Items tagged with cannabis
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Govt urged to secure share of international ganja market [15.11.2015] | President of the Westmoreland Hemp and Ganja Farmers Association Ras Iyah is urging the Government of Jamaica to "align" with other countries to secu ... |
Mexico president open to debate about legalising marijuana after court ruling [08.11.2015] | President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico has said he opposes any eventual legalisation of marijuana, five days after Mexico’s supreme court ruled in fa ... |
US endorses Mexico’s marijuana legalization ruling [08.11.2015] | The United States has backed a decision made by Mexico’s Supreme Court that paves the way for the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes ... |
Majority approve of legalized, regulated, taxed cannabis [07.11.2015] | In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll among 1256 Canadian voters, the majority, close to 6-in-10, approve of the Liberal gov ... |
Ruling in Mexico sets into motion legal marijuana [04.11.2015] | The Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing marijuana, delivering a pointed challenge to Mexico’s strict substance abuse laws and adding its weig ... |
Ohio vote was against monopoly not marijuana, say campaigners [03.11.2015] | Marijuana legalization advocates in Ohio are turning their attention to 2016, after voters rejected a constitutional amendment to legalize recreation ... |
After Ohio’s vote, these states will determine the future of legal marijuana [02.11.2015] | Drug law reformers in at least 16 states have already got ballot measures in the works for next year, according to vote-tracking site Ballotpedia. Tw ... |
On ballot, Ohio grapples with specter of marijuana monopoly [31.10.2015] | Ohio lawyer Don Wirtshafter has fought for decades to make marijuana legal, calling it “my life’s work.” But when Ohio voters go to the polls to cons ... |
Multi-agency squad smashes illegal hemp cultivation in Odisha [30.10.2015] | With the help of multi-agency squad comprising excise, revenue and forest officials, the Odisha police have destroyed over 3600 acres of hemp cultiva ... |
Altruistic marijuana grower is guilty but goes unpunished [30.10.2015] | Dutch cannabis grower Doede de Jong has been found guilty of cultivating cannabis by the appeal court but will not be punished because he had done al ... |
Government awards third ganja research licence [26.10.2015] | Canadian nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, Timeless Herbal Care Limited (THC), which has operations in Jamaica, is the first private entity t ... |
Marseille : ce n’est pas le cannabis qui tue, c’est la prohibition [25.10.2015] | Est-il acceptable de mourir sous les balles, dans une cité en France, quand on a 15 ans ? Non. Il est temps de réfléchir autrement. Ce qui tue, ce n’e ... |
As prohibition crumbles, cannabis consumers are less apt to abuse it [21.10.2015] | Contrary to what prohibitionists assume, the increase in marijuana-related problems following legalization may not be proportional to the increase in ... |
Could Iran be the next country to legalise cannabis and opium? [21.10.2015] | After Uruguay courageously legalised the use of cannabis under a new drug policy, could Iran be the next country to make it legal? From the outside, ... |
Was wird aus der Idee, Gras legal zu verkaufen? [21.10.2015] | Inspiriert von Berlin haben Hamburg und Münster vor wenigen Monaten beschlossen zu überprüfen, ob man nicht einen ähnlichen Antrag formulieren könne. ... |
In U.S., 58% back legal marijuana use [21.10.2015] | A majority of Americans continue to say marijuana use should be legal in the United States, with 58% holding that view, tying the high point in Gallu ... |
Pot legalization looks certain for Canada [20.10.2015] | Carrying a torch for marijuana legalization, the Liberal Party of Canada emerged like a phoenix from parliamentary election to an absolute majority i ... |
Canada's newly elected Liberals may legalize marijuana [19.10.2015] | With the Liberal Party's electoral victory in Canada, the US's northern neighbors could soon undertake an enormous change in drug policy: marijuana l ... |
Mexico supreme court to discuss legalizing recreational marijuana [16.10.2015] | Mexico's supreme court plans to discuss a proposal that could effectively legalize the consumption and production of marijuana for recreational use i ... |
La consommation de cannabis désormais passible d'une simple amende [16.10.2015] | Le décret d'application de la transaction pénale ouvre la possibilité aux policiers de proposer une amende aux auteurs de petits délits, comme la con ... |
Legal and social: this is how the first Cannabis Club in the Netherlands would like marijuana [15.10.2015] | How does a Social Club fit in the Dutch capital, with its about 200 coffee shops? "The concept of The Tree of Life is very different than a coffeesho ... |
Once and for all, marijuana is not a gateway drug [13.10.2015] | As the 2016 election approaches, marijuana legalization is in the air once again, with ballot initiatives likely to succeed in at least five states, ... |
Cannabis legalisation worth millions - government report [13.10.2015] | Legalising cannabis could generate hundreds of millions a year in tax and cut costs for the police and prisons, an internal Treasury report found. Re ... |
Oregon legalizes pot, and nobody cares [12.10.2015] | Oregon is the third American state to legalize recreational marijuana sales, following neighboring Washington, where legal pot debuted in the summer ... |
Today's cannabis debate shows how irrational Westminster has become [12.10.2015] | We are witnessing a policy failure of epic proportions, and the debate parliament holds – one it has been forced to hold by public petition – will be ... |
Liberal Democrats set up expert panel on cannabis legalisation [12.10.2015] | The Liberal Democrats are to set up an expert panel to establish how a legal market for cannabis could work in Britain, paving the way for them to be ... |
Cannabis cultivation to be legalised in Uttarakhand albeit for industry [12.10.2015] | Resident of the small mountain state Uttarakhand will now be able to take up cultivation of cannabis purely for industrial purposes. According to off ... |
Marijuana legalization urged for open debate [11.10.2015] | Marijuana has emerged as an issue in the federal election campaign in Canada. The Liberals promise legalization, the NDP pledge at least to decrimina ... |
The other green belt [09.10.2015] | It takes a lot for marijuana growers in the UK to attract police attention. Four forces – Derbyshire, Dorset, Durham and Surrey – declared that they ... |
Cannabis coffee shops given red light in Berlin [05.10.2015] | The Federal Institute of Pharmaceuticals (BfArM) has rejected plans for legal cannabis sales in Berlin's Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain district. The borou ... |
Colorado's largest pot grower sued by two consumers over pesticide use [04.10.2015] | A pair of marijuana users in Colorado — one of them a medical-card holder with a brain tumor — have sued the state's largest pot grower for allegedly ... |
Oregon marijuana legalization challenges US drug policy [02.10.2015] | Oregon joined Colorado and Washington in implementing a commercial cannabis market. Alaska, which also legalized marijuana through a ballot initiativ ... |
Oregon becomes third U.S. state to allow recreational marijuana sales [01.10.2015] | Marijuana sales for recreational use began in Oregon on October 1 as it joined Washington state and Colorado in allowing the sale of a drug that rema ... |
Cannabis legalisation bill tabled in House [30.09.2015] | A bill calling for the legalisation of cannabis for personal use in Italy has for the first time been tabled in the Lower House. The bill, calling fo ... |
Cannabis regulation in Colorado [30.09.2015] | The core argument made by opponents of legal regulation is that any regulated market for cannabis would inevitably fuel a significant rise in use and ... |
Perspective: Be clear about the real risks [23.09.2015] | The 1936 film Reefer Madness depicted cannabis as a drug that provoked uncontrollable insanity, leading to manslaughter, suicide and attempted rape. ... |
Cannabis Social Club jetzt auch in Hamburg [21.09.2015] | Eine Hanfpflanze ist ihr Vereinslogo, der Kampf für die Legalisierung von Cannabis ihr größtes Ziel: Der erste Cannabis Social Club (CSC) hat in Hamb ... |
Colorado's marijuana tax revenues nearly double last year's figures [20.09.2015] | Legal marijuana tax revenues have been breaking records in Colorado, nearly doubling monthly numbers from last year and on pace to exceed projections ... |
Marijuana prohibition can do more harm than good, doctors tell federal parties [20.09.2015] | If Canada's new government chooses to legalize marijuana beyond medical use then it should get into the business of controlling its supply and sale t ... |
Tramadol-spiked hashish comes at a high price in Cairo [16.09.2015] | Hash is easily available in many areas of Cairo, and widely used. But there is increasing evidence that much of the supply has been cut with more dan ... |
The White House blacklisted Bolivia for growing coca while US states sell legal weed [15.09.2015] | The US has "decertified" Bolivia over what it calls a failure to comply with the UN drug control conventions, despite recent data showing the country ... |
Idealistic marijuana growers get suspended jail terms [09.09.2015] | A couple who grew marijuana ‘by the book’ and informed the tax office about their income have been found guilty of running an illegal plantation and ... |
Here’s why we hear so many false claims about cannabis [08.09.2015] | Research on substance use has taught me a major overarching lesson: we are much more likely to demonize drugs for their negative effects than conside ... |
Cannabis policy in the Czech Republic [31.08.2015] | The Czech drug related legislation is quite extensive and includes laws as well as various by-laws. The most important feature of the Czech legislati ... |
Dabbing: the ‘cannabis crack’ that makes skunk seem weak [30.08.2015] | As soon as they find out what it is, the tabloids are going to freak out about dabbing. This new technique for getting stoned involves people heating ... |
Region should explore billion-dollar ganja industry, Caricom heads told [30.08.2015] | The Caribbean Community (Caricom) is considered to have some 'competitive' advantage in the cultivation of the marijuana plant for medicinal purposes ... |
Young hands in Mexico feed growing U.S. demand for heroin [29.08.2015] | As heroin addiction soars in the United States, a boom is underway south of the border, reflecting the two nations’ troubled symbiosis. Officials fro ... |
Pioneer pot states have collected more than $200 million in marijuana taxes [25.08.2015] | The first two states to legalize recreational marijuana have collectively raked in at least $200 million in marijuana tax revenue, according to the l ... |
Despite petition, government has no plans to legalise cannabis [24.08.2015] | The government has responded to a 200,000-strong petition calling for the legalisation of cannabis in the UK by saying it has no plans to change the ... |
Exploring the Cannabis Clubs of southern Spain, Europe's new weed destination [24.08.2015] | Over the last five years, Spain has come to rival the Netherlands as Europe's cannabis hub. The country's legal framework around weed, which allows i ... |
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