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Africa eyes the global cannabis market
Wednesday, 06 April 2022Benjamin Cadet stands among his plants in a white polo shirt bearing his company logo. He dons surgeon's gloves and handles the flowers carefully. They are full of pollen — ripe for the picking. The ...
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Women and Drugs in Myanmar
Wednesday, 06 April 2022What’s the role and position of women in opium cultivation areas in Myanmar? What is life like for women who use drugs in Myanmar? This primer maps out the gendered dynamics of drug policy in Myanmar ...
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Dutch police busted fewer cannabis plantations, drug labs last year
Monday, 04 April 2022The police busted and dismantled fewer synthetic drug labs and cannabis plantations last year, latest figures show. The number of discovered drug labs fell by 35 percent. The number of cocaine laundr ...
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Legalized pot was supposed to help build black wealth in Los Angeles. It failed
Monday, 04 April 2022Back in 2017, Los Angeles was among the first places in the United States to legalize weed with social equity in mind. Today, social equity dominates the conversation about who should be allowed to s ...
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House approves federal marijuana legalization bill for second time in history
Friday, 01 April 2022The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to federally legalize marijuana for the second time in history, also adopting a pair of amendments to the legislation before final passage. Following ...
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PH drug war, rights situation back under global scrutiny
Thursday, 31 March 2022The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) has assailed the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for noting the “extrajudicial targeting” of persons suspected of drug-related activities — a violation of ...
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The Tenderloin suffers under another inhumane crackdown
Wednesday, 30 March 2022In December, San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin (TL), a neighborhood which has long been home to some of the most disenfranchised people in the city. At ...
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Netherlands' regulated cannabis experiment postponed again
Wednesday, 30 March 2022The Netherlands' experiment with regulated cannabis cultivation has been delayed again. The trial will only start in the second quarter of 2023, Ministers Ernst Kuipers of Public Health and Dilan Yeş ...
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Cannabis associations should be ‘safe spaces’, NGOs propose
Monday, 28 March 2022Two NGOs have proposed that cannabis associations should be “safe spaces” where members have a “true interest and passion” in the substance, and where they could share best practices and seek advice ...
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Cannabis legislation passes 18-6, setting up constitutional face-off
Saturday, 26 March 2022It will be legal to grow and sell cannabis in Bermuda – if controversial legislation passed in the House of Assembly gets Royal Assent from the Governor. The Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 would create ...
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In Malta, confusion over cannabis law after doctor arrested for drug dealing
Thursday, 24 March 2022Malta has been rocked by the arrest of a local doctor, Andrew Agius, for distributing cannabis mere months after the island became the first in Europe to legalise the drug. Agius, 43, was arrested on ...
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How the Netherlands became a global cocaine hub
Wednesday, 23 March 2022While the scale of the discovery was shocking, the fact of it was not. The number of cocaine seizures in Europe has been rising steadily, quadrupling between 2009 and 2019. With these hauls represent ...
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Bipartisan Congressional lawmakers want Biden to push UN to end international marijuana ban
Sunday, 20 March 2022A bipartisan duo of congressional lawmakers filed a resolution on Friday imploring President Joe Biden to wield his influence to get the United Nations (UN) to end the international ban on marijuana ...
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The shortcomings and side effects of substance scheduling
Thursday, 17 March 2022Substance scheduling is a central function of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and a longstanding pillar of international and national drug policies. Despite the continued reliance on scheduling, the ...
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Cannabis law still reflects discriminatory practices: Andrew Bonello
Thursday, 17 March 2022The reform enacted by the Maltese government in 2021 Act No. LXVI to establish the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis and to amend various laws relating to certain cannabis activities, incl ...
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Where do Indian bhang shops get their legal cannabis from?
Thursday, 17 March 2022Shops selling bhang, have to obtain and frequently renew their licence from the local excise department before selling it in various forms, the most popular being the thandai. This is made by boiling ...
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The green wave hits Europe: Recent cannabis regulation initiatives in Europe
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Politicians across parties propose 5-year cannabis pilot in Denmark
Tuesday, 15 March 2022Danish officials across five political parties have proposed a plan for an adult-use cannabis pilot similar to a program proposed in its capital city. Earlier this month, the proposal was presented i ...
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L’avenir de la culture du cannabis sous les projecteurs à Tanger
Monday, 14 March 2022L’avenir de la culture du cannabis et sa relation avec le développement territorial a été sous les projecteurs, samedi à Tanger, lors d’un colloque international organisé par la revue Tidighin des re ...
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Herzog, Sa'ar call on convicted cannabis users to request clemency
Sunday, 06 March 2022Israelis who have been convicted for possessing or using cannabis for personal purposes were called upon to submit a request to have their criminal record erased, President Isaac Herzog and Justice M ...
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Morocco ratifies decree to start legal cannabis industry
Friday, 04 March 2022Morocco has ratified the legislative changes required to start the country’s promising domestic legal cannabis industry for medical and export purposes. The prospect of legalizing Moroccan cannabis p ...
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Ganja lobby turns heat on Gov’t in defence of small farmers
Friday, 25 February 2022The Ganja Growers and Producers Association Jamaica (GGPAJ) has called for an immediate two-year incentive programme for marijuana cultivators, especially for small, traditional, Rastafarian and indi ...
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Inside California's cannabis crisis
Monday, 21 February 2022California’s marijuana market, which reached an estimated $4.4 billion in sales in 2020, has seemingly reached peak cannabis capitalism. But the overwhelming sense amongst the so-called “legacy growe ...
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In blow for cannabis advocates, Italy's high court blocks referendum
Wednesday, 16 February 2022A referendum on making growing cannabis legal in Italy has been blocked by the country's constitutional court. In a ruling judges said the law would have forced Italy to violate its international obl ...
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Schumer asks for input as Democrats finalize cannabis bill
Thursday, 10 February 2022Top Senate Democrats are asking their colleagues for input as they work to finalize cannabis reform legislation, with the aim of introducing a bill this spring. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer ...
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Europe should follow Malta's example on cannabis reform, says minister
Wednesday, 09 February 2022Malta’s new cannabis rules should serve as a model for other European states of how to end the unnecessary prosecution of low-level drug users and strike a blow against organised crime, according to ...
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Justice minister proposes further decriminalizing recreational cannabis use
Wednesday, 09 February 2022Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar published a list of proposed new regulations that, if approved, will further decriminalize recreational cannabis use in Israel. Under the new draft guidelines, recreatio ...
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Scotland's drug deaths: Consumption room pilot on track despite warning over legal barriers
Wednesday, 02 February 2022The new chair of the SNP’s drug deaths taskforce is confident legal barriers to setting up drug consumption rooms can be overcome as he insisted the facilities would not be a “free-for-all" or be a m ...
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Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway
Wednesday, 02 February 2022Not too long ago, Ehud Olmert was trying to lead Israel to a historic peace agreement. These days, the former Israeli prime minister is pushing a different message: Legalize marijuana. Olmert is amon ...
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A cannabis monopoly asteroid is coming
Tuesday, 01 February 2022If you think two or three powerful companies owning and controlling the sales of all regulated marijuana sounds like a good thing, you can click away from this article. But if the thought of a market ...
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Can delta-8 THC provide some of the benefits of pot – with less paranoia and anxiety?
Monday, 31 January 2022Over the past year, you may have seen something called delta-8 THC or “delta 8” appear in convenience stores and pharmacies alongside CBD gummies, oils and lotions. Delta-8 THC is a hemp-derived comp ...
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Cannabis: French high court ruling puts CBD products back on sale
Wednesday, 26 January 2022France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, has temporarily overturned a ban on the sale of cannabidiol (CBD) flowers and leaves in France, less than a month after it was introduced by ...
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Narcotics Control Board approves delisting of cannabis
Tuesday, 25 January 2022The Narcotics Control Board meeting has endorsed the Public Health Ministry's latest draft list of narcotic substances, in which all components of cannabis no longer appear as a Category 5 narcotic s ...
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Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace is on a mission to legalize cannabis
Tuesday, 25 January 2022The representative from South Carolina introduced a bill to end federal pot prohibition and says legalization is an issue that unites America—“just like apple pie.” In November, the 44-year-old fresh ...
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'Malta will not become another Amsterdam': cannabis authority chair
Monday, 24 January 2022Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech has been appointed the first executive chair of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis. She tells how she plans to stifle the black market and raise awarenes ...
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Drogenbeauftragter über geplante Cannabis-Freigabe: "Ein Ritt auf der Rasierklinge"
Thursday, 20 January 2022Mit der kontrollierten und regulierten Abgabe von Cannabis in Deutschland werden wir europäische Geschichte schreiben. Denn als größtes EU-Land sind wir beispielgebend für andere Staaten. Das Thema i ...
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French political left light up an enormous parliamentary doobie
Sunday, 16 January 2022French MPs discussed a bill this week to legalise the consumption of cannabis. Proposed by the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI), it is not expected to find government support, but several recent ...
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Cannabis companies facing 'crossroads' selling off stores, farms and warehouses
Thursday, 13 January 2022Cannabis companies are selling off growing facilities, stores and warehouses as they try to better align their offerings with demand. Industry observers say demand for cannabis is high, but there are ...
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No complete ban on cannabis, medical use allowed: Centre to Delhi High Court
Monday, 10 January 2022The use of cannabis is not completely banned in India as its medical and scientific use is allowed under the law, the Centre has told the Delhi High Court, which refused to advance the date of hearin ...
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Rotterdam port cocaine seizures hit new high, total street value over €5bn
Monday, 10 January 2022Customs officials based at Rotterdam port seized cocaine with a street value of over €5bn last year, or a total of over 70 tonnes of the class A drug, the public prosecution department said. A furthe ...
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How likely is it that Sweden would ever legalise cannabis?
Thursday, 06 January 2022One of the overarching goals of the Swedish drug strategy is a totally drug-free society. Since 1988 it’s been a criminal offence not only to possess cannabis, but to use it too. Street prices have d ...
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Sadiq Khan drug ‘decriminalisation’ plan ‘does not go far enough’, say experts
Wednesday, 05 January 2022Sadiq Khan’s proposed plan to end the prosecution of young people caught with cannabis in three London boroughs “does not go far enough”, according to experts. It was reported this week that the Mayo ...
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Sadiq Khan plans pilot to ‘decriminalise’ minor cannabis offences in London
Tuesday, 04 January 2022Downing Street has expressed concern over moves to end the prosecution of young people caught with cannabis in some London boroughs, under a pilot scheme being developed by Sadiq Khan. The mayor of L ...
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‘We’re making harm reduction cool’: overdose reversal Narcan becomes a rave essential
Friday, 31 December 2021Fentanyl testing strips as well as the opioid-reversal drug naloxone (commonly known as Narcan) are becoming the sine qua non of the party scene, distributed everywhere cultural denizens hang out: ni ...
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Support for legalising marijuana in Australia nearly doubles over six years
Tuesday, 28 December 2021Over 40% of Australians believe marijuana should be legalised, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2013, according to new analysis. Australian researchers have looked into changes in public attitu ...
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Germany legalizes – how does Sweden act?
Thursday, 23 December 2021"Does the Swedish government see a need of acting within the EU and vis-à-vis Germany in response to the country’s plans to legalize cannabis to ensure compliance with the EU agreement to 'take all n ...
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D.A. Chesa Boudin joins critics of Breed’s Tenderloin crackdown to protest plan
Monday, 20 December 2021District Attorney Chesa Boudin joined other elected officials and activists to criticize Mayor London Breed’s plan to flood San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood with police and crack down on drug ...
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It's official: recreational cannabis reform is now law
Saturday, 18 December 2021A bill to allow recreational cannabis use has been signed by President George Vella and is now part of Maltese law. Legal Notice 478 notes that the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis Act ha ...
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S.F. Mayor Breed declares state of emergency in the Tenderloin
Saturday, 18 December 2021San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a state of emergency in the Tenderloin, allowing city officials to bypass some bureaucratic hurdles as they try to stem a tide of fatal overdoses and street ...
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Up in Smoke: Is the legal-cannabis industry on the verge of collapsing?
Wednesday, 15 December 2021When legalization proponents sold voters on Prop. 64 in 2016, one of their chief arguments in favor of the measure was that legal weed would yield a cash bonanza for state and local governments throu ...
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