Items tagged with legalization
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| Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv [03.09.2020] | A drone dropped hundreds of bags of cannabis over Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, attracting dozens of confused people, who rushed to pick up as many bags ... |
| New Zealand split on legalising cannabis in 'reeferendum' [02.09.2020] | Support for the Yes and No campaigns in New Zealand’s referendum on legalising and taxing cannabis is split at 49.5% each, six weeks out from voting ... |
| Price of legal and illegal cannabis in Canada is much closer than you think [31.08.2020] | Much has been made about the price difference between the legal and illegal cannabis markets in Canada, but the information surrounding the topic of ... |
| BC’s grey market is thriving [28.08.2020] | Things haven’t been this good in the illicit cannabis industry in British Columbia in many years. Factors such as increased wholesale prices on the b ... |
| Cannabis Bill carries harsh penalties [14.08.2020] | If a person is found with more than 1kg of dried cannabis or nine flowering plants they could be jailed for up to 15 years. These are just some of th ... |
| Where vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris stands on marijuana [12.08.2020] | Joe Biden has selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his vice presidential running mate. She has evolved significantly on marijuana policy over her ca ... |
| It could take 10 years to measure the impact of legalising weed [11.08.2020] | The referendum on legalising recreational cannabis use is just over a month away. Campaigns for and against the change are well under way. We’ve had ... |
| Here are the new cannabis rules proposed for South Africa – including limits, penalties and criminal records [11.08.2020] | Justice and Correctional Services minister Ronald Lamola has published the draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The bill will give effect to the ... |
| Just 257 pardons granted for pot possession in program's 1st year [09.08.2020] | It has been one year since the government launched a program offering Canadians with a criminal record for simple pot possession a fast, free pardon ... |
| Bermuda’s consultations on recreational cannabis bill generally supportive [06.08.2020] | A refined draft bill to lay the legal groundwork for a regulated adult-use cannabis regime in Bermuda will soon be presented to the island’s legislat ... |
| Congressional researchers admit legalizing marijuana hurts Mexican drug cartel profits [03.08.2020] | Demand for marijuana illegally trafficked from Mexico will continue to decline as the legalization movement spreads, a new report from the Congressio ... |
| King Mswati, Stem Holdings and the multi-billion political dagga cold war [01.08.2020] | King Mswati allegedly entered into a deal with Stem Holdings and manipulated provisions of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act (POCA) by unleashing ... |
| Senator files new bill to federally legalize marijuana and regulate it like tobacco [31.07.2020] | Democratic senator Tina Smith (D-MN) filed a new bill to federally legalize marijuana, creating yet another potential avenue through which Congress c ... |
| Saint Lucia Cabinet authorizes the drafting of a legislative and regulatory framework for cannabis [28.07.2020] | The Saint Lucia government’s point man on cannabis, Commerce Minister Bradley Felix, has announced that authorization has been given to draft a legis ... |
| La légalisation du cannabis, un levier de développement ? [23.07.2020] | Et si le nouveau modèle de développement intégrait la légalisation du cannabis ? Ce jeudi 23 juillet, la CSMD a organisé un atelier de travail avec d ... |
| 'The risk is zero': Legalising cannabis in Lebanon could help solve its economic crisis [22.07.2020] | Last month Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed an order paving the way for a change in the country's legislation. If the bill passes through parlia ... |
| Majority of Poles support ending prison sentences for cannabis possession, finds poll [15.07.2020] | Growing numbers of Poles support ending prison sentences for possession of cannabis, and now make up a majority, according to a new poll by Kantar. I ... |
| Biden-Sanders task force does not recommend legalizing marijuana [10.07.2020] | A task force formed between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, which had prior heated discussions on cannabis, agreed on multiple criminal justice priorit ... |
| Cannabis referendum: Marijuana not so bad for you, won't turn your hair green [08.07.2020] | Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says cannabis won't make your teeth fall out or turn your hair green - and criminalising it is an injustice to thou ... |
| Thousands more pot shops needed to end illicit market: Fire & Flower CEO [06.07.2020] | Canada needs to open as many as 4,000 cannabis stores, more than triple the current number of licensed outlets, if policymakers want to eliminate the ... |
| 5 ways the UK could legalise cannabis [02.07.2020] | With more than half of people in the UK in favour of legalising the recreational use of cannabis, and countries around the world adopting more libera ... |
| Is the Netherlands finally heading for legalisation? [01.07.2020] | Supplying coffeeshops with cannabis is illegal, so this is being done through a complicated ‘back-door’ policy. There might be a change coming with t ... |
| Growing majority of Kiwis support legalising cannabis, new poll finds [29.06.2020] | A growing majority of New Zealanders support legalising cannabis for personal use, according to a new poll just three months from a national referend ... |
| Cannabis legalization bill clears first hurdle [21.06.2020] | A bill to legalize cannabis use in Israel was approved by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, passing its first hurdle on the way to becoming ... |
| Switzerland releases details on recreational marijuana experiment, but full legalization likely years away [17.06.2020] | The lower house of Switzerland’s Federal Assembly approved a bill paving the way for a pilot research program that would permit the temporary product ... |
| Growers association calls ganja industry a failed experiment [15.06.2020] | The Ganja Growers and Producers Association (GGPAJ) says despite the success of several Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) operators, Jamaica's regul ... |
| Saint Lucia cabinet to deliberate on cannabis commission’s proposals [15.06.2020] | Over ten months since the Saint Lucia government announced the formation of a Cannabis Commission, a report has been presented to the cabinet of mini ... |
| Cannabis-Modellprojekt in Bremen kann kommen [11.06.2020] | Bremen wird also nach dem 2017 gescheiterten Vorstoß im Bundesrat (damals gemeinsam mit Thüringen) nun für die Landesebene prüfen, unter welchen Bedi ... |
| Government announces plan to advance cannabis legalization reforms [09.06.2020] | The two biggest parties making up the new government said they would push for increased legalization of cannabis use, a week after the police ministe ... |
| Legalise it? Public invited to have a say [04.06.2020] | Draft legislation for the legalisation of cannabis is to be put out for public consultation in Bermuda, the Attorney-General said. Kathy Lynn Simmons ... |
| Switzerland green lights recreational marijuana trial [03.06.2020] | Switzerland’s National Council has approved a plan to start cannabis trials for recreational use. If it is to be legalised however, the government sa ... |
| Former PM, police investigator, among Kiwis backing cannabis legalisation campaign [01.06.2020] | The New Zealand Drug Foundation's "Our Own Terms" campaign features Tim McKinnel, alongside former Prime Minister Helen Clark, psychiatrist Hinemoa E ... |
| National leader Todd Muller signals cannabis legislation will have his support if New Zealand votes 'yes' [26.05.2020] | National leader Todd Muller says his party will likely support the legalisation of cannabis if New Zealand votes "yes" in the upcoming referendum. Na ... |
| Cannabis crop could contribute $490m a year to government coffers [26.05.2020] | The Government's coffers could be winners if cannabis is legalised. Work by the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) shows a legal cannabis indu ... |
| Big source of illicit cannabis, Albania mulls legalising medical use [25.05.2020] | On May 9, Albania’s Socialist Party Prime Minister, Edi Rama, announced that his government had been quietly working for the past year on a bill that ... |
| Lavish parties, greedy pols and panic rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ collapsed [24.05.2020] | MedMen looked to become the Apple of pot, the first mainstream, nationwide consumer brand for the product that drove so many Americans to ingest and ... |
| Years after legalizing marijuana, voters see it as a huge success [20.05.2020] | Residents in nine of the 11 states that have legalized the adult use of cannabis have no regrets about ending prohibition. In fact, according to a ne ... |
| Illinois announces $31 million In marijuana revenue-funded grants to repair drug war’s harms [19.05.2020] | Illinois is putting its marijuana money where its mouth is, announcing that $31.5 million in restorative justice grants are now available thanks to t ... |
| It’s time to admit it: Drug dealers should be considered essential workers [19.05.2020] | Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard stories about how the pandemic has disrupted the global narcotics trade. In Mexico, it’s messing up business for ... |
| Legalising the cannabis economy takes a Covid-19 hit [19.05.2020] | Delays in passing new laws governing the possession and use of cannabis, caused by the Covid-19 lockdown, have placed on hold the development of a di ... |
| Minimum legal age for cannabis use should be 19, study suggests [13.05.2020] | The optimal minimum legal age for non-medical cannabis use is 19 years of age, according to a study published in BMC Public Health. Researchers inves ... |
| Albania, once haven of illicit cannabis, set to legalise crop for medical use [12.05.2020] | Albania plans to legalise the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, six years after beginning a crackdown on an illegal trade that turned it, ... |
| Albanian gov't working to legalize cultivation of medical cannabis [10.05.2020] | The Albanian government is close to concluding a draft law which allows for the cultivation of medical cannabis in the country. According to Rama, th ... |
| Ontario’s legal pot stores celebrate one year in business — but most cannabis users are still buying illegally [06.05.2020] | Canada’s black market of pot is still riding rampant over licensed retailers, a year into what many say continues to be a slow rollout of brick-and-m ... |
| Government reveals cannabis referendum legalisation details [01.05.2020] | Proposed cannabis legalisation will ban items designed to appeal to young people, set a four-year prison term for selling to under 20-year-olds and a ... |
| Is Lebanon's legalisation of cannabis an economic lifeline or an opportunity for corruption? [01.05.2020] | Lebanon last week legalised the cultivation and export of cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. The move is intended to provide an economic ... |
| Lebanon has legalised cannabis growing, but its political class are muscling in on small farmers [27.04.2020] | Lebanon is set to become the first Arab country to legalise the growing and export of medical cannabis in hopes of rescuing the economy - at least th ... |
| Lebanon passes legislation legalizing medical marijuana cultivation as economy struggles amid coronavirus fallout [21.04.2020] | The Lebanese parliament passed legislation to legalize cannabis cultivation for medical and industrial purposes, a move that was recommended by econo ... |
| Stoners cheered when Canada legalised cannabis. How did it go so wrong? [05.04.2020] | Two years on, the Canadian cannabis legalisation experiment hasn’t quite turned out as we reformers had hoped. The black market is still vibrant whil ... |
| Amid the crisis, marijuana legalization in New York will have to wait again [03.04.2020] | During New York’s worst health crisis in a lifetime, a deadline came up to put forth a provision to legalize adult-use marijuana. With other concerns ... |
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