana, the medicinal potential of cannabis has attracted increased attention in the pharma ... |
| Andhra Pradesh's north eastern hilly belt fast becoming cannabis capital of India [02.09.2018] | Paderu is the main town in the area and the cannabis produced in the entire belt is popularly called Paderu ganja. This region is quickly becoming th ... |
| Canopy Growth CEO: We're not the Amazon or Google of pot yet, but we want to be [31.08.2018] | Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton told CNBC Friday the cannabis company is well ahead of its rivals in becoming the leading brand in legal marijuana but ... |
| Gandhi’s plea to legalise soft drugs gains support [30.08.2018] | MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi’s demand for legalising soft drugs, including poppy husk, opium and marijuana, is gaining ground. Earlier, the idea was endor ... |
| Inside the Trump administration’s secret war on weed [29.08.2018] | The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state ... |
| Brain scans show how cannabis extract may help people with psychosis [29.08.2018] | Brain scans have revealed for the first time how a substance found in cannabis plants may help people with psychotic disorders by dampening down abno ... |
| Canada approves roadside saliva test for cannabis that doesn't measure impairment [28.08.2018] | The federal government says that "combatting impaired driving is a top priority". But today, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould approved a roadsid ... |
| New study suggests schizophrenia might actually lead to cannabis use [28.08.2018] | The notion that weed and schizophrenia are somehow related is by now a “water is wet” kind of non-statement. Scientists have been telling us for year ... |
| City launches consultation on four designated cannabis consumption sites [27.08.2018] | With Canada-wide cannabis legalization less than two months away, city hall wants to know how Calgarians feel about four areas it’s proposing as desi ... |
| Lebanese cannabis farmers hope legalisation may bring amnesty [27.08.2018] | The contrast between the vibrant green of a cannabis field and the arid land nearby in Lebanon's Bekaa valley has for years raised a dilemma for the ... |
| Biplab Deb’s push for cannabis-free Tripura triggers exodus of farmers, they call for legalisation [24.08.2018] | Over the years, better processing systems, well-planned smuggling routes and a bigger corridor from Assam to Bangladesh helped fuel a parallel cannab ... |
| Ganja: Discovering the future [22.08.2018] | Despite cannabis being an integral part of the Jamaican identity, just five years ago local laws did not reflect the realities of its use in the coun ... |
| Organic marijuana grower does not have to pay state €500,000 [22.08.2018] | A Frisian man who was convicted of growing marijuana in 2015 has been told he does not have to pay almost €500,000 to the Dutch state by appeal court ... |
| Constellation spends $4bn to lift stake in cannabis group Canopy [15.08.2018] | Beer maker Constellation Brands doubled down on its bet on the budding marijuana industry, pumping just under $4bn into a Canadian group that has sou ... |
| Mexico’s new president has a radical plan to end the drug war [15.08.2018] | Since the military took to the streets to fight the increasingly powerful and violent cartels producing and trafficking drugs north to consumers in t ... |
| Ontario will rely on private sector to sell recreational cannabis [13.08.2018] | Premier Doug Ford is giving up Ontario’s monopoly on weed, opening sales of recreational cannabis to private stores by April 1 in a dramatic shift th ... |
| Cannabis to give a ‘high’ to Himachal textiles [11.08.2018] | The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to explore the industrial possibilities with hemp, a variety of cannabis, to produce yarn for making clot ... |
| New government in Spain: An opportunity for cannabis legalization? [10.08.2018] | On June 1, Pedro Sanchez became Spain’s first president to be elected through a no-confidence motion. A few days after the Popular Party was condemne ... |
| Climate change is turning the Middle East's breadbasket into a cannabis farm [09.08.2018] | Heeding the recommendation of international consulting group McKinsey, which was part of a broader development plan, Lebanon's parliament is preparin ... |
| Police chief calls for more cannabis clubs where drug can be used and traded safely [09.08.2018] | A police chief has called for cannabis users to be allowed to freely grow and sell the drug without fear of arrest in cannabis clubs, saying the “war ... |
| Health Minister David Clark in favour of liberalising drug laws [31.07.2018] | Health Minister David Clark is personally in favour of more liberal drug laws because prohibition has not worked in the past. But Clark would not com ... |
| Constitutional court outlaws all punishment for cannabis consumption in Georgia [30.07.2018] | The Constitutional Court of Georgia ruled that people can no longer face administrative punishments, such as fines, for consuming cannabis. The decis ... |
| Lebanon's cannabis heartland, Bekaa, hopes for legalization [27.07.2018] | The Bekaa Valley in Lebanon has long been notorious as one of the world's major cannabis-growing regions, producing some of the finest hashish. The c ... |
| Synthetic cannabis deaths spike in New Zealand, igniting legalisation debate [27.07.2018] | The number of fatal overdoses from synthetic cannabis use has soared in New Zealand, going from two deaths in five years to 45 in 12 months. The emer ... |
| Legalising recreational ganja still off the table in SVG [26.07.2018] | The Ralph Gonsalves government will amend the laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to decriminalise marijuana use for medicinal and religious purpo ... |
| Luxembourg debates legalising cannabis for recreational use [26.07.2018] | Luxembourg politicians contemplated legalising cannabis, after a public petition garnered enough signatures to prompt a parliamentary debate. The pet ... |
| Weeks: we need to talk about cannabis [25.07.2018] | More changes to the law on cannabis could be in the works, the Minister of Social Development and Sport in Bermuda has signalled. Michael Weeks said ... |
| For US pot companies, Canada is the land of opportunity [25.07.2018] | Green Thumb Industries had a business plan, expertise and plenty of ambition to grow its marijuana business. What the Chicago-based company didn't ha ... |
| New poll shows big jump in support for cannabis reform, especially for medicinal use [24.07.2018] | Public support for cannabis law reform has soared in the past year especially for medicinal use of cannabis, a poll commissioned by the New Zealand D ... |
| Public consultations on decriminalising marijuana [24.07.2018] | Government and the Caribbean Collective For Justice (CCFJ) have agreed there should be public consultations about the decriminalising of marijuana. A ... |
| French tobacco shops ‘ready’ for legalisation of cannabis [22.07.2018] | “We’re for the recreational use of cannabis if it’s legalised. And we’re ready to sell it in our tobacco shops”, Philippe Coy, president of the Confe ... |
| Regulated marijuana trial plans should be bigger, says Council of State [20.07.2018] | The government’s highest advisory body, the Council of State, has thrown its weight behind criticism of plans to begin trials of regulated marijuana ... |
| Murder in Colombia’s peace laboratory [19.07.2018] | Colombian campesinos in Briceño, Antioquia have voluntarily uprooted their coca plants in exchange for government support to grow new crops. But with ... |
| Does legal weed make police more effective? [18.07.2018] | Marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington state has “produced some demonstrable and persistent benefit” to police departments' ability to sol ... |
| Lebanon to consider legalizing cannabis growing: official [18.07.2018] | Lebanon’s parliament is considering legalizing the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said, in an attempt t ... |
| Police ‘decriminalising cannabis’ as prosecutions fall away [14.07.2018] | Police forces are in effect decriminalising cannabis, campaigners say, after uncovering figures that show a substantial fall in the number of prosecu ... |
| Cuomo administration report backs marijuana legalization in New York [13.07.2018] | The administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) released a state Health Department report that says the "positive effects" of legalization "outw ... |
| CARICOM report says legalize marijuana use [09.07.2018] | The CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana has recommended the declassification of marijuana as a dangerous drug in all legislation and the reclass ... |
| A plan to jump start Lebanon's economy: Export cannabis to the world [08.07.2018] | Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. presented a document detailing proposals to jump start Lebanon's economy to President Michel Aoun, Bloomberg reported. ... |
| Caricom Commission: Marijuana laws too draconian [08.07.2018] | The Caricom Regional Commission on Marijuana has labelled existing regional marijuana laws as draconian and one which carries with it inappropriate c ... |
| Partnership critical for ganja industry success - SRC head [06.07.2018] | Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Dr Cliff Riley has underscored the importance of working partnerships that acknowledge an ... |
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