Items tagged with regulation
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| The U.S. drug czar weighs in on Canada’s pot habit [10.02.2013] | Kerlikowske: "I think a patchwork of policies would create real difficulties. We still have federal law that places marijuana as being illegal. The a ... |
| Two letters expose rift over new pot law [06.02.2013] | A handful of legislators recently drew up a letter raising questions and concerns about the law, including whether it can be implemented by December ... |
| Pot plans: Efforts surge in Congress to reform marijuana laws [06.02.2013] | Driven by a groundswell of public opinion, Colorado and Washington State last November became the first states in the U.S. to legalize the recreation ... |
| California high court seems inclined to uphold bans on pot shops [06.02.2013] | The California Supreme Court appeared inclined to uphold municipal bans against medical marijuana dispensaries. Meeting for oral arguments, the state ... |
| Federal marijuana tax and regulate bills introduced in Congress [04.02.2013] | Members of Congress introduced bills to end marijuana prohibition and start regulating and taxing marijuana like alcohol at the federal level. Rep. J ... |
| Effort building to change US pot laws [03.02.2013] | An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial production of hemp and establish a hefty ... |
| Ontario’s top court upholds country’s marijuana laws in medicinal pot case [31.01.2013] | Canada’s ban on marijuana was effectively upheld when Ontario’s top court struck down the country’s laws related to medicinal pot much to the chagrin ... |
| WA officials: Challenges still exist on marijuana [28.01.2013] | Officials tasked with creating a regulated marijuana system in Washington state said they are moving forward with a timeline of issuing producer lice ... |
| Will States lead the way to legalizing marijuana nationwide? [27.01.2013] | While it seems unlikely that the federal government will make much of an effort to arrest pot users in Colorado or Washington—Obama has said he has “ ... |
| Legalize pot and reap the benefit from influx of toking tourists: Liberals [26.01.2013] | Canada’s economy could benefit from an influx of toking tourists if weed is legalized, the Liberal Party of Canada says in a new analysis that backs ... |
| Inslee: Wash. to keep moving forward on legal pot [21.01.2013] | Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson met with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday, but came away no further enlighte ... |
| Strict pot controls needed, state says [20.01.2013] | Washington State officials are looking to build a strictly regulated marijuana system that could forestall federal concerns about how the drug will b ... |
| Bill to legalize marijuana introduced in legislature [18.01.2013] | Hawaii could join Colorado and Washington as states that have legalized the use of marijuana by adults, under a measure introduced by state House Spe ... |
| We enforced Ottawa’s pot laws. They don’t work [17.01.2013] | It is time to put ideology and politics aside in favour of a level-headed, evidence-based discussion about the failure of marijuana prohibition and t ... |
| Legalization's biggest enemies [16.01.2013] | The biggest immediate threat to legalization in Washington and Colorado is the federal government, but even the feds might be hard-pressed to stomp o ... |
| Towards a Safer Drug Policy [14.01.2013] | For forty years the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 has formed the corner stone of drug policy in Britain. The emergence of new psychoactive substances (‘le ... |
| Make legal highs available for sale, government urged [14.01.2013] | The least harmful new "legal highs" should be made readily available for sale under strictly regulated conditions rather than being immediately banne ... |
| Decriminalise drugs – it would reduce the level of harm in Britain [13.01.2013] | The all-party parliamentary group on drug policy reform undertook an inquiry into the implications of the arrival of "legal highs" – a new substance ... |
| Pot sub-panel only scratches surface in first meeting [12.01.2013] | Although they didn't make any clear decisions, the Local Authority and Control Working Group meeting started to address many questions and concerns t ... |
| Marijuana legalization, taxation supported by majority in Hawaii: Poll [10.01.2013] | The results of a survey commissioned by the Drug Policy Action Group shows 57 percent of respondents in favor of legalizing, taxing and regulating ma ... |
| Will Obama's 'war on weed' really ride roughshod over American voters? [10.01.2013] | The cry of "states' rights" is not often associated with progressive causes, but with the "war on drugs" comprehensively declared a $1tn failure by t ... |
| Schritte zur Legalisierung von Cannabis [09.01.2013] | Zusammen mit dem Bund und der Stadt Basel will Zürich ein breit angelegtes Forschungsprojekt anstossen, um offene Fragen rund um Handel und Konsum vo ... |
| Why marijuana should be legal for adults [08.01.2013] | Forget the antiquated dogma and judge pot prohibition on its own merits. If you still believe that cannabis should be illegal, then you must logicall ... |
| U.S. marijuana laws ricochet through Latin America [06.01.2013] | Leaders from across Latin America responded within days of the Colorado and Washington vote, demanding a review of drug-war policies that have mired ... |
| Groups seek to influence new rules for growing, selling pot [05.01.2013] | The Washington state Liquor Control Board (LCB), charged with launching the world's first regulated marijuana market for social use, expects to begin ... |
| Rocky Mountain high: Pot a $200M industry in Colorado [04.01.2013] | Vigorous regulation of a thriving medical-marijuana industry in Colorado offers the best glimpse of what is coming to Washington when it launches its ... |
| Roadmaps for Reforming the UN Drug Conventions [30.12.2012] | The three UN Drug Conventions of 1961, 1971 and 1988 currently impose a ‘one-size-fits-all’ prohibitionist approach to drug policy throughout the wor ... |
| Pro-marijuana campaign looks ahead after 2012 victories [29.12.2012] | After a decades-long campaign to legalize marijuana hit a high mark in 2012 with victories in Washington state and Colorado, its energized and deep-p ... |
| Parts of Colorado's pot legalization strategy exported to other states [29.12.2012] | The sequential strategy will look familiar to Coloradans: first, pass a medical-marijuana law; then put dispensaries in place; then go for recreation ... |
| Canada could learn from Colorado and Washington on pot [25.12.2012] | The decision by voters in Colorado and Washington to legalize marijuana represents a seismic shift in public attitudes. This historic reform will onl ... |
| Uruguay postpones vote on 'state as dealer' approach to drug regulation - but not for long? [23.12.2012] | Uruguay has been on the vanguard of drug policy reform in the Americas, proposing a state regulatory market for the cultivation and consumption of ma ... |
| Reefer Madness Revisited [20.12.2012] | Rob Kampia, co-founder and executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), has co-authored most of the medical marijuana laws on the books. ... |
| The next seven states to legalize pot [18.12.2012] | By legalizing marijuana through direct democracy, Colorado and Washington have fundamentally changed the national conversation about cannabis. As man ... |
| Task force created to regulate legalized marijuana in Colorado [16.12.2012] | It has been a little over a month since Coloradans approved a groundbreaking law legalizing small amounts of marijuana for recreational use. Now that ... |
| President's pot comments prompt call for policy [14.12.2012] | President Barack Obama says he won't go after pot users in Colorado and Washington, two states that just legalized the drug for recreational use. But ... |
| Federal government should allow states to sanction marijuana businesses [14.12.2012] | President Obama’s statement of tolerance toward legalized marijuana is welcome. The real question is not whether federal agents will go after users. ... |
| Marijuana not high Obama priority [14.12.2012] | President Obama says recreational users of marijuana in states that have legalized the substance should not be a "top priority" of federal law enforc ... |
| Recreational marijuana should not be top federal priority: Obama [14.12.2012] | In an interview with ABC News President Barack Obama said federal authorities should not target recreational marijuana use in two Western states wher ... |
| Colorado pot legalization: 30 questions (and answers) [12.12.2012] | The passage and governor's proclamation of Amendment 64 on Monday, which makes Colorado one of the first two states to legalize limited possession an ... |
| Poll: Keep feds out of state pot laws [12.12.2012] | Most Americans want the federal government to stop enforcing anti-marijuana laws in Colorado and Washington state, according to a Gallup Poll. Sixty- ... |
| Former president Jimmy Carter OK with legalizing marijuana [12.12.2012] | Former President Jimmy Carter said he is in favor of legalizing marijuana during a public panel that CNN aired Tuesday. “I’m in favor of it. I think ... |
| Plenty of smoke clouds the future of legalized pot in Washington [10.12.2012] | The law setting up the US's first legal regulatory system for retail pot won't allow sales until next year. And the federal government still consider ... |
| Marijuana legalization low-key by design in Colo. [10.12.2012] | Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday quietly removed the final barrier to legalization by declaring that an amendment passed by voters in November was of ... |
| Administration weighs legal action against States that legalized marijuana use [05.12.2012] | Senior White House and Justice Department officials are considering plans for legal action against Colorado and Washington that could undermine voter ... |
| With I-502, will more young adults use pot? [01.12.2012] | Some researchers think marijuana use among 18- to 25-year-olds will increase when Initiative 502 goes into effect, but college students say the drug ... |
| Investors see profit potential in new pot law [30.11.2012] | Votes in Washington and Colorado last month to legalize pot for recreational use turbocharged marijuana as a legitimate business opportunity. Busines ... |
| Marijuana’s foot in the door [26.11.2012] | The Washington Post’s View: we favor decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot, assessing civil fines instead of locking people up. Also, fo ... |
| Following win, Colorado marijuana activists debate how hard to push [24.11.2012] | Colorado marijuana activists, empowered after backing a successful legalization effort in the state, are in the midst of a dialogue about how far to ... |
| The truce on drugs [24.11.2012] | Something unexpected has happened in the past five years. The condemnations of the war on drugs - of the mechanized imprisonment of much of our inner ... |
| Give Pot a Chance [22.11.2012] | In two weeks, adults in this state will no longer be arrested or incarcerated for something that nearly 30 million Americans did last year. For the f ... |
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