Items tagged with legalization
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| Outlaw weed comes into the light [16.03.2018] | Humboldt County, traditionally shorthand for outlaw culture and the great dope it produces, is facing a harsh reckoning. Every trait that made this s ... |
| Regulating Cannabis in Accord with International Law: Options to Explore [16.03.2018] | As a growing number of countries move towards legal regulation for non-medical cannabis, governments are pushing the boundaries of the three UN drug ... |
| It’s not the Senate’s job to block marijuana bills [15.03.2018] | For several weeks now, the Senate has been immersed in the study of bills C-45 and C-46. The former implements a national framework for cannabis lega ... |
| Sessions: US prosecutors won’t take on small-time pot cases [10.03.2018] | Federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy that discouraged ... |
| 5 facts about cannabis laws in Germany [10.03.2018] | Germany's drug laws have evolved over the past 30 years, with punishments becoming more severe, and, paradoxically, the definition of "drug offender" ... |
| International Narcotics Control Board remains troubled by Canada's pot legalization plan [08.03.2018] | The International Narcotics Control Board is expressing concerns about the Trudeau government's plan to legalize recreational cannabis use in Canada, ... |
| Cannabis cultivation a go for giant Canadian tomato greenhouse [05.03.2018] | Canadian officials have green-lighted a plan to convert a gargantuan tomato greenhouse for cannabis cultivation. Health Canada issued a cannabis cult ... |
| Harsh laws and high usage: France looks to reform its drug policies [01.03.2018] | President Emmanuel Macron has taken steps to reform drug laws amid concerns that France has seen a continuous rise in drug use despite having some of ... |
| Skunk is causing misery – criminalisation isn’t working [01.03.2018] | Can Britain ever kill its worst taboo? This week’s news of the soaring prevalence of skunk, in place of weaker and less harmful herbal forms of canna ... |
| Uruguay leads world in cannabis regulation but US law intrudes [28.02.2018] | Uruguay was the first country in the world to fully regulate the cannabis market and so break free from a global prohibitionist regime that has preva ... |
| Tribes cut out of California pot market might grow their own [26.02.2018] | American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California's legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by e ... |
| It’s about ‘harm-reduction’, not ‘recreational cannabis’ [25.02.2018] | Malta is poised to become a centre for the production of medical marijuana – while also relaxing its cannabis legislation further – after decades of ... |
| Report: 99% of California cannabis growers are still unlicensed [19.02.2018] | The backers of Prop. 64, the 2016 Adult Use of Marijuana Act, sold California voters on the promise that small and medium businesses would be the eng ... |
| Zwei von drei Deutschen haben noch nie gekifft [18.02.2018] | Die Mehrheit der Deutschen hält Kiffen für gefährlich. Laut Yougov-Umfrage sind die Deutschen im Frage Freigabe von Cannabis für den Freizeitkonsumgä ... |
| Check benefits of cannabis, Prime Minister’s office tells health ministry [17.02.2018] | As demands for the legalisation of cannabis or hemp gather momentum, the Prime Minister’s Office asked the ministry of health and family welfare (MoH ... |
| Marijuana producers enter retail race as legalization looms [11.02.2018] | As the race to produce enough cannabis for the soon-to-be-legal market gets increasingly crowded, licensed producers are setting their sights on the ... |
| Tensions flare in Senate over marijuana-legalization bill [08.02.2018] | Independent Senator Tony Dean, who is shepherding the federal bill to legalize cannabis through the Senate, is growing impatient with the slow pace o ... |
| Marijuana legalization could be delayed beyond July 1, government officials say [06.02.2018] | Federal officials are predicting the legalization of cannabis will only occur two to three months after Bill C-45 is adopted by Parliament, in order ... |
| Trump Treasury Secretary wants marijuana money in banks [06.02.2018] | The Trump administration's top fiscal official appeared to voice support for letting marijuana businesses store their profits in banks. "I assure you ... |
| Want teens to smoke less pot? Legalize it [05.02.2018] | Those favoring strict drug laws believe that, as marijuana becomes more available and less stigmatized, teen drug use will go up. It's a straightforw ... |
| German police association calls for complete legalization of cannabis [05.02.2018] | The Association of German Criminal Officers (BDK) is in favour of ending the ban on cannabis and has called for the decriminalization of all use. "Th ... |
| Big Sur’s legendary weed growers being left behind in legal era [05.02.2018] | For decades, hidden in creases of the wild and rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, farmers have eked out a living growing some of the nation’s most esteeme ... |
| In Mexico, is legalized pot just a pipe dream? [05.02.2018] | At a conference in late January, Mexico's top tourism official told reporters legalizing marijuana would help combat an epidemic of violence that has ... |
| One month after Sessions marijuana memo, where do U.S. attorneys stand on legal weed [05.02.2018] | It’s been a month since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, Obama-era Department of Justice guidance on enforcement of feder ... |
| How legalising cannabis can help India ease some of its economic burden [01.02.2018] | Two Indian cities – New Delhi and Mumbai – have emerged among the top 10 in the world with the highest consumption of cannabis/marijuana. According t ... |
| How the U.S. Government is profiting from keeping pot illegal [01.02.2018] | Because of the discrepancy between state and federal law, legal marijuana businesses are stuck paying twice as much as normal businesses – effective ... |
| Cannabis legalization can yield NIS 2.3b tax bonanza, report says [24.01.2018] | The legalization of the cannabis industry can lead to a boon of NIS 2.3 billion ($675 million) in tax revenues a year for Israel, according to a new ... |
| Could Sessions’ marijuana policy shift benefit the cannabis industry in 2018? [24.01.2018] | Uncertainty interjected into the cannabis industry earlier this month by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could create new opportunities for the s ... |
| Vermont becomes first state to legalize marijuana through legislature [23.01.2018] | Vermont, the "Green Mountain State," has become the first state to legalize marijuana by passing a law in the legislature rather than by use of a bal ... |
| Canada’s weed stocks are out of control [22.01.2018] | Stocks in Canada’s biggest cannabis companies skyrocketed the past year – with the three largest rising more than 200 percent each. Analysts are warn ... |
| Youngsters try to weed out taboo [22.01.2018] | Should marijuana be legalised? Medical experts may be divided in their opinion on the subject, but many youngsters are citing examples from abroad to ... |
| Cannabis. Le maire de Grenoble appelle à sortir des « vieilles recettes » [22.01.2018] | Éric Piolle, maire (EELV) de Grenoble et partisan de la légalisation du cannabis, a appelé le président Macron et son gouvernement à abandonner les « ... |
| Why marijuana retailers can’t use banks [22.01.2018] | Nearly two-thirds of America’s states have legalised pot sales for certain uses, but the federal government still classifies marijuana as a Schedule ... |
| Caricom: The people say 'legalise it' [21.01.2018] | Across the Caribbean the strongest view expressed about cannabis is that it ought to be decriminalised or legalised, says head of Caricom's Regional ... |
| Thailand eyes moves to allow medical marijuana plantations [21.01.2018] | Is Thailand now ready to legalise marijuana plantations for medical use? In recent days both legislators and state officials have been in the news af ... |
| New York to look at legalizing recreational marijuana [18.01.2018] | New York will study whether it's plausible to legalize marijuana for recreational use as neighboring states move ahead with it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ann ... |
| The public really, really, really opposes current federal marijuana law [18.01.2018] | The overwhelming majority of Americans are opposed to current federal marijuana law. That’s the big takeaway from a new poll conducted by Mason-Dixon ... |
| Marijuana addiction is real, and teenage users are most at risk [15.01.2018] | Cases of substance-use disorders are exactly what the federal government is hoping to avoid in its push to legalize recreational marijuana, and they ... |
| Legal marijuana cuts violence says US study, as medical-use laws see crime fall [14.01.2018] | The introduction of medical marijuana laws has led to a sharp reduction in violent crime in US states that border Mexico, according to new research. ... |
| U.S. city mayors stand up for cannabis against Trump crackdown [12.01.2018] | City mayors in the two U.S. states with the oldest legal cannabis industries are leading the pushback against the Trump administration’s announcement ... |
| Colorado’s Senators tell U.S. Treasury: Don’t touch marijuana banking [11.01.2018] | U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner of Colorado have asked the U.S. Treasury to keep in place Obama-era rules that allow banks to serve mariju ... |
| Elio Di Rupo en faveur des cultures communales de cannabis [11.01.2018] | Produire du cannabis et le distribuer aux consommateurs sous contrôle des communes. La mesure a été adoptée aux Pays-Bas suite à l’accord du gouverne ... |
| Portuguese doctors back marijuana medicine as bill enters parliament [11.01.2018] | Portugal's influential Doctors' Association called for the legalisation of marijuana-based medicines, the same day parliament started to debate a dra ... |
| If the U.S. legalizes marijuana, what happens to its international drug treaties? [10.01.2018] | When Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a Barack Obama-era federal policy that allowed recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington, he di ... |
| Study: legal marijuana could generate more than 132 billion in federal tax revenue and 1 million jobs [10.01.2018] | Legalizing marijuana nationwide would create at least $132 billion in tax revenue and more than a million new jobs across the United States in the ne ... |
| Vermont senate passes bill to legalize marijuana use [10.01.2018] | Vermont’s senate passed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana use, which would make the state the first in the nation to do so through the legisl ... |
| New Hampshire lawmakers approve marijuana legalization [09.01.2018] | The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to legalize marijuana, five days after the Trump administration moved to rescind federal guidelines ... |
| How legalization is already hurting California's small pot farmers [08.01.2018] | Legality is more nuanced than it may seem in a state that legalized weed. And California's mom-and-pop growers are up against a confluence of factors ... |
| New Pew poll: Support for marijuana legalization inches up among Americans [08.01.2018] | Marijuana legalization continues to be viewed more favorably by Americans, buoyed by substantial support from younger adults, according to the latest ... |
| Cannabis chaos — Sessions has no exit strategy for his war on drugs [07.01.2018] | One of the great social and political experiments of this decade, marijuana legalization, faces its greatest existential threat: Jeff Sessions. Twent ... |
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