Items tagged with cannabis
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| Cannabis in India: A rather long story, with its highs and lows [12.09.2020] | Cannabis is illegal in India. But still its prevalence is remarkable across the social and spiritual landscape of India. It is in fact particularly p ... |
| Farmers in western Makwanpur return to marijuana farming due to pandemic-induced poverty [11.09.2020] | Farmers in rural municipalities in western Makwanpur district have started cultivating marijuana since the harvest in their maize and millet fields t ... |
| Gov't addressing banking challenges impacting cannabis industry [10.09.2020] | The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is engaging international stakeholders to address the banking difficulties that have be ... |
| Medical cannabis big hit in Luxembourg [10.09.2020] | Doctors in Luxembourg have given out cannabis to more patients so far this year than in all of 2019, Health Minister Paulette Lenert said, a sign tha ... |
| Pot shop licenses to promote social equity could go to firms tied to co-founder of $3B cannabis giant [10.09.2020] | Two shadowy companies vying for multiple licenses in the upcoming pot shop lottery share the same west suburban address as an investment firm led by ... |
| In 2017-18, 97% drugs cases in Mumbai courts over possession: study [09.09.2020] | Over 97 per cent of drug-related cases decided by Mumbai courts in 2017 and 2018 involved possession for personal consumption, according to a study b ... |
| Cannabis Regulation and Development [09.09.2020] | Significant policy shifts have led to an unprecedented boom in medical cannabis markets, while a growing number of countries are moving towards the l ... |
| Swiss cannabis studies get the green light [09.09.2020] | Parliament has backed a legal change allowing for pilot studies that will distribute cannabis to control groups, in order to find out more about the ... |
| Let's decriminalise casual cannabis use [08.09.2020] | The number of drug offences continue to increase in Germany – a very real issue for the country. Drug Commissioner Daniela Ludwig is of course on the ... |
| Police routinely use drug powers to 'bully people', says former Chief Inspector [04.09.2020] | A former chief inspector has said he believes that over a third of drug stop-and-searches by UK police are used “as an excuse to harass people”, afte ... |
| Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv [03.09.2020] | A drone dropped hundreds of bags of cannabis over Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, attracting dozens of confused people, who rushed to pick up as many bags ... |
| New Zealand split on legalising cannabis in 'reeferendum' [02.09.2020] | Support for the Yes and No campaigns in New Zealand’s referendum on legalising and taxing cannabis is split at 49.5% each, six weeks out from voting ... |
| Price of legal and illegal cannabis in Canada is much closer than you think [31.08.2020] | Much has been made about the price difference between the legal and illegal cannabis markets in Canada, but the information surrounding the topic of ... |
| Up in smoke: Ministry to revoke marijuana’s designation as ‘medicinal plant’ [29.08.2020] | The Agriculture Ministry will revise a 2020 ministerial decree that lists marijuana as a “medicinal plant”. Signed on Feb. 3, the decree includes mar ... |
| BC’s grey market is thriving [28.08.2020] | Things haven’t been this good in the illicit cannabis industry in British Columbia in many years. Factors such as increased wholesale prices on the b ... |
| Cannabis research database shows how U.S. funding focuses on harms of the drug [27.08.2020] | A new analysis of cannabis research funding in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom has found that $1.56 billion was directed to the top ... |
| 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 ... |
| Cannabis Bill carries harsh penalties [14.08.2020] | If a person is found with more than 1kg of dried cannabis or nine flowering plants they could be jailed for up to 15 years. These are just some of th ... |
| Where vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris stands on marijuana [12.08.2020] | Joe Biden has selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his vice presidential running mate. She has evolved significantly on marijuana policy over her ca ... |
| Canopy Growth CEO’s partial-year compensation tops CA$45 million [11.08.2020] | Canopy Growth’s chief executive earned 1,042 times more than the median compensation for the cannabis producer’s other employees in fiscal 2020. The ... |
| It could take 10 years to measure the impact of legalising weed [11.08.2020] | The referendum on legalising recreational cannabis use is just over a month away. Campaigns for and against the change are well under way. We’ve had ... |
| Here are the new cannabis rules proposed for South Africa – including limits, penalties and criminal records [11.08.2020] | Justice and Correctional Services minister Ronald Lamola has published the draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The bill will give effect to the ... |
| Just 257 pardons granted for pot possession in program's 1st year [09.08.2020] | It has been one year since the government launched a program offering Canadians with a criminal record for simple pot possession a fast, free pardon ... |
| Bermuda’s consultations on recreational cannabis bill generally supportive [06.08.2020] | A refined draft bill to lay the legal groundwork for a regulated adult-use cannabis regime in Bermuda will soon be presented to the island’s legislat ... |
| Congressional researchers admit legalizing marijuana hurts Mexican drug cartel profits [03.08.2020] | Demand for marijuana illegally trafficked from Mexico will continue to decline as the legalization movement spreads, a new report from the Congressio ... |
| Criminalising cannabis use by children is unconstitutional, court rules [03.08.2020] | Children found guilty of trivial offences, including the possession or use of cannabis, may not be incarcerated, the Johannesburg High Court has rule ... |
| King Mswati, Stem Holdings and the multi-billion political dagga cold war [01.08.2020] | King Mswati allegedly entered into a deal with Stem Holdings and manipulated provisions of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act (POCA) by unleashing ... |
| Senator files new bill to federally legalize marijuana and regulate it like tobacco [31.07.2020] | Democratic senator Tina Smith (D-MN) filed a new bill to federally legalize marijuana, creating yet another potential avenue through which Congress c ... |
| Some WHO cannabis recommendations draw strong opposition at recent UN meeting [30.07.2020] | Two of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cannabis scheduling recommendations might face an uphill battle getting adopted later this year by the U ... |
| Saint Lucia Cabinet authorizes the drafting of a legislative and regulatory framework for cannabis [28.07.2020] | The Saint Lucia government’s point man on cannabis, Commerce Minister Bradley Felix, has announced that authorization has been given to draft a legis ... |
| France extends police powers in crackdown on drugs trade [25.07.2020] | France’s new prime minister Jean Castex announced plans to introduce on-the-spot fines for some drug offences amid mounting concern about over-stretc ... |
| La légalisation du cannabis, un levier de développement ? [23.07.2020] | Et si le nouveau modèle de développement intégrait la légalisation du cannabis ? Ce jeudi 23 juillet, la CSMD a organisé un atelier de travail avec d ... |
| Cannabis can both help and hinder memory [22.07.2020] | Even the word “dope”, describing people that use cannabis, suggests they have less than optimal brain functioning. The idea that cannabis impairs mem ... |
| 'The risk is zero': Legalising cannabis in Lebanon could help solve its economic crisis [22.07.2020] | Last month Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed an order paving the way for a change in the country's legislation. If the bill passes through parlia ... |
| Uzbekistan returns to its roots with cannabis cultivation [21.07.2020] | Central Asia has a great climate for growing cannabis. The plant, which is indigenous to the region, blankets hillsides and reveals itself stubbornly ... |
| Netherlands clarifies application process to grow adult-use cannabis [16.07.2020] | The Dutch government wants to clear up several issues regarding the application process to grow legal recreational marijuana. The process is part of ... |
| Majority of Poles support ending prison sentences for cannabis possession, finds poll [15.07.2020] | Growing numbers of Poles support ending prison sentences for possession of cannabis, and now make up a majority, according to a new poll by Kantar. I ... |
| California cannabis industry strives for geographic branding, just like wine [11.07.2020] | California’s legal cannabis industry, not yet 4 years old, yearns for the same system of tying plants to the soil perfected by the French over centur ... |
| 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 referendum: Marijuana not so bad for you, won't turn your hair green [08.07.2020] | Former Prime Minister Helen Clark says cannabis won't make your teeth fall out or turn your hair green - and criminalising it is an injustice to thou ... |
| Thousands more pot shops needed to end illicit market: Fire & Flower CEO [06.07.2020] | Canada needs to open as many as 4,000 cannabis stores, more than triple the current number of licensed outlets, if policymakers want to eliminate the ... |
| GGPAJ welcomes start of the consultation process on 'Special Permits' [04.07.2020] | The Ganja Growers and Producers Association (GGPA) welcomed the start of the consultation process for the special permit policy for the cannabis indu ... |
| 5 ways the UK could legalise cannabis [02.07.2020] | With more than half of people in the UK in favour of legalising the recreational use of cannabis, and countries around the world adopting more libera ... |
| Lester Grinspoon, influential marijuana scholar, dies at 92 [02.07.2020] | Dr. Lester Grinspoon, a Harvard psychiatry professor who became a leading proponent of legalizing marijuana after his research found it was less toxi ... |
| UNM study: Cannabis is effective in treating depression, improving mental health [02.07.2020] | According to a research study published by the University Of New Mexico and Releaf App in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, cannabis flower m ... |
| Is the Netherlands finally heading for legalisation? [01.07.2020] | Supplying coffeeshops with cannabis is illegal, so this is being done through a complicated ‘back-door’ policy. There might be a change coming with t ... |
| Growing majority of Kiwis support legalising cannabis, new poll finds [29.06.2020] | A growing majority of New Zealanders support legalising cannabis for personal use, according to a new poll just three months from a national referend ... |
| Not all WHO cannabis recommendations would loosen international control, UN drug agency says [26.06.2020] | An analysis by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) concludes that most of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cannabis scheduling reco ... |
| Cannabis rescheduling [25.06.2020] | In January 2019 the World Health Organization issued a collection of formal recommendations to reschedule cannabis and cannabis-related substances, t ... |
| Cannabis Bill controversy: Did dagga growers influence MPs? [21.06.2020] | Did dagga growers influence MPs? The withdrawal of the Opium and Habit-Forming Drugs (Amendment) Bill No.06 of 2020 in the House of Assembly, has rai ... |
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