Items tagged with legalization
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ACT legalising cannabis will not stop it being a federal offence, warns Porter [16.10.2019] | The Australian Capital Territory law to legalise cannabis possession appears to “do nothing to end the continuing operation” of commonwealth offences ... |
A year in the weeds: Why the cannabis industry didn't take off the way everyone planned [15.10.2019] | Dozens of legal cannabis producers, backed by billions in investor capital, were expected to put the black market on its heels, launching Canada to t ... |
Dagga prohibition needs to end [15.10.2019] | Despite the far-sighted rulings by Judge Dennis Davis and two colleagues in the Cape High Court, and then the unanimous Constitutional Court, that al ... |
“People feel betrayed”: small-scale dagga growers fear exclusion from legal trade [14.10.2019] | As South Africa looks to enter the booming commercial cannabis market, which could be worth up to R27 billion locally by 2023, the Eastern Cape Depar ... |
The Great American cannabis experiment [14.10.2019] | While state legalization has allowed the cannabis industry to grow – it generated over $10 billion in sales last year and employs more than 211,000 p ... |
Le Luxembourg produira son propre cannabis [11.10.2019] | Le Luxembourg met toutes les chances de son côté pour devenir l'un des pionniers européens en matière de cannabis. Si la légalisation de l'usage récr ... |
Feeling burned: The first year of legal cannabis has been a complete disaster for investors [09.10.2019] | The legalization of cannabis in Canada was supposed to be a catalyst — the most powerful one yet, investors and analysts alike thought — that would l ... |
Paritätische Bremen fordert Cannabis-Legalisierung [07.10.2019] | Der Paritätische Bremen fordert eine Neuausrichtung der Drogen- und Suchtpolitik in Bremen. Der Spitzenverband der Wohlfahrtspflege will, dass legale ... |
Australia could be the first country to legalise ecstasy – are we going too far? [04.10.2019] | Matt Noffs, the chief executive of the Ted Noffs Foundation and a spokesman for the Take Control Campaign for Safer, Saner Drug Laws, and Alex Wodak, ... |
Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers [04.10.2019] | No one knows with confidence how many small-scale cannabis farmers there are in South Africa, but the number is large: one organisation estimates 900 ... |
'No plantation mentality!' [03.10.2019] | Noted cannabis advocate Ras Iyah V has issued a warning to prospective overseas investors who may have intentions of exploiting small ganja farmers t ... |
Mexico could have state-owned cannabis company [02.10.2019] | The coordinator of the MORENA party at the Lower Chamber Mario Delgado Carrillo presented an initiative for the creation of a legal market for the pu ... |
Strike cannabis off Controlled Substances Act [30.09.2019] | Cannabis guru Ras Iyah V says the time has come for developing nations, including those of the Caribbean, to collectively lobby the US to strike cann ... |
The Challenges of Medicinal Cannabis in Colombia [30.09.2019] | In July 2016, the Colombian government enacted Law 1787, which regulates the use of medicinal cannabis and its trade in the country. With this decisi ... |
Cannabis reform raises conflict between state and federal laws [29.09.2019] | The ACT parliament passed significant reforms in regard to cannabis. Whilst the headlines called it "cannabis legalisation" the actual change was rat ... |
'Evolution, not revolution': ACT cannabis users chilled about legalisation [27.09.2019] | Chief minister Andrew Barr describes the Australian Capital Territory’s decision to legalise cannabis possession for personal use as an “evolution, n ... |
Cannabis industry hopes SAFE Banking Act will spark new wave of growth, especially in U.S. [27.09.2019] | For the first time in history, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to both validate and protect the burgeoning cannabis industry by ... |
Feds 'obsessed' with cannabis laws as Barr opens door to MDMA reform [27.09.2019] | Chief Minister Andrew Barr says the federal government should stick to trying to beat dangerous drug gangs instead of becoming "obsessed" with the AC ... |
High time for legal cannabis in Europe? [26.09.2019] | Europe’s most commonly used illicit drug has moved from the coffee shops of Amsterdam to mainstream political debate. But EU governments remain deepl ... |
Peter Dutton: government may override 'dangerous' ACT decision to legalise cannabis [26.09.2019] | Attorney-General Christian Porter has warned Australian Capital Territory cannabis users they may not be protected by a new law legalising recreation ... |
Australian Capital Territory votes to legalise cannabis for personal use [25.09.2019] | Possessing and growing cannabis for personal use will become legal in Australia’s capital. The laws, which don’t come into effect until 31 January, w ... |
House passes bill to protect cannabis industry access to banks, credit unions [25.09.2019] | The House passed a bill to give banks and credit unions legal cover to serve the cannabis industry even while the drug remains federally banned. The ... |
Laws to legalise cannabis for personal use in the ACT could pass next week [20.09.2019] | Laws that would legalise cannabis for personal use could be passed next week but the government has warned possessing and growing the drug could stil ... |
Labour exponents call out Julia Farrugia Portelli over cannabis stance [19.09.2019] | Parliamentary Secretary Julia Farrugia Portelli has come under fire from exponents in her party over comments on cannabis in a TV interview. Farrugia ... |
Legalise cannabis, says Liberal Democrat candidate for London mayor [14.09.2019] | The legalisation of cannabis should be tested in London to improve public health and stop young people being drawn into crime, a London mayoral candi ... |
Govt commits to helping cannabis debate focus on facts and evidence [13.09.2019] | MPs and the Drug Foundation addressed a symposium on drug law reform at Parliament today. Justice Minister Andrew Little told the crowd, despite a lo ... |
Copenhagen city council supports cannabis legalization trial [12.09.2019] | City politicians in Copenhagen are in support of trialling a legalization of the sale of cannabis and will approach the government over the issue. “T ... |
Black market pot entered CannTrust facility, flowed into legal market last year: Sources [06.09.2019] | Senior operating staff working at CannTrust Holdings Inc.’s Pelham, Ont. facility late last year brought cannabis seeds from the black market into pr ... |
Maroc : la question de la légalisation de la production de cannabis de nouveau à l’ordre du jour [06.09.2019] | Au début de l’été, le conseil de Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma a voté en faveur de la commande d’une étude sur les opportunités de cultiver du cannabis d ... |
UK advised to recruit former drug dealers if marijuana is legalised [05.09.2019] | Former drug dealers should be recruited and trained to produce safe, legal cannabis if the UK decides to legalise marijuana, the head of an American ... |
Cannabis prohibition doesn't work anywhere. It's New Zealand's turn to legalise it [04.09.2019] | In New Zealand, cannabis is classified as an illegal drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. Its possession, use and supply are subject variously to ... |
Cannabis in the Americas: It’s time to talk about marijuana policy [03.09.2019] | There is now a unique moment to build a coherent regulatory framework that would prevent the growing cannabis market from being concentrated in the h ... |
Schneider : «Luxembourg ne sera pas le nouvel Amsterdam» [02.09.2019] | Health Minister Étienne Schneider hopes that the controlled legalization of recreational cannabis in the Grand Duchy will come into force within two ... |
The reason pot stocks will never recover [30.08.2019] | Marijuana stocks. At a glance, they seem like a disruption investor’s dream... After all, it’s a multi-billion-dollar market opening up after 100 yea ... |
A global revolution in attitudes towards cannabis is under way [29.08.2019] | Uruguay paved the way when it legalised cannabis in 2013. But it is the reform in Canada, a G7 member, that has done most to heighten international t ... |
Canadian marijuana legalisation has not removed crime: Dutch police lecturer [27.08.2019] | Canada’s decision to legalise cannabis has not resulted in removing organised crime from the chain. Police Academy lecturer Pieter Tops, who visited ... |
Roll up, roll up: capitalism will drive cannabis legalisation in Ireland [23.08.2019] | It is inevitable that cannabis will be legalised in Ireland in the coming years. It may take five years or even longer for the prohibition to be full ... |
It’s time we were made legal, say London’s cannabis dealers... but don’t do it for skunk [22.08.2019] | London cannabis dealers would welcome the legalisation of their trade, despite apprehension that they would be excluded from enjoying the fruits of t ... |
Ganja export regulations to be finalised September [16.08.2019] | The Jamaican Government is finalising legislation to allow for marijuana producers to export. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheri ... |
'Time to try something else' [10.08.2019] | Luxembourg steps up preparations for new legislation to fully legalise recreational cannabis. "After decades of repressive policies, we have acknowle ... |
Et si la Belgique légalisait comme le Luxembourg? [09.08.2019] | Les médias belges s'interrogent sur ce nouveau marché qui pourrait attirer les jeunes Belges à se fournir au Luxembourg. En tout illégalité donc. Pou ... |
French cannabis legalization debate ignores race, religion and the mass incarceration of Muslims [07.08.2019] | Last summer in France, dozens of “CBD cafés” suddenly opened across the country. Exploiting a legal loophole originally created for hemp farmers, the ... |
The unbearable whiteness of weed: Canada’s booming cannabis industry has a race problem [02.08.2019] | The Canadian cannabis industry is booming. From giant industrial operations such as Canopy Growth to smaller “luxury” cannabis retailers, to an array ... |
Ottawa unveils new pot-pardon application system [01.08.2019] | Justice Minister David Lametti unveiled unveiled a free and quicker way for Canadians to apply for pardons for simple cannabis possession. The new on ... |
Victoria's largest cannabis dispensary chain shuttered [01.08.2019] | The largest chain of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Victoria is no more. Police and provincial cannabis enforcement officers raided the downtown ... |
Canada's cannabis industry just beginning to bud [31.07.2019] | Mark Rendell, a business journalists for Canada's second-largest daily, The Globe and Mail, says the decision to legalize cannabis has led to a gold ... |
Pass the Duchy: Luxembourg’s grand plan to legalize cannabis [30.07.2019] | Luxembourg has ambitions to legalize recreational cannabis and convince other European countries to do the same. The Duchy would legalize the entire ... |
Cannabis to be 'fully legal in UK within years' [29.07.2019] | A group of cross-party MPs said the UK could completely legalise cannabis use within a decade following a research trip to Canada. Labour’s David Lam ... |
Economics of legalising cannabis – pricing and policing are crucial [29.07.2019] | Legalising cannabis can have major benefits for all citizens. If carried out correctly, everyone will benefit from less crime and stronger rule of la ... |
St Kitts Gov't tables legislation to allow for marijuana use [29.07.2019] | The St Kitts-Nevis government said it would table legislation in the Parliament allowing for the regulated and controlled use of marijuana for medici ... |
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