Items tagged with cannabis
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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 ... |
CLA issues 50 cannabis licences in two years [08.12.2019] | The four-year-old Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) reached another major milestone last week by issuing its 50th licence for medicinal use of the d ... |
Dutch fear making a hash of cannabis reform [05.12.2019] | The Netherlands has long been a mecca for buzz-seeking tourists on account of its lax cannabis laws. What many of them don't know is that cannabis is ... |
La légalisation du cannabis récréatif dans les limbes [04.12.2019] | Si l'usage thérapeutique du cannabis est déjà entré dans une phase de test, son emploi «à des fins récréatives» n'est pas encore à l'ordre du jour de ... |
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 ... |
Government passes ganja legislation for Rastafarians, conditions apply [24.11.2019] | Government has officially passed legislation to allow the local Rastafarian community to use cannabis, however, those seeking to take advantage of th ... |
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 ... |
As Russian money poured into cannabis, Giuliani allies scrambled to partake [23.10.2019] | Federal law still treats cannabis as an illegal substance, and traditional banks have been wary of getting involved. Wealthy financiers have moved in ... |
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 ... |
Éric Piolle sur le cannabis : « Un décalage complet entre notre politique et la réalité » [19.10.2019] | La légalisation du cannabis est-elle une solution ? Le maire de Grenoble Éric Piolle évoque la question sur le plateau d'On n'est pas couché ce samed ... |
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 ... |
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