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A tale of two cannabis legalization experiments [17.10.2023] | It’s been five years since the Canadian government legalized and regulated non-medical cannabis cultivation, commerce, and consumption. California is ... |
German government anticipates huge windfall with legalization of cannabis [01.09.2023] | In November 2021, when it was announced the German government would send a law to the Bundestag to legalize the consumption and possession of marijua ... |
Tackling Belgium’s drug problem: Legalising cannabis is ‘common sense,’ says Economy Minister [31.08.2023] | A solution to the drug and security problem in Belgium's bigger cities, such as Brussels and Antwerp, could be legalising the sale and use of cannabi ... |
Czechia's plans to legalize cannabis: Buy up to 5 grams per day, but register in a database first [13.04.2023] | Czechia plans to introduce a new, regulated cannabis market allowing people to consume up to 5 grams of cannabis recreationally per day, and legalize ... |
Major alcohol industry association calls for federal marijuana legalization, recommending regulatory framework [22.03.2023] | A major alcohol industry association is officially backing federal marijuana legalization, sending a letter to congressional leadership that implores ... |
Marijuana law reached peak absurdity in 2022 [24.12.2022] | Banning a plant with hundreds of industrial and medical uses was never going to work out well, but 2022 saw marijuana prohibition reach peak absurdit ... |
Vobořil: The state could raise up to CZK 15 billion annually by taxing addictive substances [17.10.2022] | Czechia could gain up to CZK 15 billion (EUR 600 million) a year thanks to new taxation of addictive substances and more efficient collection. The pr ... |
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 ... |
Pirates: Legal marijuana could generate up to CZK 1.8 billion in taxes [14.09.2022] | Legalizing marijuana would bring the Czech state between CZK 650 million and CZK 1.8 billion in tax revenue, according to an analysis commissioned by ... |
Inside the process to legalize recreational cannabis In Germany [27.06.2022] | When the German government announced in late 2021 its plan to legalize recreational cannabis sales in Germany, experts and cannabis enthusiasts put g ... |
Study reveals economic impact of Swiss cannabis legislation [20.06.2022] | Cannabis generates an annual turnover of around CHF1 billion ($1.03 billion) in Switzerland, according to a new study. The figure, published by the U ... |
Inside California's cannabis crisis [21.02.2022] | California’s marijuana market, which reached an estimated $4.4 billion in sales in 2020, has seemingly reached peak cannabis capitalism. But the over ... |
Up in Smoke: Is the legal-cannabis industry on the verge of collapsing? [15.12.2021] | When legalization proponents sold voters on Prop. 64 in 2016, one of their chief arguments in favor of the measure was that legal weed would yield a ... |
Germany moves to legalise cannabis in economy-boosting bid after Merkel departure [18.11.2021] | The political parties known as the "traffic light" coalition are pushing for a change in legislation meaning the sale of cannabis will be legal for c ... |
Pot of gold? Cannabis could bring Germany $5 billion a year - survey [16.11.2021] | Legalising cannabis could bring Germany annual tax revenues and cost savings of about 4.7 billion euros ($5.34 billion) and create 27,000 new jobs, a ... |
Three years post-legalization, Canada's cannabis industry ready for a reset [15.10.2021] | Three years after Canada legalized cannabis, the industry appears ready for a reset. When midnight struck on Oct. 17, 2018, Canada became the first d ... |
Stand for craft: How Canada’s craft cannabis cultivators are pushing for tax reform [29.09.2021] | It’s been just three short years since cannabis was legalized in Canada, but it’s already clear the nation’s exorbitant taxation on cannabis cultivat ... |
New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana [31.03.2021] | New Yorkers over the age of 21 can now possess and use up to 3 ounces of cannabis in public under a legalization bill signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wh ... |
New York reaches a deal to legalize recreational marijuana [25.03.2021] | State lawmakers finalized a deal to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could crea ... |
Cuomo vows New York 'will legalize adult-use recreational cannabis' [11.01.2021] | New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) vowed that his state will legalize recreational cannabis as he begins ramping up efforts in the new year to green-ligh ... |
Sky high: Mass. marijuana is among the most expensive in the nation [16.09.2020] | Massachusetts marijuana products consistently fetch around double the price of equivalents in the most mature recreational markets, according to a re ... |
Case for decriminalising cannabis use in India [20.08.2020] | Criminalising cannabis use in India has been a much-debated topic. Vidhi’s new research study shows that it has had little impact on reduction of dru ... |
Biden-Sanders task force does not recommend legalizing marijuana [10.07.2020] | A task force formed between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders, which had prior heated discussions on cannabis, agreed on multiple criminal justice priorit ... |
Cannabis crop could contribute $490m a year to government coffers [26.05.2020] | The Government's coffers could be winners if cannabis is legalised. Work by the NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) shows a legal cannabis indu ... |
Mboweni says ‘legalize it!’ as he dares cops to arrest him for growing dagga [03.02.2020] | In a series of tweets on Sunday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni uploaded photos of dagga plants growing on his farm in Limpopo, which he explained wer ... |
SA and legal cannabis: profits should be reaped, but like any industry, there are also risks [21.01.2020] | South Africa’s cannabis conversation is shifting into a new gear, with Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on the record as pushing for full legalisation. ... |
The Great Cannabis Crash of 2019 [14.01.2020] | Bad news about the so-called "Green Rush" rolled in slowly at first, picking up steam around the end of last summer. Stocks started to dive. Layoffs ... |
Why is medical marijuana a high ranking priority for Thailand's military? [12.01.2020] | South-East Asia is notorious for its brutal approach to policing drug use and production. But in Thailand change is afoot, as authorities seek to dev ... |
Marijuana commission greenlights recreational and medicinal usage [23.12.2019] | The Bahamas National Commission on Marijuana has green-lighted recreational and medicinal marijuana, insisting that Bahamians should own 51 percent o ... |
Peak pot? Thick haze dulls hype around cannabis startups [16.12.2019] | The hype around cannabis startups in recent years intoxicated many investors. But poor balance sheets and plummeting share prices has made the comedo ... |
House Judiciary Committee approves landmark marijuana legalization bill [20.11.2019] | The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would effectively make marijuana legal. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE ... |
Cannabis könnte dem Staat über 300 Millionen pro Jahr bringen [19.11.2019] | Der Cannabiskonsum spaltet die Schweizer Politik. Die Sozialkommission des Nationalrats hat den Vorschlag des Bundesrats zu einer vorsichtigen Öffnun ... |
Reasons marijuana legalization seems to be failing [05.11.2019] | When it was first proposed, the concept of marijuana legalization seemed solid enough. Take the world’s most popular illicit substance, establish a t ... |
Economics of legalising cannabis – pricing and policing are crucial [29.07.2019] | Legalising cannabis can have major benefits for all citizens. If carried out correctly, everyone will benefit from less crime and stronger rule of la ... |
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 ... |
Legalising cannabis: A grower’s perspective [07.05.2019] | As the New Zealand government announces its plans for a cannabis referendum, a self-described “cannabis master” who grows and sells marijuana, provid ... |
Legalising cannabis could generate up to 144 million euros for Belgium [29.04.2019] | Legalising cannabis could generate up to 144 million euros for the Belgian State, reports Le Soir, citing a study by the Groupe du Vendredi. The thin ... |
The cannabis ‘gold rush’ is underway and shows no sign of stopping, says pot CEO [18.04.2019] | With 33 states now offering some form of legal medical or recreational marijuana, and pot companies expanding their footprints across the country, th ... |
Legalisation: the chance to right wrongs [01.03.2019] | If New Zealand votes to legalise cannabis in 2020’s binding referendum, we will have a unique opportunity on our hands. Creating a licit market from ... |
Drugs: researchers shouldn’t just focus on the harms [14.02.2019] | Most drug research focuses on the harms they cause, but studying the pleasure they provide will improve our understanding of why people use them. Amo ... |
Cuomo to push legalizing recreational marijuana in New York by early 2019 [17.12.2018] | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he would push to legalize recreational marijuana next year, a move that could bring in more than $1.3 billion in ... |
Navigating cannabis legalization 2.0 [04.12.2018] | Legalization is not a simple yes-or-no decision, and its consequences for health, public safety, and social equity will be shaped by choices about pr ... |
Marijuana is getting cheaper. For Colorado and some states, that’s a problem [21.11.2018] | Wholesale marijuana prices in Colorado have fallen by a third in just the past 12 months, continuing a price crash that began soon after the drug was ... |
Studie zu legalem Cannabis: Fiskus könnte 2,4 Milliarden Euro einnehmen [16.11.2018] | 2,39 Milliarden Euro - jährlich. So viel könnte der Fiskus durch die Legalisierung von Cannabis pro Jahr einnehmen und einsparen, unterm Strich. Zu d ... |
Kiffen für den Fiskus [24.09.2018] | Wie sehr Deutschland finanziell davon profitieren könnte, Cannabis zu legalisieren, ermittelt derzeit Justus Haucap, Ökonom an der Universität Düssel ... |
Pas de nouvelle loi sur le cannabis [11.09.2018] | Pas besoin d'une nouvelle loi fédérale pour régler en détail la culture, le commerce, la consommation et l'imposition du chanvre. Le Conseil national ... |
Cuomo administration report backs marijuana legalization in New York [13.07.2018] | The administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) released a state Health Department report that says the "positive effects" of legalization "outw ... |
Legalising cannabis 'would raise £1bn in tax for the UK' [29.06.2018] | Legalising cannabis would raise £1bn a year in tax for the UK. A report from the Institute of Economic Affairs has valued the UK's black market at £2 ... |
Legalising cannabis ‘could earn Treasury £3.5bn’ [02.06.2018] | Introducing a legal cannabis market to the UK could earn the Treasury between £1bn and £3.5bn a year in tax revenues, a new report suggests. Health P ... |
High time to rehash drug policy, think tanks say, as legalisation could save taxpayer £900m [13.05.2018] | Think tanks have today called on the government to radically rethink its drug policy, as it was revealed that taxpayers could save nearly £900m a yea ... |
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