Items tagged with cannabis
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| Germany will likely legalize adult-use cannabis in 2024 [28.11.2023] | The coalition government in Germany is finalizing details for long-awaited cannabis legalization, including dates for cannabis cultivation and the es ... |
| German government to loosen up cannabis legalisation law [27.11.2023] | Recreational use of cannabis is set to become legal in Germany. The government has agreed the final draft of the legislation that will be discussed a ... |
| Cannabis : pourquoi la France bloque quand nos voisins européens assouplissent la législation [19.11.2023] | « Clubs de cannabis, culture à domicile, Weed care… » : l'Allemagne, le Luxembourg, les Pays-Bas, la Belgique et la Suisse - ces pays frontaliers de ... |
| ‘Prohibition is failing’ [15.11.2023] | Former Australian Federal Police boss Mick Palmer has said the prohibition of cannabis use “is not just failing, it is causing real harm” as he descr ... |
| Spain’s confusing cannabis policies spark similar problems faced by US states [12.11.2023] | “For some years, there was the possibility to regulate and keep it in the hands of those who aren’t crime-related,” said Óscar Parés, deputy director ... |
| High times in Basel: Swiss city experiments with recreational cannabis [01.11.2023] | 370 adults taking part in Basel’s “Weed Care” scheme – a 2.5-year recreational pot smoking study. Its aim is to examine the impact of regulated canna ... |
| New report aims to protect small cannabis from corporate takeover [26.10.2023] | When cannabis is legalized, a lot is at stake for the existing, state-level industry. The entrepreneurs who make up weed’s $33.8 billion market are p ... |
| Funding to residential drug treatment should increase as alternative to custody, says assembly [22.10.2023] | The Government of Ireland should increase funding to residential drug treatment facilities to provide an alternative to custodial sentences for convi ... |
| A tale of two cannabis legalization experiments [17.10.2023] | It’s been five years since the Canadian government legalized and regulated non-medical cannabis cultivation, commerce, and consumption. California is ... |
| 5 years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions [10.10.2023] | When Canada legalized the use of cannabis in October 2018 after decades of prohibition, the goals were to improve safety and public health as well as ... |
| Cannabis in Canada: Debunking myths about the real impacts of legalization [09.10.2023] | Before Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, there was considerable debate about its potential effects. Some predicted it would tri ... |
| Cannabis firms are cut off from the US financial system, but relief is in sight [08.10.2023] | Imagine that you run a perfectly legal business but are unable to open a simple checking account at a national bank. Believe it or not, that’s the ca ... |
| Himachal eyes pot of gold under grass [01.10.2023] | For almost 40 years now, cannabis cultivation has been a crime in India. But that has never stopped farmers in parts of Himachal’s Kullu, Chamba, Sir ... |
| Genève lance son essai de vente légale de cannabis [29.09.2023] | L'essai-pilote de vente régulée de cannabis entre dans sa phase concrète dans le canton de Genève. Courant décembre, une boutique spécialisée devrait ... |
| The predatory perils of cannabis legalization in Jamaica [26.09.2023] | Jamaica revised its ganja laws to build a legal medicinal cannabis industry with the hopes of exporting to the world. Many assumed that Jamaica, and ... |
| Cannabis brain effects study struggles to attract black UK users [24.09.2023] | A major study into the effects of cannabis on the human brain is at risk of being partially thwarted because too few black users have agreed to take ... |
| Potential cannabis associations to receive harm reduction training by next November [23.09.2023] | The Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC) will be organising the first training on harm reduction for those Associations which have re ... |
| Thailand to clamp down on cannabis use in major U-turn on drug policy [22.09.2023] | Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, has said his government will “rectify” its cannabis policy and limit its use to medical purposes wit ... |
| Tilburg, Breda launch legal cannabis trials in December [15.09.2023] | The Dutch government’s long-awaited legal cannabis experiment will kick off in Tilburg and Breda on December 15 when two licenced growers start suppl ... |
| Expecting cannabis boom, New York lays down the rules [13.09.2023] | Cannabis regulators in New York approved a package of regulations that laid the groundwork for an expansion of the state’s emerging cannabis industry ... |
| Marijuana rescheduling falls short of expectations on Biden [08.09.2023] | The Biden administration’s recommendation last week for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reschedule cannabis marked one of its most signi ... |
| Christiania plan could push drug crime into other parts of Copenhagen: MP [07.09.2023] | A government plan to shut down the Christiania ‘Pusher Street’ cannabis market and double drug penalties in the zone risks pushing crime into other p ... |
| Christiania hash sellers could get prison as ‘permanent closure’ announced for Pusher Street market [06.09.2023] | The new law will target a specially designated zone in which fines for possession will be doubled even for a first offence. Any subsequent offence wi ... |
| Copenhagen mayor urges foreigners to stop buying marijuana at city’s drug oasis following shooting [04.09.2023] | Copenhagen’s mayor urged foreigners not to buy weed in the city’s Christiania neighborhood where a 30-year-old man was shot and killed and four other ... |
| German government anticipates huge windfall with legalization of cannabis [01.09.2023] | In November 2021, when it was announced the German government would send a law to the Bundestag to legalize the consumption and possession of marijua ... |
| Tackling Belgium’s drug problem: Legalising cannabis is ‘common sense,’ says Economy Minister [31.08.2023] | A solution to the drug and security problem in Belgium's bigger cities, such as Brussels and Antwerp, could be legalising the sale and use of cannabi ... |
| Cannabis: Germany legalises, France punishes [30.08.2023] | With Marseille, one of France’s main drug trafficking hubs, having recorded around 32 deaths since the start of the year related mainly to cannabis t ... |
| Christiania wants Pusher Street closed for good after gang shooting [28.08.2023] | After a fatal shooting in Christiania this weekend that left one dead and four injured, residents want hash sales on Pusher Street stopped. “This is ... |
| Cannabis is illegal in Nigeria but provides a living for families - study calls for rethink of drug laws [28.08.2023] | Cannabis is a heavily criminalised plant in Nigeria. It can get its growers, traders and users long prison sentences. The National Drug Law Enforceme ... |
| German goverment adopts watered-down cannabis legalisation bill [16.08.2023] | The German government adopted a watered-down plan to legalise cannabis, moving one step closer to the substance’s controlled distribution, though cri ... |
| Morocco has high hopes after planting its first legal cannabis crop [07.08.2023] | Farmers have planted the first legal cannabis crop in Morocco, long a top producer of black-market hashish. For now, it’s shaping up to be a modest e ... |
| Instant fines for drug possession in Belgium: €1,000 for cocaine [06.08.2023] | More than a thousand immediate fines were levied in Belgium for possession of drugs during July alone, mainly at festivals, according to Justice Mini ... |
| A beachside city became California’s legal cannabis capital. Not everyone is stoked [03.08.2023] | Thanks to the most lenient policies in California for recreational marijuana, Santa Barbara county is now the state’s undisputed capital of legal can ... |
| Cannabis policy expert slams Malta police's attitude to CBD [29.07.2023] | A leading drugs policy expert believes members of Malta’s planned cannabis associations should be allowed to consume cannabis on site rather than bei ... |
| ‘Outlaws’: Morocco’s Rif provides refuge for cannabis farmers [28.07.2023] | For centuries, the mountains of the Rif have been a centre of cannabis farming. Morocco is to this day the biggest producer of cannabis resin in the ... |
| German cannabis legalisation could infringe EU law despite tweaks [26.07.2023] | Germany’s plans to legalise cannabis are partially incompatible with EU law, despite significant changes Berlin made to avoid legal problems, accordi ... |
| Court: Swiss police can’t seize small amounts of cannabis for personal use [25.07.2023] | The possession of small quantities of cannabis, if for personal use rather than re-sale, is already not treated as a criminal offense in Switzerland. ... |
| Swiss cities test controlled cannabis distribution [23.07.2023] | Swiss drug policy is shifting. Some pharmacies and social clubs in major cities are making cannabis available for recreational purposes under scienti ... |
| New cannabis law to come into force on Friday [18.07.2023] | The Ministry of Justice published a statement (FR) on Tuesday announcing that the legalisation of private cannabis cultivation and consumption was of ... |
| Cannabis associations eye first quarter of 2024 for opening their doors [17.07.2023] | Cannabis associations in Malta could be up and running by the end of March 2024, sources familiar with the matter have told MaltaToday. In June, it w ... |
| Canadian marijuana entrepreneurs shift focus to ‘micro’ licenses [17.07.2023] | Cannabis entrepreneurs in Canada are increasingly turning to smaller micro-cultivation facilities to manage costs and produce higher-quality marijuan ... |
| Global resonance of Malta's drug policy reform highlighted at thematic round table [14.07.2023] | The not-for-profit model adopted by Malta for drug policy reform is resonating across other countries. The emphasis on a harm reduction approach, inc ... |
| Germany unveils draft bill to legalize cannabis [10.07.2023] | Germany's government is taking steps toward the legalization of cannabis by publishing the draft bill for the first pillar of a two-pillar model desi ... |
| No THC limit chosen to deter black market trade, explains Justice Minister [05.07.2023] | After the new law on the private cultivation and consumption of cannabis was passed in Luxembourg, RTL spoke to Minister of Justice Sam Tanson about ... |
| Czechs have become more tolerant of cannabis use since 2019, says poll [03.07.2023] | 62% of Czechs consider the use of cannabis to be morally acceptable, according to a recent survey by the Centre for Public Opinion Research (CVVM), w ... |
| Cannabis policy needs to be monitored for health impact - EU drugs agency [01.07.2023] | European countries that are widening their cannabis policies should invest in monitoring and evaluation to understand the impact on public health and ... |
| Luxembourg legalises cultivation and consumption of cannabis at home [29.06.2023] | It's official: Luxembourg deputies greenlit a bill that allows for limited cannabis cultivation and consumption at home. 38 deputies voted in favour ... |
| State and city reach agreement to close down Pusher Street [27.06.2023] | Pusher Street is no ordinary thoroughfare. For decades, it has housed numerous stalls selling cannabis to the public in open view. During that time, ... |
| Cannabis: Study backs risk-led approach, France still pushing criminalisation [23.06.2023] | As a new European report pushes for greater communication of cannabis use risks, France is banking on a policy of prohibition, the effectiveness of w ... |
| Legalise Cannabis makes united push for personal marijuana use in three Australian states [19.06.2023] | Legalise Cannabis MPs in Australia are launching a coordinated push to make marijuana legal for personal use in three states and overhaul what the pa ... |
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