Items tagged with cannabis
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Auxly Cannabis stock soars as British tobacco giant Imperial takes 20% stake [25.07.2019] | British tobacco company Imperial Brands is getting into the cannabis business with a $123 million investment in Auxly Cannabis, the Canadian company ... |
Berlin will kontrollierte Cannabis-Abgabe an Erwachsene [25.07.2019] | Die rot-rot-grüne Koalition will ein Modellprojekt zur kontrollierten Abgabe von Cannabis auf den Weg bringen. Ein entsprechender Antrag solle im Sep ... |
Luxembourg legal pot plan violates UN rules [24.07.2019] | Luxembourg met a possible hurdle in legalising cannabis as a parliamentary question brought to light that the current plans are in violation of inter ... |
U.S. bankers are answering the call of cannabis as deals flow away from Canada [23.07.2019] | After years of Canada dominating the world of marijuana finance, the country’s head start is evaporating and U.S. bankers are increasingly answering ... |
NGO seeking to decriminalise drug use in Lebanon [20.07.2019] | The Support Don’t Punish campaign for decriminalising the use of illicit substances is very relevant in Lebanon where the law on drug use and the jum ... |
Govt. has ignored benefits of cannabis, claims plea in HC [19.07.2019] | There is not a single document which shows that cannabis is lethal to human, a social cause litigation has claimed before the Delhi High Court in its ... |
No punishment for minors with small amounts of cannabis [18.07.2019] | Possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis is not a punishable offence in Switzerland, regardless of whether you are a minor or an adult, the Feder ... |
Licences approved as St Vincent's Cannabis industry opens [15.07.2019] | St Vincent’s Medicinal Marijuana industry is a go. Over 30 licences have been approved by the Medicinal Cannabis Authority (MCA) for the cultivation, ... |
Support for legalising cannabis growing among British public, survey finds [14.07.2019] | Twice as many British adults now support the legalisation of cannabis than oppose it, according to a poll which reveals a “widening gulf” between pub ... |
Cannabis pilot project agreement signed in Accompong [10.07.2019] | A tripartite agreement was signed to implement a cannabis pilot programme in Accompong, St Elizabeth, under the Cannabis Licensing Authority's (CLA) ... |
Congressional committee discusses how to legalize cannabis [10.07.2019] | In a first-of-its-kind hearing, a key congressional committee met to discuss how to finally put an end to federal cannabis prohibition. Titled Mariju ... |
How do we eliminate the cannabis black market? License it [10.07.2019] | Given a choice, Canadians prefer to buy illicit weed. Nearly 80 per cent of all sales since legalization are from the “black market” – or more aptly ... |
Illegal cannabis getting even cheaper, as legal gets costlier, StatsCan says [10.07.2019] | Statistics Canada's quarterly report on cannabis prices suggests the cost chasm between legal and illegal versions of the drug is wide, and getting w ... |
Make cannabis legal and cut crime, says Adam Smith think tank [09.07.2019] | A leading think tank today called for cannabis to be sold over the counter in pharmacies — and said legalisation for adult recreational use is a matt ... |
Youth marijuana use declined in states that legalized, study finds [08.07.2019] | Legalizing marijuana is associated with a decline in youth cannabis consumption, according to a new study in a journal published by the American Medi ... |
CARICOM Secretary General addresses marijuana commission recommendations [06.07.2019] | Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRocque has warned the region against trading cannabis through member states. He made t ... |
Opposition MP calls for policy on cannabis [03.07.2019] | Opposition spokesman on tourism, Dr Wykeham McNeill is urging the Government to formulate a policy framework to define its position on cannabis. Cann ... |
Bruce Linton's firing signals it is time for the cannabis industry to start delivering [03.07.2019] | The surprise ousting of the chief executive officer of Canada’s foremost cannabis company is a sign of things to come, some observers warned, as the ... |
The cannabis-psychosis debate is being driven by fear mongering, not facts [01.07.2019] | As the legalization of recreational cannabis gains traction across North America, one of the most-debated health concerns is psychosis and cannabis u ... |
The Cannabis Debate: 63 per cent of Londoners think UK should follow Canada and make drug legal [01.07.2019] | Londoners overwhelmingly support the legalisation of cannabis for adult recreational use, according to a poll commissioned by the Evening Standard an ... |
Reefer Madness or Pot Paradise? The surprising legacy of the place where legal weed began [30.06.2019] | Colorado’s first-in-the-nation experiment has reshaped health, politics, rural culture and criminal justice in surprising ways that often defy both t ... |
‘There’s no opposition now’: how a quiet Canada town became a world leader in growing weed [29.06.2019] | In 2018 Canada became the second country, after Uruguay, to legalise recreational use. By catching the green wave, Canopy Growth’s co-chief executive ... |
Global marijuana use rose by 60 percent over the past decade [26.06.2019] | The global story about cannabis — the most-used recreational drug in the world — is about as fuzzy as your body feels after taking your first hit. Wh ... |
French economists tell government to legalise cannabis to bring in extra €2.8bn [21.06.2019] | A group of French economists have recommended legalising marijuana, arguing it would add billions to state coffers, but President Emmanuel Macron's g ... |
Légalisation du cannabis : le Luxembourg enfume l’ONU [20.06.2019] | La volonté du Grand-Duché de légaliser le cannabis récréatif est clairement opposée à l’engagement pris pour limiter l’usage de cette substance à des ... |
Des députés de plusieurs bords plaident pour une légalisation contrôlée du cannabis [19.06.2019] | Un monopole d’Etat pour la production et la vente de cannabis. Des députés de quatre groupes politiques, dont certains du parti présidentiel, prônent ... |
Dagga high on new Eastern Cape premier’s list [19.06.2019] | A flourishing dagga industry is high on the agenda of new Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane, especially in the Pondoland area, where locals have be ... |
Cannabis legalisation lobby hopes for meeting with the President [19.06.2019] | Cannabis legalisation lobby group ReLeaf has expressed concern at 'reservations' by President George Vella on extending legal use of the drug beyond ... |
Final push to legalize pot fails in New York [19.06.2019] | New York’s plan to legalize marijuana this year collapsed, dashing hopes for a potential billion-dollar industry that supporters said would create jo ... |
Want to grow your own cannabis? Get ready to fight ‘Big Marijuana’ [19.06.2019] | Illinois is about to make history as the first state to legalize recreational cannabis and allow commercial sales through the state legislature inste ... |
Swiss smoke 'legal cannabis’ in record amounts [18.06.2019] | Since 2011, the sale of cannabis products containing up to one percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the ingredient that makes users high – has been l ... |
Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a 'threat to China' [17.06.2019] | Beijing's leading drug enforcement body has blamed the legalization of marijuana in Canada and parts of the United States for a spike in the amount o ... |
Swiss police want more clarity on cannabis [15.06.2019] | The number of fines related to cannabis dropped from 18,000 in 2017 to barely more than 7,000 last year. French-speaking cantons and Zurich especiall ... |
The world’s largest pot farms, and how Santa Barbara opened the door [15.06.2019] | In a sandy draw of the Santa Rita Hills, a cannabis company is planning to erect hoop greenhouses over 147 acres — the size of 130 football fields — ... |
Big Dutch cities, coffee shops say no to regulated marijuana trials [11.06.2019] | A handful of the Netherlands’ medium sized cities have come forward to take part in the government’s controversial regulated marijuana experiment but ... |
'Swazi Gold' dagga farmers fear new SA law could crush them [10.06.2019] | Mbuso has been growing cannabis for 14 years. He lives and tends the illicit crop in Swaziland, which is now known officially as Eswatini. Mbuso is j ... |
Scientist in Jamaica finds, cultivates lost ganja [04.06.2019] | A supreme ganja, smoked by Rastas and even Bob Marley himself in the 1970s? This pipe dream of every ganja aficionado is becoming reality thanks to t ... |
Millions use cannabis, but figures for how many become dependent aren’t reliable [03.06.2019] | Cannabis has an image of being a relatively harmless drug. But all drugs carry a degree of risk, and cannabis is no exception. One of those risks is ... |
France to launch medical cannabis experiment in coming weeks [02.06.2019] | As a nearly unanimous French Senate gave medical marijuana the green light, France will start experimenting the use of medical marijuana for “about t ... |
Illinois will become 11th US state to legalise recreational marijuana use [02.06.2019] | Illinois will likely become the 11th state in the US to allow small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. The state’s Democrat-controlled House ... |
Hope for cannabis growers [31.05.2019] | Jamaica is to lobby the United States on the issue of legitimising licensed cannabis growers and processors under correspondent banking rules. Audley ... |
Legalising cannabis could be one solution to India’s agrarian distress [31.05.2019] | In the past decade, there’s been a sea change with respect to the global attitude to cannabis. India, however, is completely out of step with this gl ... |
Asia emerging as new frontier for Canadian cannabis players [30.05.2019] | As cannabis companies eye expansion in European and South American markets, Asia is poised to be a new frontier for some major Canadian pot players. ... |
Italy court cracks down on cannabis shops in win for Salvini [30.05.2019] | Italy’s Supreme court banned the sale of many widely sold cannabis derivatives, in a win for Deputy Prime Minister and far-right League leader Matteo ... |
The green rush: should you invest in cannabis? [25.05.2019] | How big is the legal cannabis industry? Every time I think I’ve seen the highest estimate along comes another breathless puff piece with an even bigg ... |
Eindhoven says no to regulated marijuana experiment [23.05.2019] | Eindhoven has followed The Hague and Amsterdam and decided not to take part in the government’s experiment with regulated marijuana cultivation, sayi ... |
Tens of thousands apply for pot amnesty [23.05.2019] | A total of 31,177 people applied for the medical marijuana amnesty online during the 90-day registration period, which means the number of medical ma ... |
'Price-conscious' pot consumers find backyard planting way cheaper [22.05.2019] | The federal Cannabis Act specifies that each household can cultivate up to four plants — either indoors or out. Manitoba and Quebec have opted to pro ... |
Expert says new laws stifling legal ganja industry [22.05.2019] | Ganja growers and producers say regulations to the updated Dangerous Drugs Act (2015) are too stringent and pose a major impediment to those who repr ... |
Study finds CBD effective in treating heroin addiction [21.05.2019] | Cannabidiol, the non-psychoactive ingredient in hemp and marijuana, could treat opioid addiction, a new study says. Given to patients with heroin add ... |
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