Items tagged with cannabis
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| Comparing marijuana legalization measures in Oregon, Colorado, and Washington State [14.07.2012] | History was made as the Oregon Secretary of State announced that the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act turned in enough valid signatures to qualify for the 201 ... |
| Lebanon: Hashish growers and the Government face off [13.07.2012] | It is hard to predict how this year’s planned destruction of the hashish crop in the Bekaa will play out. The farmers insist on confronting any such ... |
| Cannabis use and proximity to coffee shops in the Netherlands [10.07.2012] | The aim of this paper is to assess the influence of coffee shop availability on the prevalence and intensity of cannabis use, as well as the effectiv ... |
| New cannabis rules not working [08.07.2012] | The new rules affecting the sale of cannabis in coffeeshops in three southern Dutch provinces are having an adverse effect according to a new study. ... |
| Oregon likely to put pot legalization to voters, proponents say [06.07.2012] | Oregon will soon qualify as the third U.S. state to ask voters in November to legalize marijuana for recreational use in a move that could put the st ... |
| Study: The ‘gateway drug’ is alcohol, not marijuana [04.07.2012] | A study in the August edition of The Journal of School Health finds that the generations old theory of a “gateway drug” effect is in fact accurate fo ... |
| Supreme Court ruling stokes Colorado pot debate [02.07.2012] | They're not talking about the landmark health care ruling. They're talking about last week's Arizona immigration ruling, in which the court reiterate ... |
| Most Canadians firmly in favour of decriminalizing marijuana: poll [02.07.2012] | Two-thirds of Canadians think the law should be changed so that people caught with small amounts of marijuana no longer face criminal penalties or fi ... |
| Uruguayan drug legalisation: Thinking the unthinkable [29.06.2012] | Latin American leaders have begun to rebel against rigid drug prohibition and the decades-long "war" on drugs. So when Uruguay’s government this mont ... |
| Chicago decriminalizes possession of small amounts of marijuana [26.06.2012] | People caught with small amounts of marijuana in Chicago will be ticketed instead of arrested under a new ordinance passed by the city council on Wed ... |
| Cannabis production and markets in Europe [26.06.2012] | This study brings together available evidence to provide a comprehensive analysis of cannabis production and markets across the EU. It combines infor ... |
| Uruguay’s Plan to Legalize Marijuana Sales [26.06.2012] | Uruguay's proposal to legalize marijuana sales – and make its government the sole seller – reflects a growing worldwide urge to find new and less vio ... |
| Uruguay says pot law won't make it a drug haven [23.06.2012] | Uruguay's government plans to start growing marijuana soon after a law legalizing sales of the drug passes Congress, but a ban on selling to foreigne ... |
| Uruguayan government announces unprecedented plan for legal, regulated arijuana markets [21.06.2012] | In the latest challenge from Latin America to drug war orthodoxy, on June 20, 2012, the Uruguayan government unveiled a proposal that, if adopted by ... |
| Uruguay Considers Selling Marijuana [21.06.2012] | Uruguay is showing a novel approach to Latin America's growing fatigue with the war on drugs with a new proposal: normalize marijuana use and hand ov ... |
| Uruguay mulls government marijuana sales [21.06.2012] | Uruguay is planning a novel approach to fighting its rising crime: having its government sell marijuana to take drug profits out of the hands of deal ... |
| Les “cannabis social clubs” arrivent en France [18.06.2012] | Si PS et UMP pensaient avoir enterré le débat sur le cannabis avec la fin de la campagne des législatives, ils se sont trompés. Des militants viennen ... |
| Would Obama boost his re-election bid by backing weed? [15.06.2012] | The blogosphere has been abuzz in recent weeks over whether President Obama should legalize marijuana. Advocates argue that polls say a majority of A ... |
| Chicago Mayor Emanuel backs marijuana decriminalization [14.06.2012] | Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he would back a proposal that would decriminalize possessing small amounts of marijuana, the latest major U.S. politi ... |
| Next year we hope to evaluate the implementation of a new Drug Law [14.06.2012] | “Next year we hope to evaluate the implementation of a new Drug Law”. Graciela Touzé, president of Intercambios, expressed this in the closing remark ... |
| 10 Reasons to Revisit Marijuana Policy Now [12.06.2012] | For the first time ever, a solid majority of Americans supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use: 56%, according to the most recent Rasmusse ... |
| Marijuana could be Barack Obama's secret weapon in this election [12.06.2012] | Since his inauguration, drug policy reform advocates have tirelessly petitioned Barack Obama to have his "marijuana moment". And for good reason – du ... |
| Marijuana Should Be Decriminalized [07.06.2012] | New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to change New York’s laws to decriminalize marijuana. New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Police Commissioner ... |
| Christiania's resurgent cannabis trade marred by violence and intimidation [06.06.2012] | Almost a decade after extensive police raids in 2004 that were intended to clear out the drug dealers in Christiania, police estimate that the trade ... |
| New York to decriminalize marijuana? [05.06.2012] | New York governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana in the state and he’s got the support of New ... |
| Bikers harvest a billion in Christiania [04.06.2012] | Despite a police operation in 2004, which levelled Pusher Street in Christiania, and despite continued patrolling operations in the years after that, ... |
| Decriminalize marijuana? Four ways America's views of pot are changing [04.06.2012] | Polls show national opinion toward marijuana use steadily changing toward greater acceptance, and laws are changing and ballot initiatives are coming ... |
| Dope smokers face fines but no court procedure [04.06.2012] | The Swiss Parliament has agreed in principle to impose a fine on consumers of small amounts of cannabis instead of opening a mandatory criminal proce ... |
| Bloomberg Backs Plan to Limit Arrests for Marijuana [03.06.2012] | New York Police Department, the mayor and the city’s top prosecutors on Monday endorsed a proposal to decriminalize the open possession of small amou ... |
| Marijuana initiative could make or break Obama in Colorado [01.06.2012] | With Obama facing a stiff challenge from Republican Mitt Romney in the November 6 election, it's ironic that his chances of winning the key state of ... |
| Cannabis as an Adjunct to or Substitute for Opiates in the Treatment of Chronic Pain [31.05.2012] | There is a growing body of evidence to support the use of medical cannabis as an adjunct to or substitute for prescription opiates in the treatment o ... |
| Marijuana compound treats schizophrenia with few side effects [29.05.2012] | A compound found in marijuana can treat schizophrenia as effectively as antipsychotic medications, with far fewer side effects, according to a prelim ... |
| Government opposes Copenhagen City Council on cannabis shops [27.05.2012] | The pilot project to have state-run hash and marijuana dispensaries in Copenhagen received a setback after the Justice Ministry turned down the City ... |
| A User's Guide To Smoking Pot With Barack Obama [24.05.2012] | Barry was quite the accomplished marijuana enthusiast back in high school and college. Excerpts from David Maraniss' Barack Obama: The Story dealing ... |
| Poll shows strong support for legal marijuana: Is it inevitable? [23.05.2012] | A new national poll shows a clear majority of Americans in favor of legalizing and regulating marijuana – "the strongest support ever recorded," acco ... |
| Majority relaxed about cannabis use [21.05.2012] | More than half of Australians support reduced legal penalties for use of drugs such as cannabis and ecstasy, an analysis of a federal government surv ... |
| Bill to decriminalize marijuana possession is advanced by N.J. Assembly committee [20.05.2012] | New Jersey took a step toward decriminalizing marijuana possession today when an Assembly panel unanimously approved a bill that would allow offender ... |
| Hollande will not go Dutch on cannabis [17.05.2012] | The new president of France, François Hollande, is not likely to change cannabis policies. His choice as Minister of the Interior, Manuel Valls, is a ... |
| Legal cannabis rejected by government [14.05.2012] | State-run hash and marijuana dispensaries won't be popping up in Copenhagen any time soon after the Justice Ministry this weekend turned down Copenha ... |
| Weed pass sparks new problems [08.05.2012] | The introduction of the 'weed pass' in the south of the Netherlands is leading to growing problems. Since 1 May, only Dutch residents are able to pur ... |
| Dutch 'cannabis card' rollout in disarray [08.05.2012] | A week after a contentious rollout of a new Dutch law to stub out cannabis sales to foreigners, enforcement is in disarray as some police are untrain ... |
| Netherlands bans tourists from buying marijuana [03.05.2012] | For visitors to the Netherlands who enjoy the relaxing effects of marijuana, life has just become a little less easy going, particularly for those Ge ... |
| Cannabis: Britain's growth industry [01.05.2012] | Given the current economic conditions, the Government is keen to encourage all sort of new entrepreneurial initiatives. But the growth of Britain's p ... |
| Fresh protests as weed pass takes effect [01.05.2012] | There are mounting protests in the south of the Netherlands against the introduction of the 'weed pass'. As of 1 May, coffeeshops in southern Dutch c ... |
| Dutch 'cannabis card' roll-out draws defiance [30.04.2012] | New Dutch laws to stub out the sale of cannabis to foreign dope tourists kicked in Tuesday -- and were met with defiance from southern coffee shops i ... |
| UK police find 20 cannabis farms a day [29.04.2012] | Police discovered more than 20 cannabis farms and factories in the UK every day last year, seizing drugs worth up to £100 million, according to a rep ... |
| Will banning marijuana sales to foreigners hurt Holland's economy? [26.04.2012] | The mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, understandably opposes the ban: Roughly a third of the four million foreign tourists who visit the cit ... |
| Cannabis : la «modération» plutôt que l’abstinence [23.04.2012] | Non seulement la prohibition n’empêche pas une consommation massive depuis quarante ans, mais elle crée des «effets pervers» comme l’économie parallè ... |
| 10 provocative quotes about legalization for global pot day [19.04.2012] | The history of 4/20 is somewhat hazy, but it is widely thought to be the work of a group of teenagers who in 1971 made a pact to find an abandoned ca ... |
| Dutch marijuana advocates face off with Cabinet [18.04.2012] | Dutch coffee shop owners went to court in a last ditch bid to block a government plan to stop foreigners from buying marijuana in the Netherlands. Th ... |
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