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Items tagged with cannabis

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Possession of cannabis for personal use [01-01-20] The legal status of cannabis for personal use is one of the most controversial policy issues in the European Union. Although cannabis is a classifie...
Latin American Nations Debate Legalizing Pot [13-06-13] At last week's annual summit of the Organization of American States, Latin American leaders distanced themselves from the United States' dru...
The 2013 Commission on Narcotic Drugs [31-05-13] Reflections upon this year’s CND are mixed. On the one hand, some states went further than ever before in openly challenging the current regime on t...
Colorado marijuana regulations signed into law [28-05-13] A set of laws to govern how recreational marijuana should be grown, sold and taxed was signed into law Tuesday in Colorado, where Democratic Gov. John...
Models for the legal supply of cannabis [28-05-13] Three United Nations Conventions provide the international legal framework on drug control, instructing countries to limit drug supply and use to me...
OAS chief calls for “long-awaited” debate on drug policy [25-05-13] Following the release of a major draft report on drug policy in the Americas, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States (OAS) calle...
Know your limit: Germany seeks uniform law on marijuana [24-05-13] The laws regarding cannabis possession in Germany are nothing if not confusing. It is illegal to possess or consume marijuana. Except that carrying a ...
How to Legalize Pot [19-05-13] The first time I talked to Mark Kleiman, a drug policy expert at UCLA, was in 2002, and he explained why legalization of marijuana was a bad idea. “At...
Fate of LA pot shops left to voters [19-05-13] Los Angeles politicians have struggled for more than five years to regulate medical marijuana, trying to balance the needs of the sick against neighbo...
Breaking the taboo about drugs [18-05-13] After more than four decades of a failed war on drugs, calls for a change in strategy are growing louder by the day. In Latin America, the debate is p...
OAS study eyes marijuana decriminalization [17-05-13] An Organization of American States study in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the war on drugs advocates serious discuss...
Pot rules taking shape; public gets a taste of what’s ahead [16-05-13] Washington Liquor Control Board officials released draft rules for a legal seed-to-store marijuana system. Washington residents and out-of-staters cou...
Wash. set to release draft rules for pot industry [16-05-13] They've spent nearly eight months visiting marijuana grow houses, studying the science of getting high and earning nicknames like "the queen...
Indoor pot production leaves giant carbon footprint [11-05-13] The carbon footprint of producing 2.2 pounds of marijuana indoors is equivalent to driving across country seven times, according to a peer-reviewed st...
Tourist cannabis cafe ban leads to surge in dealing in the south [11-05-13] The decision to ban foreigners not resident in the Netherlands from the country’s cannabis cafes has led to an ‘explosion’ in drugs-related crime in t...
Colorado Senate gives final approval to historic marijuana bills [08-05-13] The Colorado Senate gave final approval to two new bills to implement marijuana legalization, inching the state legislature closer to becoming the fir...
Colombia’s capital banks on marijuana cure for hard drug addicts [07-05-13] Marijuana has long been accused of being a gateway to deadlier vices. But could cannabis be a swinging door that might also lead people away from hard...
Police raid Maastricht coffeeshops after owners let tourists back in [07-05-13] Police have raided several coffeeshops in Maastricht after their owners indicated they would revert to selling soft drugs to foreign visitors. Coffe...
Will legalised marijuana lead to an economic boom? [07-05-13] Many Washington residents are looking to cash in on the newly legal and potentially lucrative marijuana market, which they hope will give them a new s...
Copenhageners cautiously support legal cannabis, but provinces unconvinced [06-05-13] Copenhagen's mayor, Frank Jensen, has asked for a three-year trial of legal marijuana in Copenhagen and he has a majority of City Hall on his sid...
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