Items tagged with legalization

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Cannabis brain effects study struggles to attract black UK users [24.09.2023] A major study into the effects of cannabis on the human brain is at risk of being partially thwarted because too few black users have agreed to take ...
Thailand to clamp down on cannabis use in major U-turn on drug policy [22.09.2023] Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, has said his government will “rectify” its cannabis policy and limit its use to medical purposes wit ...
Expecting cannabis boom, New York lays down the rules [13.09.2023] Cannabis regulators in New York approved a package of regulations that laid the groundwork for an expansion of the state’s emerging cannabis industry ...
Christiania plan could push drug crime into other parts of Copenhagen: MP [07.09.2023] A government plan to shut down the Christiania ‘Pusher Street’ cannabis market and double drug penalties in the zone risks pushing crime into other p ...
Christiania hash sellers could get prison as ‘permanent closure’ announced for Pusher Street market [06.09.2023] The new law will target a specially designated zone in which fines for possession will be doubled even for a first offence. Any subsequent offence wi ...
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 ...
Cannabis: Germany legalises, France punishes [30.08.2023] With Marseille, one of France’s main drug trafficking hubs, having recorded around 32 deaths since the start of the year related mainly to cannabis t ...
German goverment adopts watered-down cannabis legalisation bill [16.08.2023] The German government adopted a watered-down plan to legalise cannabis, moving one step closer to the substance’s controlled distribution, though cri ...
A beachside city became California’s legal cannabis capital. Not everyone is stoked [03.08.2023] Thanks to the most lenient policies in California for recreational marijuana, Santa Barbara county is now the state’s undisputed capital of legal can ...
‘Outlaws’: Morocco’s Rif provides refuge for cannabis farmers [28.07.2023] For centuries, the mountains of the Rif have been a centre of cannabis farming. Morocco is to this day the biggest producer of cannabis resin in the ...
German cannabis legalisation could infringe EU law despite tweaks [26.07.2023] Germany’s plans to legalise cannabis are partially incompatible with EU law, despite significant changes Berlin made to avoid legal problems, accordi ...
Swiss cities test controlled cannabis distribution [23.07.2023] Swiss drug policy is shifting. Some pharmacies and social clubs in major cities are making cannabis available for recreational purposes under scienti ...
New cannabis law to come into force on Friday [18.07.2023] The Ministry of Justice published a statement (FR) on Tuesday announcing that the legalisation of private cannabis cultivation and consumption was of ...
Canadian marijuana entrepreneurs shift focus to ‘micro’ licenses [17.07.2023] Cannabis entrepreneurs in Canada are increasingly turning to smaller micro-cultivation facilities to manage costs and produce higher-quality marijuan ...
Germany unveils draft bill to legalize cannabis [10.07.2023] Germany's government is taking steps toward the legalization of cannabis by publishing the draft bill for the first pillar of a two-pillar model desi ...
Cannabis policy needs to be monitored for health impact - EU drugs agency [01.07.2023] European countries that are widening their cannabis policies should invest in monitoring and evaluation to understand the impact on public health and ...
Luxembourg legalises cultivation and consumption of cannabis at home [29.06.2023] It's official: Luxembourg deputies greenlit a bill that allows for limited cannabis cultivation and consumption at home. 38 deputies voted in favour ...
Legalise Cannabis makes united push for personal marijuana use in three Australian states [19.06.2023] Legalise Cannabis MPs in Australia are launching a coordinated push to make marijuana legal for personal use in three states and overhaul what the pa ...
Parliament to vote on legalisation of home-grown cannabis this month [15.06.2023] Luxembourg residents hoping to legally grow cannabis at home might not have to wait till after the elections, after Parliament announced it will vote ...
Legal but locked out [14.06.2023] As Jamaica continues to promote medicinal cannabis to attract investors and spur the industry's development, entrepreneurs face significant hurdles d ...
Thailand’s cannabis lovers face comedown amid legalisation U-turn [09.06.2023] One year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis, Thailand’s Ganja TV, a Facebook page with 90,000-odd followers, are looking on as rival politicians ...
Canada’s unsold cannabis inventory balloons to 1.5 billion grams [06.06.2023] Business failures and consolidation failed to stop Canada’s stockpile of unsold cannabis from reaching a new high in the final quarter of 2022, the l ...
Proposals for regulated cannabis market may end up in European Court, says official [30.05.2023] The introduction of a legal, regulated cannabis market in the Czech Republic may end up in the European Court of Justice, said drug policy coordinato ...
Industry up in smoke? [28.05.2023] The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by eight prospective parties on forming a coalition government in Thailand could be bad news for advocat ...
‘It will create a police state’: Dagga Party calls cannabis bill ‘fascist’ [23.05.2023] The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, which aims to cater for those who use marijuana for medical and recreational purposes, has been met with fier ...
You can’t legalise cannabis for private use and criminalise selling it, says farming group [20.05.2023] Four years ago, when the Constitutional Court decriminalised the use and cultivation of dagga in a private space, the court also provided Parliament ...
European cannabis legalisation moves into the slow-dopey lane [11.05.2023] Germany’s plans to move to full legalisation of consumption and sales of cannabis came to an abrupt halt last month. Until recently, Germany’s health ...
Thailand’s cannabis sellers say US growers are eating their lunch [08.05.2023] Nearly a year after Thailand decriminalised cannabis amid promises of an economic bonanza, Thai growers and sellers say they are being undercut by il ...
Morocco: Two years after cannabis law, farmers in the Rif still 'in the dark' [08.05.2023] 2023 may be the year of his first legal cannabis harvest in Morocco. After years of semi-underground, Aziz has decided to move over to "the legal sid ...
Au Maroc, la « beldiya » tente de résister aux variétés de cannabis importées [05.05.2023] Depuis sa maison de Ketama, à 1 700 mètres d’altitude, Abdellatif Adebibe surplombe la vallée où les embruns d’iode venus de la Méditerranée se mêlen ...
Cannabis issue still causing jitters [03.05.2023] Since the Thai government legalised cannabis on June 9, 2022 by removing the plant from the list of prohibited narcotics, the tourism sector was expe ...
State cannabis sales will not be implemented in current legislative period [28.04.2023] Ministers Claude Meisch, Paulette Lenert and Sam Tanson presented a new bill, which would lead to the installation of 14 state sales points around th ...
Legalise it? Czechia moving closer to regulated cannabis but obstacles remain [25.04.2023] The Czech cabinet recently approved drug policies that include introducing a strictly regulated cannabis market. The details of the plan are still be ...
Czechs go to pot [17.04.2023] On April 5, the government approved the 2023-2025 Addiction Policy Action Plan, a wide-ranging policy reform package, including the liberalisation an ...
Dutch cannabis policy example of ‘how not to do it’, says German minister [13.04.2023] Germany is legalising cannabis use, with the Dutch policy as an example ‘of how not to do it’, German health minister Karl Lauterbach has told broadc ...
Government to deliver pilot project "in due course" [13.04.2023] The pilot project on the legalisation of cannabis in Luxembourg is expected to arrive at the government council "in due course," according to Paulett ...
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 ...
German officials unveil revised plan to legalize marijuana [12.04.2023] Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir released the updated legalization plans, scaling back the framework ...
Legalising cannabis in Australia: how would it work and is there a catch? [10.04.2023] The Greens are about to introduce legislation into the parliament to legalise cannabis across Australia. Currently out for public consultation, the l ...
Cannabis greenhouses and ‘chain-store’ clubs permitted under new rules [09.04.2023] Malta’s laws for the sale of recreational cannabis could likely make room for large players seeking to corner the market, with the prospect of cannab ...
Thailand's promised cannabis bonanza disappoints as politicians trade blame [06.04.2023] Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis has delighted its fans, alarmed some health experts and has increasingly disappointed farmers who have been ...
Czech government approves plan for regulated cannabis market [06.04.2023] The Czech cabinet approved a plan for fighting addictions until 2025. It includes the introduction of a strictly regulated cannabis market based on r ...
Environmental justice, up in smoke [06.04.2023] There is ample evidence that irresponsible outdoor cultivation can also be environmentally destructive, leading some to argue that indoor cultivation ...
Karl Lauterbach plans cannabis legalisation light [31.03.2023] The German Minister of Health has given up the plan to have cannabis legalization as a whole approved by the EU. He is now pursuing a dual strategy: ...
Some Switzerland residents can now legally buy recreational cannabis in pharmacies [30.03.2023] Decades after pioneering prescription heroin and safe injection sites, Switzerland is now experimenting with decriminalising recreational cannabis. I ...
Lausanne gets green light for recreational pot smoking trial [28.03.2023] The Lausanne project for the legal sale of cannabis, known as Cann-L, has received the green light from the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FO ...
Cannabis industry plans for South Africa have stalled: how to get them moving again [24.03.2023] The opportunity to commercialise the hemp and cannabis industry in South Africa is that it is a new, fast-growing, multi-billion dollar sector with l ...
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 ...
France to keep a cautious watch on German cannabis bill [21.03.2023] Germany is looking into legalising the sale of cannabis for recreational purposes from next year, according to a draft plan Health Minister Karl Laut ...

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