Items tagged with chile
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Medicinal cannabis policies and practices around the world [24.04.2018] | Although cannabis remains a prohibited substance worldwide, in recent decades a series of political, legislative and judicial processes in various pa ... |
People in Latin America are starting to turn against outlawing marijuana [27.02.2017] | Sentiments in Latin America in favor of outlawing marijuana appear to be undergoing shifts in some countries, according to a study published the Inte ... |
Medical marijuana and the green rush are changing Chile [17.10.2016] | In Santiago alone, there are more than 500 grow shops. This explosive expansion that has occurred since 2010 has exceeded all projections. The mariju ... |
Cannabis in Latin America and the Caribbean [15.09.2016] | Cannabis (or marihuana) is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world. According to the United Nations World Drug Report, 1 ... |
Chile president: Marijuana no longer on ‘hard drug’ list [03.12.2015] | Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a decree that removes marijuana from the country’s list of hard drugs. The decree also authorizes the ... |
Chile considers cannabis decriminalization [17.08.2015] | With its proposed changes to Ley 20.000 (Law 20,000), Chile joins a growing list of Latin American countries decriminalizing marijuana. The initiativ ... |
Chile takes step toward cannabis decriminalisation [08.07.2015] | Chile has taken a step forward in decriminalising the use of cannabis after the lower house of congress approved by a wide margin a bill that seeks t ... |
More South America teens using cocaine: Report [04.05.2015] | The Organization of American States' (OAS) latest drug consumption report highlights shifting trends in drug use among youths in the Western Hemisphe ... |
The path to legalizing marijuana in Chile [19.04.2015] | Chile’s Congressional Health Committee approved a bill that would modify the country’s current drug law, known as Law 20,000. The bill would allow up ... |
Chile opens debate on marijuana bill [07.04.2015] | Chile's congressional health committee approved a bill that would legalize the cultivation of marijuana for private recreational or medicinal use, se ... |
Chile plants cannabis for medicinal use [29.10.2014] | In most countries in the world, if you asked the local authorities for permission to grow 750 cannabis plants in a residential area of the capital ci ... |
Drug policy reform getting closer in Chile [23.09.2014] | Latin American countries continue to demonstrate courage and vision regarding drug policy. The latest improvements are taking place at the National H ... |
Uruguay's neighbors now considering legalization of pot [24.12.2013] | Argentina has given the first sign that Uruguay’s groundbreaking cannabis reform just may have started a domino effect across Latin America. Followin ... |
Uruguay legalizes pot, recasting drug war [10.12.2013] | The Uruguay Senate approved a bill to legalize marijuana and put its trade into state hands, in what many experts said marks a new model for the war ... |
Open letter to Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas [25.11.2013] | We, the undersigned human rights organizations, address you on this Fourth Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security (MISPA) to follow up ... |
Chilean president signs drug prevention law into effect [12.08.2012] | President Sebastián Piñera signed the new Drug and Alcohol Prevention Act into law on Monday, which sets up an educational program to warn schoolchil ... |
Officials in Uruguay and Chile Submit Marijuana Legalization Bills [09.08.2012] | While the Uruguayan president has endorsed a bill which would create a legal, state-run marijuana industry, congressmen in Chile are pushing a bill t ... |
Conservatives seek punishment for drug-using politicians in Chile [29.07.2012] | In the face of a renewed discussion on the possible decriminalization of marijuana in Chile, conservative politicians called for the revival of a con ... |
Chilean senator's confession heats debate on legalising marijuana [26.07.2012] | Marijuana remains an illegal substance in Chile, but there are a growing number of shops in the country which sell cannabis products. A recent admiss ... |
Chile [18.05.2010] | Overview of drug laws and legislative trends in Chile. Chile has been progressively reforming its drug legislation since 2005, but this process that ... |
Cocaine paste and cannabis in the field of mental health in Chile [26.02.2007] | Clinical observations and scientific evidence - The use of some drugs in Chile remains silenced in official discourses, making it important to clinic ... |
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