Items tagged with decriminalization
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| Drug Decriminalisation Across the World [31.12.2030] | The criminalisation of people who use drugs compounds drug-related challenges and worsens health and welfare outcomes. Across the world, there is a g ... |
| ‘It will create a police state’: Dagga Party calls cannabis bill ‘fascist’ [23.05.2023] | The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which aims to cater for those who use marijuana for medical and recreational purposes, has been met with fier ... |
| State cannabis sales will not be implemented in current legislative period [28.04.2023] | Ministers Claude Meisch, Paulette Lenert and Sam Tanson presented a new bill, which would lead to the installation of 14 state sales points around th ... |
| Government to deliver pilot project "in due course" [13.04.2023] | The pilot project on the legalisation of cannabis in Luxembourg is expected to arrive at the government council "in due course," according to Paulett ... |
| German officials unveil revised plan to legalize marijuana [12.04.2023] | Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir released the updated legalization plans, scaling back the framework ... |
| How drug “decriminalization” fueled Brazil’s mass incarceration crisis [23.03.2023] | At first glance, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet looks very different from that of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. It comprises m ... |
| Legal cannabis plans breach international law – State Council [16.03.2023] | Luxembourg's plans to allow residents to grow four cannabis plants at their home have been thrown into question after the country's de-facto upper ch ... |
| Tilburg and Breda to kick off regulated marijuana experiment [22.02.2023] | Coffee shops in Tilburg and Breda may be able to take part in the experiment with regulated marijuana as early as October, ministers have agreed. The ... |
| Legalising cannabis: Germany first, Europe next? [09.02.2023] | The German 'traffic light' coalition of the SPD, Greens, and Liberals promised in their 2021 post-election governing manifesto to not just decriminal ... |
| Canadian province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs [31.01.2023] | Adults can possess up to 2.5g of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and morphine. Canada's federal government granted the request by the west ... |
| This guy plans to open a store that sells heroin, meth, and crack [06.01.2023] | A Vancouver man is planning to open what would be Canada’s first store that sells heroin, cocaine, meth, MDMA, and other drugs as a way to reduce the ... |
| 'We must move on from the repressive drug policies of the past', says Minister of Justice [17.12.2022] | Minister of Justice Sam Tanson of Luxembourg defended the government's decision to regulate recreational cannabis consumption, pointing out that this ... |
| Decriminalising cannabis could save Australian taxpayers $850m a year, report finds [08.12.2022] | Australia is not keeping pace with global best practice cannabis policy, a report from the public health research organisation the Penington Institut ... |
| Study: Most Czechs want easing of laws on cannabis [07.12.2022] | Most Czechs would favour an easing of the current legalisation on possession and cultivation of cannabis, suggests a study by the firm Behavio for th ... |
| Law aiming to clear simple drug convictions expected next year [02.12.2022] | Malta won’t see a bill that introduces a path to clearing simple drug convictions from people’s criminal records until sometime next year. A spokespe ... |
| Légalisation du cannabis : des failles à tous les étages [29.11.2022] | «Est-ce que la légalisation envisagée ne posera pas plus de questions pratiques qu’elle n’en résoudra, notamment par rapport aux contrôles du nombre ... |
| Treat Breda as part of Germany so regulated weed can go ahead: mayor [07.11.2022] | The mayor of Breda has asked if his region can be treated as a part of Germany, in order to go ahead with a trial of regulated cannabis growing. Spea ... |
| Czech Republic on the way to legalizing cannabis [02.11.2022] | Tourists in Prague may get the impression that the Czech capital is also the cannabis capital of Europe. From stickers to posters, the iconic leaf of ... |
| ACT becomes first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise illicit drugs in small quantities [20.10.2022] | The Australian Capital Territory has become the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise illicit drugs in small quantities. Laws passed in the ... |
| Victorian Greens push for cannabis to be legalised, taxed similarly to alcohol [09.10.2022] | Cannabis would be legal and regulated in Victoria (Australia) by 2024 under a Greens proposal, being announced ahead of November’s state election, th ... |
| Amsterdam mayor wants Europe to decriminalize cocaine: “War on drugs isn’t working [07.10.2022] | Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema believes that Europe should decriminalize the sale of cocaine, like various countries already allow the sale of cannabi ... |
| Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana possession under federal law [06.10.2022] | President Biden pardoned thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal law and said his administration would review whether mar ... |
| Czechia, mulling cannabis decriminalisation, calls for joint EU action [08.09.2022] | Czech National Anti-drug Coordinator Jindřich Vobořil wants to strictly regulate the Czech cannabis market as cannabis sales should be decriminalised ... |
| Colombia, largest cocaine supplier to U.S., considers decriminalizing [20.08.2022] | Colombia is the largest producer of cocaine in the world, the source of more than 90 percent of the drug seized in the United States. It’s home to th ... |
| Germany will legalize cannabis — but nobody knows when [17.08.2022] | Cannabis has become a part of everyday culture in Germany and now, policymaking. The coalition government of center-left Social Democrats (SPD), envi ... |
| Brussels Mayor: ‘Police repression does not work, decriminalise cannabis now’ [18.07.2022] | The Mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close (PS) renewed his call for cannabis to be decriminalised and removed from the Belgian penal code. Speaking to Le ... |
| Luxembourg law lets you smoke a joint - at home [15.06.2022] | Luxembourg has taken a first step to legalising cannabis, launching a watered down proposal which allows people to grow the drug at home, but leaves ... |
| Le projet de loi autorisant le cannabis à domicile adopté [10.06.2022] | Le Conseil de gouvernement a approuvé le projet de loi qui doit autoriser la culture par des personnes majeures d'un maximum de quatre plants de cann ... |
| ACT government agrees to decriminalise small amounts of illicit drugs, such as ice, heroin and cocaine [09.06.2022] | The ACT is set to become the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise small amounts of commonly used illicit drugs, such as ice, heroin, cocain ... |
| Thailand legalises cannabis trade but still bans recreational use [09.06.2022] | People in Thailand can now grow cannabis plants at home and sell the crop after the nation removed marijuana from its banned narcotics list. The nati ... |
| Decriminalization a good step, but safe supply key: chief coroner [02.06.2022] | To stop toxic-drug deaths, governments must provide a safe supply of drugs with the same urgency that they provided people with COVID vaccines, says ... |
| Rural dagga farmers – the same ones highlighted by Ramaphosa – say they'll be 'criminalised' by new laws [02.06.2022] | Traditional cannabis growers in the rural Eastern Cape, the same ones assured of inclusion by President Cyril Ramaphosa, are objecting to proposed la ... |
| NSW Attorney-General proposes $400 fines instead of court for drug possession [02.06.2022] | NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman has proposed a diversion scheme that would see people caught with drugs hit with a $400 fine instead of being take ... |
| Small-scale possession of illicit drugs will be decriminalized in B.C. starting next year: Ottawa [31.05.2022] | Adults in British Columbia will be allowed to possess small amounts of some illicit drugs starting next year, the federal government announced — a mo ... |
| How the punishment for drugs possession in Norway is changing [23.05.2022] | The Attorney General announced updated guidelines for how the police should work with drug possession charges. The Attorney General has said that dru ... |
| Sadiq Khan appoints drugs tsar to explore legalising cannabis [12.05.2022] | Sadiq Khan has appointed a drugs tsar to explore the potential benefits of legalising cannabis. The mayor has asked Lord Falconer, formerly Lord Chan ... |
| 420 day: Berlin pro-cannabis rally demands immediate legalization [20.04.2022] | At least 500 pro-legalization protesters gathered in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on Wednesday for 420, the annual April 20 celebration marked ... |
| Tunisians call for the legalization of cannabis [10.04.2022] | A group of young Tunisians is calling for the establishment of a National Cannabis Bureau, and the end of the nationwide ban on cannabis. The youth g ... |
| Netherlands' regulated cannabis experiment postponed again [30.03.2022] | The Netherlands' experiment with regulated cannabis cultivation has been delayed again. The trial will only start in the second quarter of 2023, Mini ... |
| Cannabis associations should be ‘safe spaces’, NGOs propose [28.03.2022] | Two NGOs have proposed that cannabis associations should be “safe spaces” where members have a “true interest and passion” in the substance, and wher ... |
| Cannabis law still reflects discriminatory practices: Andrew Bonello [17.03.2022] | The reform enacted by the Maltese government in 2021 Act No. LXVI to establish the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis and to amend various ... |
| Herzog, Sa'ar call on convicted cannabis users to request clemency [06.03.2022] | Israelis who have been convicted for possessing or using cannabis for personal purposes were called upon to submit a request to have their criminal r ... |
| Ganja lobby turns heat on Gov’t in defence of small farmers [25.02.2022] | The Ganja Growers and Producers Association Jamaica (GGPAJ) has called for an immediate two-year incentive programme for marijuana cultivators, espec ... |
| In blow for cannabis advocates, Italy's high court blocks referendum [16.02.2022] | A referendum on making growing cannabis legal in Italy has been blocked by the country's constitutional court. In a ruling judges said the law would ... |
| Justice minister proposes further decriminalizing recreational cannabis use [09.02.2022] | Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar published a list of proposed new regulations that, if approved, will further decriminalize recreational cannabis use in ... |
| Sadiq Khan drug ‘decriminalisation’ plan ‘does not go far enough’, say experts [05.01.2022] | Sadiq Khan’s proposed plan to end the prosecution of young people caught with cannabis in three London boroughs “does not go far enough”, according t ... |
| Sadiq Khan plans pilot to ‘decriminalise’ minor cannabis offences in London [04.01.2022] | Downing Street has expressed concern over moves to end the prosecution of young people caught with cannabis in some London boroughs, under a pilot sc ... |
| After Malta, Germany set to make pot mainstream [02.12.2021] | The European Union is currently a hotchpotch of different approaches to cannabis use, ranging from complete prohibition to different levels of decrim ... |
| From prohibition to trailblazing: A brief history of modern cannabis activism In Malta [27.11.2021] | It is ironic, but if Malta does end up legalising recreational cannabis, one quiet man from Wales may be the one to thank for it. Prior to 2011, ther ... |
| Modi govt plans changes to NDPS Act, could decriminalise possession of small quantities of drugs [14.11.2021] | In an attempt to help the victims of drug abuse to come out of addiction, the Narendra Modi government is planning to decriminalise personal consumpt ... |
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