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  • German government anticipates huge windfall with legalization of cannabis

    Friday, 01 September 2023
    German government anticipates huge windfall with legalization of cannabis

    In November 2021, when it was announced the German government would send a law to the Bundestag to legalize the consumption and possession of marijuana - which was approved on August 16 - a team of r ...

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  • A beachside city became California’s legal cannabis capital. Not everyone is stoked

    Thursday, 03 August 2023
    A beachside city became California’s legal cannabis capital. Not everyone is stoked

    Thanks to the most lenient policies in California for recreational marijuana, Santa Barbara county is now the state’s undisputed capital of legal cannabis, boasting more acres than each of the the st ...

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  • Canadian marijuana entrepreneurs shift focus to ‘micro’ licenses

    Monday, 17 July 2023
    Canadian marijuana entrepreneurs shift focus to ‘micro’ licenses

    Cannabis entrepreneurs in Canada are increasingly turning to smaller micro-cultivation facilities to manage costs and produce higher-quality marijuana at a time when the industry is facing a glut of ...

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  • Legal but locked out

    Wednesday, 14 June 2023
    Legal but locked out

    As Jamaica continues to promote medicinal cannabis to attract investors and spur the industry's development, entrepreneurs face significant hurdles due to the fact that, while their businesses are le ...

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  • Canada’s unsold cannabis inventory balloons to 1.5 billion grams

    Tuesday, 06 June 2023
    Canada’s unsold cannabis inventory balloons to 1.5 billion grams

    Business failures and consolidation failed to stop Canada’s stockpile of unsold cannabis from reaching a new high in the final quarter of 2022, the latest sign that shrinking prices and margins could ...

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  • Morocco: Two years after cannabis law, farmers in the Rif still 'in the dark'

    Monday, 08 May 2023
    Morocco: Two years after cannabis law, farmers in the Rif still 'in the dark'

    2023 may be the year of his first legal cannabis harvest in Morocco. After years of semi-underground, Aziz has decided to move over to "the legal side." The farmer from the Rif, a mountainous region ...

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  • Thailand's promised cannabis bonanza disappoints as politicians trade blame

    Thursday, 06 April 2023
    Thailand's promised cannabis bonanza disappoints as politicians trade blame

    Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis has delighted its fans, alarmed some health experts and has increasingly disappointed farmers who have been undercut by illegal imports, sending a promise of ...

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  • Cannabis industry plans for South Africa have stalled: how to get them moving again

    Friday, 24 March 2023
    Cannabis industry plans for South Africa have stalled: how to get them moving again

    The opportunity to commercialise the hemp and cannabis industry in South Africa is that it is a new, fast-growing, multi-billion dollar sector with local and international markets. The potential lega ...

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  • À Chefchaouen, les coopératives s’apprêtent à lancer la saison de culture du cannabis légalisé

    Tuesday, 07 March 2023
    À Chefchaouen, les coopératives s’apprêtent à lancer la saison de culture du cannabis légalisé

    Un atelier de travail s’est tenu, le 6 mars au siège de la province de Chefchaouen, afin d’examiner les modalités concrètes de soutien aux coopératives pour le lancement de la saison de culture du ca ...

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  • Jamaican ganja farmers outraged after licence granted to import Canadian herb

    Sunday, 26 February 2023
    Jamaican ganja farmers outraged after licence granted to import Canadian herb

    Some local ganja farmers are fuming over reports that a licence has been granted to a company to import Canadian cannabis into Jamaica. Speaking inside the ‘Jamaica Cannabis Industry Forum’ WhatsApp ...

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  • Cannabis associations will need to have salaries approved by regulator

    Saturday, 18 February 2023
    Cannabis associations will need to have salaries approved by regulator

    Salaries paid out by cannabis associations will have to be approved by the regulator to ensure they are in line with market rates, ARUC boss Leonid McKay has said. The Authority for the Responsible U ...

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  • Canadian wholesale cannabis prices are off more than 40% in 2022

    Wednesday, 15 February 2023
    Canadian wholesale cannabis prices are off more than 40% in 2022

    Canadian cannabis wholesale prices tumbled more than 40% last year as companies continued to work through stubborn supply gluts and struggling cultivators chose to sell off their unsold marijuana ins ...

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  • Why is Lesotho’s cannabis boom failing to deliver the prosperity it promised?

    Wednesday, 15 February 2023
    Why is Lesotho’s cannabis boom failing to deliver the prosperity it promised?

    Even though legislation in 2008 made it possible to grow cannabis for medical or scientific purposes in Lesotho, doing so without a licence from the health ministry, and for recreational use, remains ...

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  • Cannabis producer Canopy cutting 800 jobs, closing flagship Canadian facility

    Thursday, 09 February 2023
    Cannabis producer Canopy cutting 800 jobs, closing flagship Canadian facility

    Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth said it is closing its flagship cultivation facility in Smiths Falls, Ontario, and cutting more than a third of its workforce as part of a shift to an “asset- ...

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  • Is legal weed doomed to be run by big business?

    Wednesday, 28 December 2022
    Is legal weed doomed to be run by big business?

    If the federal government legalizes cannabis, lawmakers should beware of monopolization by national corporations, says Shaleen Title, chief executive of the cannabis policy think tank Parabola Center ...

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  • Marijuana law reached peak absurdity in 2022

    Saturday, 24 December 2022
    Marijuana law reached peak absurdity in 2022

    Banning a plant with hundreds of industrial and medical uses was never going to work out well, but 2022 saw marijuana prohibition reach peak absurdity, not to mention peak confusion for consumers and ...

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    prohibition | law enforcement | new york | corporate capture | cannabis industry | california | social justice | taxation | cannabinoids | amnesty | regulation | legalization | cannabis | US drug policy
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  • Activists fear medical cannabis companies want in on recreational market

    Monday, 21 November 2022
    Activists fear medical cannabis companies want in on recreational market

    Established medical cannabis companies could be looking to set their foot in Malta’s flegdling recreational cannabis market, according to sources. Releaf, the NGO that led the campaign to legalise re ...

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  • A tale of marijuana charlatans, corruption, collusion and exploitation

    Wednesday, 16 November 2022
    A tale of marijuana charlatans, corruption, collusion and exploitation

    Through manipulating trust and exploiting public ignorance, cannabis charlatans – new and old – are trying to construct corporate empires, some of which appear to be based on corruption, collusion an ...

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  • Could Germany’s impending cannabis legalization prop up Canada’s flagging producers?

    Sunday, 18 September 2022
    Could Germany’s impending cannabis legalization prop up Canada’s flagging producers?

    First-mover advantage: It’s a phrase long used by Canadian cannabis companies that have spent billions of dollars to accelerate their international sprawl since legalization in 2018. But as Germany m ...

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  • Cannabis policy changes in Africa are welcome. But small producers are the losers

    Monday, 30 May 2022
    Cannabis policy changes in Africa are welcome. But small producers are the losers

    Many African states that persecuted citizens for cannabis related offences for years are now promoting legal cannabis production. Over the past five years 10 countries have passed laws to legalise pr ...

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    malawi | corporate capture | eswatini | africa | social justice | lesotho | south africa | ghana | cannabis industry | morocco | medical cannabis | cannabis
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  • Why cannabis prices are plunging – unlike just about everything else

    Monday, 02 May 2022
    Why cannabis prices are plunging – unlike just about everything else

    As Canadians deal with the highest inflation in decades and broadening price hikes, one industry remains locked in a lengthy trend of discounting and bargain rates: cannabis. Laden with inventory, pr ...

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  • Africa eyes the global cannabis market

    Wednesday, 06 April 2022
    Africa eyes the global cannabis market

    Benjamin 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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    africa | lesotho | south africa | cannabis industry | germany | israel | medical cannabis | cannabis
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  • Inside California's cannabis crisis

    Monday, 21 February 2022
    Inside California's cannabis crisis

    California’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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  • Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway

    Wednesday, 02 February 2022
    Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway

    Not 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 2022
    A cannabis monopoly asteroid is coming

    If 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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    corporate capture | social justice | cannabis industry | cannabis
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  • Cannabis companies facing 'crossroads' selling off stores, farms and warehouses

    Thursday, 13 January 2022
    Cannabis companies facing 'crossroads' selling off stores, farms and warehouses

    Cannabis 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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  • Three years post-legalization, Canada's cannabis industry ready for a reset

    Friday, 15 October 2021
    Three years post-legalization, Canada's cannabis industry ready for a reset

    Three years after Canada legalized cannabis, the industry appears ready for a reset. When midnight struck on Oct. 17, 2018, Canada became the first developed nation to allow the sale of cannabis for ...

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  • Despite layoffs and losses, cannabis CEOs awarded millions in bonuses

    Monday, 11 October 2021
    Despite layoffs and losses, cannabis CEOs awarded millions in bonuses

    Despite stagnant revenue, layoffs, facility closings and big losses, the top executives of some of the largest cannabis companies in Canada were awarded millions in bonuses and performance stock gran ...

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  • Stand for craft: How Canada’s craft cannabis cultivators are pushing for tax reform

    Wednesday, 29 September 2021
    Stand for craft: How Canada’s craft cannabis cultivators are pushing for tax reform

    It’s been just three short years since cannabis was legalized in Canada, but it’s already clear the nation’s exorbitant taxation on cannabis cultivators is not only unsustainable; it’s killing craft ...

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  • What do you do with a billion grams of surplus weed?

    Thursday, 05 August 2021
    What do you do with a billion grams of surplus weed?

    Back in 2018, during those months before Canada legalized recreational cannabis, things were good for the pot industry. Companies were being hyped as pioneers in “the green frontier” and “proof that ...

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  • Canadian cannabis producers have sold less than 20% of output since adult-use legalization

    Wednesday, 28 July 2021
    Canadian cannabis producers have sold less than 20% of output since adult-use legalization

    Cannabis producers in Canada have sold less than 20% of their production since the country launched adult-use sales in October 2018, according to an MJBizDaily analysis. The newest data – which runs ...

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  • Fact or fable: Will cannabis be Africa’s economic saviour?

    Sunday, 18 July 2021
    Fact or fable: Will cannabis be Africa’s economic saviour?

    In recent years several African governments have changed their stance and implemented policies that legalise cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and processing, mostly for the export market. In south ...

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    africa | south africa | cannabis industry | medical cannabis | legalization | regulation | cannabis
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  • Massachusetts cannabis workers unionize, part of a national movement

    Thursday, 01 July 2021
    Massachusetts cannabis workers unionize, part of a national movement

    Many cannabis cultivation workers share common challenges. They frequently lack a living wage, benefits (like health care and retirement plans) or pathways for professional development. Workers and a ...

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  • Congress only has one chance to legalize marijuana the right way

    Tuesday, 01 June 2021
    Congress only has one chance to legalize marijuana the right way

    Congressional Democratic leaders filed a marijuana legalization bill last week aimed at remedying the injustices of the drug war. But my experience as a regulator overseeing the implementation of Mas ...

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  • Cannabis goes corporate: Lobbyists, unions seek to shape marijuana industry

    Saturday, 08 May 2021
    Cannabis goes corporate: Lobbyists, unions seek to shape marijuana industry

    The rally at the state capitol on April 20, the unofficial holiday for pot aficionados, brought out green-wigged supporters ringed in wisps of smoke. These days, they are far from the only people adv ...

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    tobacco industry | corporate capture | social justice | cannabis industry | legalization | regulation | cannabis | US drug policy
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  • After Aphria deal, the new Tilray eyes transformation into a global cannabis brands giant

    Monday, 03 May 2021
    After Aphria deal, the new Tilray eyes transformation into a global cannabis brands giant

    Tilray Inc. shareholders approved the merger with Aphria Inc., creating a cannabis powerhouse that’s both the largest medical marijuana company in Europe and a major player in Canada’s recreational m ...

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  • Lesotho firm first in Africa to be granted EU licence for medical cannabis

    Wednesday, 21 April 2021
    Lesotho firm first in Africa to be granted EU licence for medical cannabis

    A company in Lesotho has become the first in Africa to receive a licence to sell medical cannabis to the EU. The country’s top medical cannabis producer, MG Health, announced it had met the EU’s good ...

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  • After ‘Green Rush,’ Canada’s legal pot suppliers are stumbling

    Sunday, 18 April 2021
    After ‘Green Rush,’ Canada’s legal pot suppliers are stumbling

    When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government’s legalized marijuana in 2018, a primary goal was to create a more equitable justice system — not a major new business sector. Investors, however, thou ...

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  • A Sustainable Future for Cannabis Farmers

    Friday, 16 April 2021
    A Sustainable Future for Cannabis Farmers

    Learn how lessening the barriers for small farmers while raising them for large companies can help to steer legal cannabis markets in a more sustainable and equitable direction based on principles of ...

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  • This cannabis giant has European targets in its sights ahead of U.S. legalization frenzy, CEO says

    Monday, 12 April 2021
    This cannabis giant has European targets in its sights ahead of U.S. legalization frenzy, CEO says

    Cannabis deals in Europe will help pot giant Aphria build up a war chest ahead of an expected frenzy of mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. High-margin medical cannabis agreements in Europe represen ...

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  • A founding father of legal pot in Colorado reveals regrets

    Friday, 09 April 2021
    A founding father of legal pot in Colorado reveals regrets

    I helped write Amendment 64, litigated numerous cases before and after 64 to make it a reality, and also helped design implementing regulations at the state and local levels.I wish I could be proud o ...

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  • Big tobacco is coming for legal marijuana

    Thursday, 08 April 2021
    Big tobacco is coming for legal marijuana

    Big Tobacco has been planning for this moment for decades. A 1983 industry list titled New Product Ideas, made public as part of a court settlement, reveals that tobacco companies even then were anti ...

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  • New chairman of CLA wants ganja industry to earn maximum benefits globally

    Friday, 02 April 2021
    New chairman of CLA wants ganja industry to earn maximum benefits globally

    Reforming the Cannabis industry into one which earns maximum benefits globally, is the goal of newly appointed Chairman for the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), LeVaughn Flynn. Flynn, who has writ ...

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  • New York legalizing weed could mean big things for the future of the cannabis industry

    Thursday, 01 April 2021
    New York legalizing weed could mean big things for the future of the cannabis industry

    New York became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis, and is poised to become one of the nation's largest markets. The multibillion-dollar business opportunity would be lucrative for ca ...

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  • Cannabis: Black farmers to ‘shut down’ regulator

    Tuesday, 23 March 2021
    Cannabis: Black farmers to ‘shut down’ regulator

    The Black Farmers' Association of South Africa (BFASA) have threatened to shut down the regulatory authority for allegedly excluding them from opportunities in the rapidly growing cannabis industry. ...

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  • Mexico’s lower house approves recreational cannabis bill

    Thursday, 11 March 2021
    Mexico’s lower house approves recreational cannabis bill

    Mexico’s lower house has approved a bill that would legalise the recreational use of cannabis, putting the country on the path to becoming one of the world’s largest regulated markets for the drug. T ...

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  • BAT looks beyond tobacco to Canadian marijuana

    Thursday, 11 March 2021
    BAT looks beyond tobacco to Canadian marijuana

    British American Tobacco said it will buy a nearly 20% stake in Canada-based cannabis producer Organigram for about 126 million pounds ($175.8 million) as it seeks to expand beyond its main tobacco b ...

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  • How tobacco giant Altria is becoming a cannabis company

    Tuesday, 09 February 2021
    How tobacco giant Altria is becoming a cannabis company

    Altria, one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, is well on its way to also being one of the world’s biggest and most influential cannabis companies. After spending $1.8 billion to buy a stake i ...

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  • ‘There’s no stopping the industry now’: Democratic control is a big win for marijuana

    Sunday, 31 January 2021
    ‘There’s no stopping the industry now’: Democratic control is a big win for marijuana

    Cannabis companies are positioning themselves for the greater likelihood that federal cannabis restrictions will be loosened significantly. Sales are already booming. Cannabis sales hit $20 billion l ...

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  • Mexico moves to create world’s largest legal cannabis market

    Tuesday, 12 January 2021
    Mexico moves to create world’s largest legal cannabis market

    Mexico’s health ministry published rules to regulate the use of medicinal cannabis, a major step in a broader reform to create the world’s largest legal cannabis market in the Latin American country. ...

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Balancing Treaty Stability and Change

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Inter se modification of the UN drug control conventions to facilitate cannabis regulation


Connecting the dots...

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Human rights, illicit cultivation and alternative development


Morocco and Cannabis

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Reduction, containment or acceptance


The Rise and Decline of Cannabis Prohibition

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The History of Cannabis in the UN Drug Control System and Options For Reform


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In 2011 the 1961 UN Single Convention on drugs will be in place for 50 years. In 2012 the international drug control system will exist 100 years since the International Opium Convention was signed in 1912 in The Hague. Does it still serve its purpose or is a reform of the UN Drug Conventions needed? This site provides critical background.

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