Items tagged with regulation
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| Marijuana's Moment [10.10.2016] | Measures to legalize and regulate the sale of cannabis are on the ballot in California, Arizona, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada, and recent polls s ... |
| Panel: Advances towards Cannabis Regulation [04.10.2016] | In spite of the prejudices and legal obstacles that persist in relation to a legal market for cannabis, it is undeniable that a strong movement towar ... |
| California marijuana legalisation faces unlikely foe: growers [03.10.2016] | The executive director of the California Growers Association trade group, Hezekiah Allen has long sought an end to what he calls "prohibition". But h ... |
| Terra Nova veut légaliser le cannabis sur le modèle des jeux en ligne [03.10.2016] | La création d’une « Autorité de régulation du cannabis (ARCA) » calquée sur l’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (Arjel) permettrait la légalis ... |
| Canada faces choice on international drug treaties over legalized pot [02.10.2016] | As Canada moves forward with its plan to legalize marijuana, government officials have at least one international conundrum to sort out: what to do a ... |
| IDPC response to the 2015 Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board [28.09.2016] | The Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB or Board) for 2015 is, like the broader international drug policy debate, colour ... |
| The Netherlands comes a step closer to legalised marijuana cultivation [23.09.2016] | A majority of MPs now seem likely to back draft legislation from the Liberal democratic party D66 which would regulate legalised marijuana cultivatio ... |
| Cannabis in Latin America and the Caribbean [15.09.2016] | Cannabis (or marihuana) is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world. According to the United Nations World Drug Report, 1 ... |
| Mexico president following California marijuana vote - state lawmaker [14.09.2016] | Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has proposed liberalizing his country's drug laws, privately asked California lawmakers visiting Mexico abo ... |
| Tilburg to allow medical marijuana users to grow drug at home [14.09.2016] | Tilburg Mayor Peter Noordanus decided to allow patients using medical marijuana to grow it themselves at their homes in the city, he wrote in a lette ... |
| Alaska Legislature considers marijuana social clubs [13.09.2016] | The Senate and House Judiciary Committees met to discuss the status of the fledgling commercial marijuana industry. One of the largest topics of disc ... |
| Lausanne dit oui à l'expérience du joint légal [05.09.2016] | Sans surprise, les élus lausannois ont donné leur feu vert à la Ville. Celle-ci pourra rejoindre le groupe formé par les grandes villes de Suisse qui ... |
| An unprecedented number of states will vote on marijuana this fall [01.09.2016] | More states than ever will consider easing restrictions on marijuana use this November: Voters in five states will decide whether to fully legalize r ... |
| Cannabis clubs in Uruguay [30.08.2016] | The Uruguayan Cannabis Clubs (UCCs) constitute one of three ways to obtain cannabis under the new cannabis regulation laws. These organizations, form ... |
| California voters will most likely legalize recreational marijuana this November [18.08.2016] | California's Proposition 64 would legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. No disrespect to Colorado or Washington or Alaska, but California’s ... |
| These are the States that might legalize pot next [17.08.2016] | This November, voters in five states will decide whether to authorize recreational use: Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada. Anothe ... |
| Health Canada to allow safety testing of medical marijuana [10.08.2016] | Health Canada is easing its prohibitions against safety testing of medical marijuana, which will allow registered growers and patients to have the pr ... |
| Marijuana legalization in California [10.08.2016] | This November, a marijuana legalization measure will be put to voters in the most populous and influential US state. If Californians vote “yes” on Pr ... |
| Most of Canada’s marijuana growers are otherwise law-abiding: advocates [08.08.2016] | Contrary to RCMP wisdom, organized crime groups play a relatively small role in Canada’s underground cannabis trade. The majority of people behind il ... |
| Colombia’s new, legal drug barons focus on medical marijuana [03.08.2016] | Last year, President Juan Manuel Santos spearheaded an overhaul of Colombia’s 30-year-old drug laws, which formally legalized medical marijuana for d ... |
| Legalize pot, but bring in quality controls [30.07.2016] | The take-home message from a Globe and Mail investigation that tested pot purchased in dispensaries for chemicals, is a lack of quality controls on m ... |
| Marijuana legalization might be fix to nation’s opioid problems [27.07.2016] | Proponents of marijuana prohibition have long alleged that experimentation with pot acts as a “gateway” to the use and eventual abuse of other illici ... |
| Italian MPs to start debating controversial cannabis law [25.07.2016] | Italian lawmakers will begin discussing a draft bill to ease up on the recreational use and growing of cannabis - a highly inflammatory topic. The dr ... |
| Cannabis bill skips committee stage, directly to House floor [20.07.2016] | A bill to legalize cannabis will go to the Lower House, the justice and social affairs committees decided when presented with 1,700 amendments. Most ... |
| Marijuana task force faces ‘fascinating journey’ in crafting legal framework [17.07.2016] | The government called on former Liberal cabinet minister Anne McLellan to lead a nine-member task force on marijuana legalization and regulation. She ... |
| The goal of legalized cannabis shouldn’t be corporate gold [15.07.2016] | As the government crawls towards legalization with the appointment of a task force, my tempered enthusiasm has started to wane, replaced by dismay. I ... |
| The goal of legalized cannabis shouldn’t be corporate gold [14.07.2016] | Canada has a tradition of overregulation and one can already sense that the government is poised to place a myriad of restrictions on production and ... |
| UNGASS 2016: A Broken or B-r-o-a-d Consensus? [05.07.2016] | A special session of the General Assembly took place in April revealing a growing divergence in the global drug policy landscape. Difficult negotiati ... |
| The pot law that could be 'deal-breaker for the drug war' [04.07.2016] | California's pot legalization initiative, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), qualified for the ballot in November, setting the stage for a vote t ... |
| High hopes: Punjab's Swaraj Party wants to decriminalise opium & cannabis [01.07.2016] | The Swaraj Party has advocated decriminalisation of organic drugs, such as poppy husk, opium and cannabis, by bringing out a suitable amendment in th ... |
| How and why Italy's cannabis laws could soon change [29.06.2016] | Italian citizens will be able to hold up to 15 grams of herb at home and take up to five grams with them when they go out. People will be free to cul ... |
| Jamaica proposes marijuana dispensers for tourists at airports following legalisation [29.06.2016] | Jamaica is planning to install marijuana-dispensing kiosks for tourists who have a prescription for medical marijuana, in order to regulate a growing ... |
| Ottawa vows strict regulation of recreational marijuana [29.06.2016] | The federal government is moving toward a restrictive market for recreational marijuana, vowing to impose potency limits, controls on advertising, an ... |
| Cannabis-Streit schwelt weiter [29.06.2016] | Im Streit über die mögliche Freigabe von Cannabis sucht der hessische Landtag über die Sommerpause nach einer Einigung. Die CDU lehnt eine Legalisier ... |
| Danes want legal cannabis, but govt vows crackdown [27.06.2016] | Amidst a new debate on cannabis, spurred by a massive police action at Christiania, a majority of Danes are in favour of legalization. Berlingske new ... |
| Fumer un joint légalement [22.06.2016] | Fumer un joint en toute légalité? La perspective est à portée de main de centaines de consommateurs d’herbe alors que Genève, Zurich, Bâle et Berne m ... |
| Time to put ‘skunk’ out of business [21.06.2016] | In the scientific literature, 'skunk' has come to mean something more specific: cannabis that contains a high percentage of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC ... |
| Christiania raid spurs new debate on legal cannabis [21.06.2016] | After a massive police raid on the open-air cannabis market Pusher Street, a number of prominent figures in law enforcement have called on Denmark to ... |
| Human rights study no reason to change cannabis regulation policy [15.06.2016] | A recent study by Radboud University Nijmegen that concluded that regulating cannabis cultivation could improve human rights is no reason for the Net ... |
| Smoke clears on cannabis licensing regime [14.06.2016] | Over a year ago Jamaica brought about reform to the legal landscape with regards to ganja through the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act the (DDA). Afte ... |
| NDP demands immediate decriminalization of marijuana [12.06.2016] | The federal New Democrats are putting forward a motion in Parliament to pressure the Liberal government to decriminalize pot before it is legalized. ... |
| Cannabis in the capital: Federal haze [10.06.2016] | Since 2015 it has been legal to own, grow and use cannabis privately in Washington, DC. Generous souls are allowed to give small amounts to whomever ... |
| Moroccan party leader calls for moderate consumption of cannabis [10.06.2016] | Ilyass El Omari, President of the Regional Council of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, proposed to allow cannabis to be sold legally in cafes. The Secreta ... |
| Justin Trudeau may have made the best case for legal pot ever [10.06.2016] | Trudeau's argument for legalization is concerned less with creating benefits, and more with reducing harms. He starts from the same place that many l ... |
| Dutch cities renew call for regulated cannabis cultivation [09.06.2016] | Almost 90 percent of Dutch municipalities supported a call on the government to allow experiments with regulated cannabis cultivation at the associat ... |
| New hire is a signal Ottawa is taking a strict line on recreational marijuana [01.06.2016] | The Liberal government is sending further signals it plans a strict regime for recreational marijuana by hiring former public safety minister Anne Mc ... |
| Legal cannabis cultivation would cut violent crime: report [30.05.2016] | Legalizing cannabis cultivation and trade could reduce violent crime related to illegal cultivation and could therefore protect human rights, accordi ... |
| Jamaica targets billions in taxes from weed [28.05.2016] | The Government is targeting annual revenue of US$2 billion from the ganja industry when regulations to govern the sector are finally in place. Minist ... |
| Marijuana use and abuse rates decline among US teens [24.05.2016] | Rates of adolescent marijuana use and abuse have declined across the US, according to a study that casts doubts on one of the central arguments again ... |
| 'Marijuana superstore' wins legal battle over medical pot shops in California [11.05.2016] | The largest licensed medical cannabis dispensary in the US, once dubbed the “marijuana superstore”, has won a four-year legal battle with federal pro ... |
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