Items tagged with cannabis
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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 ... |
Morocco ratifies decree to start legal cannabis industry [04.03.2022] | Morocco has ratified the legislative changes required to start the country’s promising domestic legal cannabis industry for medical and export purpos ... |
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 ... |
Schumer asks for input as Democrats finalize cannabis bill [10.02.2022] | Top Senate Democrats are asking their colleagues for input as they work to finalize cannabis reform legislation, with the aim of introducing a bill t ... |
Europe should follow Malta's example on cannabis reform, says minister [09.02.2022] | Malta’s new cannabis rules should serve as a model for other European states of how to end the unnecessary prosecution of low-level drug users and st ... |
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 ... |
Budding market: Lucrative cannabis industry looks to leverage ex-politicians’ sway [02.02.2022] | Not too long ago, Ehud Olmert was trying to lead Israel to a historic peace agreement. These days, the former Israeli prime minister is pushing a dif ... |
A cannabis monopoly asteroid is coming [01.02.2022] | If you think two or three powerful companies owning and controlling the sales of all regulated marijuana sounds like a good thing, you can click away ... |
Can delta-8 THC provide some of the benefits of pot – with less paranoia and anxiety? [31.01.2022] | Over the past year, you may have seen something called delta-8 THC or “delta 8” appear in convenience stores and pharmacies alongside CBD gummies, oi ... |
Cannabis: French high court ruling puts CBD products back on sale [26.01.2022] | France’s highest administrative court, the Conseil d’Etat, has temporarily overturned a ban on the sale of cannabidiol (CBD) flowers and leaves in Fr ... |
Narcotics Control Board approves delisting of cannabis [25.01.2022] | The Narcotics Control Board meeting has endorsed the Public Health Ministry's latest draft list of narcotic substances, in which all components of ca ... |
Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace is on a mission to legalize cannabis [25.01.2022] | The representative from South Carolina introduced a bill to end federal pot prohibition and says legalization is an issue that unites America—“just l ... |
'Malta will not become another Amsterdam': cannabis authority chair [24.01.2022] | Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech has been appointed the first executive chair of the Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis. She tells how she p ... |
Drogenbeauftragter über geplante Cannabis-Freigabe: "Ein Ritt auf der Rasierklinge" [20.01.2022] | Mit der kontrollierten und regulierten Abgabe von Cannabis in Deutschland werden wir europäische Geschichte schreiben. Denn als größtes EU-Land sind ... |
French political left light up an enormous parliamentary doobie [16.01.2022] | French MPs discussed a bill this week to legalise the consumption of cannabis. Proposed by the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI), it is not expect ... |
Cannabis companies facing 'crossroads' selling off stores, farms and warehouses [13.01.2022] | Cannabis companies are selling off growing facilities, stores and warehouses as they try to better align their offerings with demand. Industry observ ... |
No complete ban on cannabis, medical use allowed: Centre to Delhi High Court [10.01.2022] | The use of cannabis is not completely banned in India as its medical and scientific use is allowed under the law, the Centre has told the Delhi High ... |
How likely is it that Sweden would ever legalise cannabis? [06.01.2022] | One of the overarching goals of the Swedish drug strategy is a totally drug-free society. Since 1988 it’s been a criminal offence not only to possess ... |
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 ... |
Support for legalising marijuana in Australia nearly doubles over six years [28.12.2021] | Over 40% of Australians believe marijuana should be legalised, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2013, according to new analysis. Australian res ... |
Germany legalizes – how does Sweden act? [23.12.2021] | "Does the Swedish government see a need of acting within the EU and vis-à-vis Germany in response to the country’s plans to legalize cannabis to ensu ... |
It's official: recreational cannabis reform is now law [18.12.2021] | A bill to allow recreational cannabis use has been signed by President George Vella and is now part of Maltese law. Legal Notice 478 notes that the A ... |
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 ... |
Berlin metro offers passengers edible hemp tickets [14.12.2021] | Berlin's public transport company (BVG) has come up with a way for passengers in the German capital to unwind from the stress of Christmas and COVID. ... |
Cannabis bill approved in parliament, in first for Europe [14.12.2021] | Parliament approved a cannabis law that will allow users to carry, buy and grow amounts of the drug, making Malta the first European country to intro ... |
Which towns and cities in New York will ban cannabis sales? [14.12.2021] | Local governments in New York State are debating whether or not to ban recreational cannabis sales. They can either “opt in” or “opt out,” but they h ... |
Dutch cannabis cafes see rise in business during COVID-19 pandemic [13.12.2021] | The cannabis trade in the Netherlands booms despite the current coronavirus restrictions. Whether it is to calm their anxiety or ease the boredom of ... |
In first for Europe, Malta to legalize recreational marijuana, with several other countries on the cusp [13.12.2021] | “The transatlantic winds of change that have been blowing in the Americas for a while have now reached the shores in Europe,” Tom Blickman of the Ams ... |
Ministry pushes full cannabis legalisation [11.12.2021] | The Ministry of Public Health will next year push for legalisation of all cannabis parts, lifting the last remaining hurdle preventing full use and c ... |
Opposition delays cannabis reform until December 14 [07.12.2021] | A controversial new law on cannabis use will have to wait another week to be approved in parliament, after the opposition requested that MPs be calle ... |
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 ... |
Cannabis reform is one vote away from becoming law [30.11.2021] | The cannabis reform bill in Malta is one step away from being passed in parliament after it cleared committee stage. In a four-hour-long sitting MPs ... |
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 ... |
Germany's next government aims to legalise recreational cannabis [24.11.2021] | Germany could become the first European country to legalise cannabis and authorise its sale for recreational purposes, according to a coalition agree ... |
Getting closer! Final stage before Malta’s cannabis reform becomes law to start next week [23.11.2021] | It’s looking ever more likely that Malta will pass a landmark cannabis reform bill into law. The bill passed its second reading (the debate stage) in ... |
‘We will give up ganja cultivation if MSP is guaranteed for agriculture produce,’ say Odisha villagers [23.11.2021] | Despite knowing that they could be penalised under provisions of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for growing cannabis, vil ... |
Burt: Bermuda has ‘no intention’ of tailoring laws to fit UK cannabis conventions [22.11.2021] | Bermuda’s Government had “no intention” of tailoring its laws licensing cannabis production to fit with the UK’s conventions allowing the drug for me ... |
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 ... |
The UK countryside is ablaze with hemp farms. But how do they help the climate? [11.11.2021] | Despite the lack of state support, more and more farmers in the UK are turning to hemp production for its economic and environmental benefits. It's l ... |
Bongs for beer steins? Why Germany might move to legalise cannabis [10.11.2021] | Germany's likely new government, the left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD), Greens and the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), have been locked ... |
California legalized weed five years ago. Why is the illicit market still thriving? [02.11.2021] | Five years after cannabis legalization, California is awash with signs of an apparently booming industry. Californians can toke on Justin Bieber-bran ... |
Italian activists turn in more than half a million signatures for marijuana and psilocybin referendum [28.10.2021] | Italian activists formally turned in about 630,000 signatures for a referendum to legalize the personal cultivation of marijuana and other psychoacti ... |
Mettre «fin au tabou du cannabis et le dépolitiser» [26.10.2021] | Le gouvernement peut mieux faire. C'est la mention qu'attribue, ce mardi matin sur les ondes de 100,7, le Dr. Alain Origer, aux annonces concernant l ... |
Ouvertures sur le cannabis : «Une solution insuffisante» [26.10.2021] | En Luxembourg chaque ménage sera autorisé à cultiver quatre plants. Il revient par contre aussi sur l’annonce en grande pompe de la légalisation du c ... |
The pros, cons and unknowns of legal cannabis in Canada 3 years later [24.10.2021] | The legalization of cannabis in Canada just had its third anniversary, which means it's time for the federal government to review and possibly tweak ... |
No smoking allowed: An early look inside Malta’s planned cannabis associations [23.10.2021] | Malta will soon allow people to purchase weed from “cannabis associations”, an exciting step forward for the country’s long-suffering cannabis commun ... |
Government scales back legal cannabis plans in policy revamp [22.10.2021] | Luxembourg's governing coalition continues to drag its feet on fulfilling its election promise to legalise the production and sale of cannabis, but c ... |
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