Items tagged with decriminalization
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| Jamaica's marijuana growers split on legalisation [13.03.2014] | In Jamaica, marijuana, or ganja, as it is more commonly known on the Caribbean island, is used in religious ceremonies by Rastafarians and as a herba ... |
| The Rise and Decline of Cannabis Prohibition [10.03.2014] | The cannabis plant has been used for spiritual, medicinal and recreational purposes since the early days of civilization. In this report the Transnat ... |
| «Wir wollen die Dealer austrocknen» [22.02.2014] | Cannabis-Konsum soll in Vereinen mit Mitgliederbeitrag legal werden. Das fordert ein überparteiliches Genfer Komitee. Im Genfer Projekt können sich E ... |
| Jamaica to decriminalise ganja by year end - gov't official [22.02.2014] | Jamaica is to decriminalise ganja by year end as the government moves to capitalise on the booming marijuana trade internationally, said Science and ... |
| Mexico City could be home to the most important marijuana decriminalization effort yet [17.02.2014] | Lawmakers in Mexico's national legislature and Mexico City's Legislative Assembly introduced twin bills to overhaul the country's drug possession and ... |
| Cannabis: un réquisitoire contre la loi [04.02.2014] | Le procureur de la République de Grenoble, Jean-Yves Coquillat, n’est ni un fieffé gauchiste ni un grand laxiste. Et pourtant, ce magistrat a osé bri ... |
| What do Israelis want? Pot! When do they want it? Now! [22.12.2013] | An estimated 1,000 Israelis attended a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on Saturday night to support the legalization of marijuana. As the crowd chan ... |
| Weed all about it [12.12.2013] | “A critical turning point in the failed war against drugs,” is the verdict of Martin Jelsma of the Drugs and Democracy Programme at the Transnational ... |
| Uruguay becomes first nation to legalise marijuana trade [10.12.2013] | Uruguay has become the first country in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume marijuana. After nearly 12 hours of debate, senators gav ... |
| ‘Het Nederlandse systeem heeft gaten’ [09.12.2013] | Interview Sebastián Sabini: "Het gaat ons om een totaalaanpak. Legalisering moet samengaan met preventie, met voorlichting en een sterke naleving van ... |
| Berlin council votes to open first cannabis cafe [29.11.2013] | Councillors in Berlin have voted to launch the country's first cannabis cafe in their district. A large majority in the Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg coun ... |
| Most Jamaicans support ganja decriminalisation - study [27.11.2013] | A recent study has found that a majority of Jamaica’s population may be in support of relaxing the laws prohibiting the use of marijuana. The study, ... |
| Deutschland wird zur Kiffer-Republik [24.11.2013] | Liberale Strafrechtsprofessoren fordern, dass sich der Bundestag erneut mit dem Drogenverbot auseinandersetzt und haben eine entsprechende Petition u ... |
| US Attorney General Holder rejects mass incarceration, 'one-size-fits all' security policies [21.11.2013] | Speaking at a meeting of the hemisphere's security ministers in Medellin, United States Attorney General Eric Holder touted the Obama administration' ... |
| Follow Colorado on ganja [07.11.2013] | The sky hasn't fallen in either Colorado, Washington State or anywhere over the United States. And it won't in Jamaica. It is high time, therefore, t ... |
| Measures to legalize marijuana are passed [05.11.2013] | In Colorado, voters backed a heavy tax on recreational marijuana. The tax will pay for the cost of overseeing the state’s marijuana industry as well ... |
| Gov't actively looking into reforming ganja law [27.10.2013] | Justice Minister Mark Golding has said consideration is being given to reforming the law relating to ganja in Jamaica to allow its use, but within ce ... |
| Weed: Decriminalise to stabilise [26.10.2013] | Jamaica's current volatile security environment and its economic malaise are reasons enough to seriously consider joining their Latin American counte ... |
| Justify the weed - Justice minister to make constitutional case for revising ganja law [26.10.2013] | With Jamaica's Ministry of Justice positioning itself to seek approval from Cabinet for the decriminalisation of marijuana, the justice minister Mark ... |
| North America’s largest city moves to legalize pot [14.10.2013] | Legislators in Mexico City, the largest city in North America, are preparing to push through certain measures that would decriminalize and regulate t ... |
| Lawmakers give nod to decriminalisation of ganja [08.10.2013] | Lawmakers in Jamaica gave the nod to Raymond Pryce's motion calling for the decriminalisation of ganja following two weeks of debate which saw member ... |
| Pot group advises how to avoid new cannabis fine [08.10.2013] | Authorities in Switzerland decriminalized possession of small amounts of cannabis earlier this month with the introduction of a 100-franc fine but a ... |
| Majority of Texas voters want to legalize marijuana [08.10.2013] | A majority of Texas voters support marijuana legalization, according to a recent survey. Public Policy Polling found that 58 percent of Texans "suppo ... |
| Cabinet to consider changes to ganja laws [06.10.2013] | Justice Minister Mark Golding says international events and changes in the United States - the chief opponent of Jamaica's decriminalisation efforts ... |
| Mixed feelings over new Swiss cannabis law [30.09.2013] | From October 1, 2013, an adult caught smoking cannabis in Switzerland can escape formal legal proceedings by paying a fine. Anyone over 18 caught in ... |
| Jamaica lawmakers debate pot decriminalization [23.09.2013] | Lawmakers in Jamaica debated a proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use by adults, where many islander ... |
| Gutless governments [31.08.2013] | Successive administrations are being accused of spinelessness in the pursuit of any venture aimed at legitimately utilising marijuana products in hea ... |
| Shame, classism still define ganja smoking [31.08.2013] | Advocates for the decriminalisation at a recent Gleaner Editors' Forum said it was unfortunate that the image of ganja users has remained the same fo ... |
| Uruguay moves one step closer to becoming first country to legally regulate marijuana [08.08.2013] | On Wednesday 31st July 2013, the Uruguayan House of Representatives approved a marijuana regulation bill, bringing it one step closer to becoming the ... |
| Uruguay steps forward with Marijuana legalisation vote [03.08.2013] | The bill will now be taken up in Uruguay’s Senate—where the governing Frente Amplio coalition also holds a majority—and could soon arrive on the desk ... |
| Uruguay's Marijuana Regulation Bill Passes in Lower House [03.08.2013] | The week got off to an ominous start on Monday with the release of a survey by Cifra, Uruguay's leading pollster, showing that around two-thirds of t ... |
| Uruguay poised to legalize marijuana: Is this the right way forward? [01.08.2013] | Uruguay is poised to become the first nation in the world to create a legal, regulated marijuana market. .. but is this the right way forward? Martin ... |
| Uruguay votes to create world's first national legal marijuana market [01.08.2013] | Uruguay's unprecedented plan to create a legal marijuana market has taken its critical first step in the lower house of Congress. All 50 members of t ... |
| Legalization of marijuana seeks to protect teens and minor addicts from addiction - expert [31.07.2013] | Uruguay's House of Representatives has passed a bill to legalize marijuana by 50 of the 96 MPs following 13 hours of tough debates. Now the bill is t ... |
| Nederland wietland ingehaald door Uruguay [31.07.2013] | Wij hebben het er al jaren over, Uruguay doet 't gewoon: wiet wordt er legaal. Niet alleen de verkoop, ook de productie. Daarmee is Uruguay het eerst ... |
| I disagree with Pope Francis: the War on Drugs should be ended [29.07.2013] | No Catholic should contradict the Pope, and it is certainly not the job of Catholic theologian to tell the Pope that he is wrong. Nevertheless, I am ... |
| Uruguay's marijuana bill faces olitical, economic obstacles [24.07.2013] | Uruguay is pushing to legalize marijuana. If Uruguay's proposal to regulate the production, sale and distribution of marijuana is properly implemente ... |
| Coffee Shops and Compromise [30.06.2013] | Building on a long history and culture of tolerance, the Dutch responded to illicit drugs with decades of pragmatic measures free of judgment. A cent ... |
| Les Cannabis Social Clubs partent en fumée [19.06.2013] | Les Cannabis Social Clubs (CSC) sont en plein bad trip. Ces coopératives d’autoproducteurs avaient lancé en mars une vaste opération de désobéissance ... |
| OAS chief calls for “long-awaited” debate on drug policy [25.05.2013] | Following the release of a major draft report on drug policy in the Americas, the secretary-general of the Organisation of American States (OAS) call ... |
| Know your limit: Germany seeks uniform law on marijuana [24.05.2013] | The laws regarding cannabis possession in Germany are nothing if not confusing. It is illegal to possess or consume marijuana. Except that carrying a ... |
| Report calls for decriminalizing both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ drugs [23.05.2013] | The personal use of illegal drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, should be decriminalized as part of a federal-provincial strategy to tackle dr ... |
| A rising marijuana reform tide at the Statehouses [30.04.2013] | In the wake of the marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and buoyed by a series of national public opinion polls ... |
| The drug policy reform agenda in the Americas [30.04.2013] | Latin America has emerged at the vanguard of efforts to promote debate on drug policy reform. For decades, Latin American governments largely followe ... |
| Criminologist refutes cannabis-related crime increase claims [07.04.2013] | Criminologist Professor Alex Stevens has refuted media reports that reducing penalties for cannabis possession has led to increased drug use, crime a ... |
| The present continuous of cannabis clubs in Catalonia [29.03.2013] | The exponential proliferation of the number of associations, clubs and other groups that distribute cannabis among their members and create new space ... |
| 'This is working' [26.03.2013] | Twelve years ago, Portugal eliminated criminal penalties for drug users. Since then, those caught with small amounts of marijuana, cocaine or heroin ... |
| Shafer Commission Report on Marijuana and Drugs, issued 40 years ago, was ahead of its time [22.03.2013] | Forty years ago, the National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse said in its final report: "A coherent social policy requires a fundamental alter ... |
| Drop charges over ecstasy, police urged [21.03.2013] | Ecstasy users should not be charged by police, former Labor health minister Neal Blewett said during a provocative keynote address to the peak police ... |
| Duped by dope [21.03.2013] | Germany's law-enforcement and legal apparatus devotes enormous resources to fighting illegal narcotics. But users are always a step ahead, and lawmak ... |
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