Items tagged with regulation
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| Une agence de régulation pour le cannabis? [01.04.2016] | Quelle différence entre un joint et une cigarette normale? Rien ou presque, selon les partisans de la régulation du cannabis. Dans le cas du tabac, i ... |
| Support for marijuana legalization has hit an all-time high [24.03.2016] | A survey released by the University of Chicago finds that a record-high percentage of Americans – 61 percent – say they support marijuana legalizatio ... |
| Uruguay's legal marijuana policy en route to next phase of regulation [23.03.2016] | Legal sales of cannabis through pharmacies are expected to begin in the second half of this year. This month the government opened the registry for p ... |
| Will UNGASS 2016 be the beginning of the end for the ‘war on drugs’? [16.03.2016] | In April 2016, the UN will dedicate, for the third time in its history, a United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) to discuss global ... |
| Canadian official causes stir with ‘progressive’ speech at UN narcotics conference [15.03.2016] | The Liberal government used its first foray into the global anti-narcotics arena this week to signal a clear shift away from the war-on-drugs philoso ... |
| Bern pharmacies gear up for pot pilot project [13.03.2016] | Bern's city government announced it had commissioned the university’s Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) to research the effects of s ... |
| Bremen plant Modellprojekt zur Legalisierung von Cannabis [13.03.2016] | Die Fraktionen von SPD und Grünen in Bremen wollen den Konsum von Cannabis legalisieren. Dazu soll der rot-grüne Senat ein wissenschaftlich begleitet ... |
| Voters are doing what politicians won’t on marijuana reform [08.03.2016] | Massachusetts' top politicians just came out swinging against legal marijuana. Voters there are on track to decide whether to legalize marijuana at t ... |
| This is how the Lib Dems would legalise cannabis [08.03.2016] | The Liberal Democrats have backed a study that argues cannabis can't be eliminated by a "total ban" and that it should, instead, be regulated. The re ... |
| Health Canada flagged nine key considerations in legalizing marijuana [04.03.2016] | As the Liberal government began moving on its commitment to legalize marijuana, Health Canada flagged nine key considerations – from health risks and ... |
| UNGASS 2016: Prospects for Treaty Reform and UN System-Wide Coherence on Drug Policy [29.02.2016] | This paper explores key lessons from the 1990 Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Drug Abuse (UNGASS 1990) and the 1998 Special ... |
| Majority of Canadians agree pot should be legal: poll [29.02.2016] | A strong majority in Canada agree with the Liberal government’s plan to legalize marijuana, and half of them feel users should be able to grow their ... |
| Experten sehen kaum Chancen für Koalitionsplan [25.02.2016] | Das Bremer Modellprojekt für eine kontrollierte Abgabe von Cannabis hat nach Einschätzung von Experten kaum Erfolgschancen. Sie plädierten für eine R ... |
| Study: Pot-related visits to Colorado ERs higher for out-of-state visitors [24.02.2016] | Marijuana-related emergency room visits in Colorado have increased at a higher rate for out-of-state guests than for residents since cannabis was leg ... |
| Lift the Ban! [22.02.2016] | In my experience, good public policy is best shaped by the dispassionate analysis of what in practice has worked, or not. Policy based on common assu ... |
| Ex-NSW DPP boss pushes to legalise drugs [18.02.2016] | Former NSW director of public prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery joined federal Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale to call on Australian governmen ... |
| Aus für Coffee-Shop-Idee? Kreuzberger Pläne erneut abgelehnt [17.02.2016] | In dem Vorhaben reguliert weiche Drogen wie Haschisch und Marihuana zu verkaufen, muss der Berliner Bezirk Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg erneut eine Schla ... |
| Legal pot has its benefits, but little economic impact [17.02.2016] | Each week, there seems to be a new headline declaring that piles of cash will soon flood into the economy once legalization comes into effect. The la ... |
| 'Cannabis clubs' set for four Swiss cities [12.02.2016] | Representatives of the cities Zurich, Basel, Bern and Geneva met to discuss how to regulate the sale of cannabis, broadcaster SRF reported. Cannabis ... |
| Liberals’ vow to legalize pot creating chaos, police say [06.02.2016] | Canada’s frontline officers and police chiefs are alarmed by the growing chaos in the marijuana industry, saying the Liberal Party’s promise to event ... |
| Scholars, politicians kick off debate on legalising drug sale [05.02.2016] | With less than a year before the Assembly elections, several civil society activists, scholars and politicians — for the first time — have joined han ... |
| Städte setzen auf Cannabis-Klubs [04.02.2016] | Im Bundeshaus hat Drogenpolitik keine Konjunktur, dafür kommt Dynamik aus den Städten. Vertreter aus Zürich, Genf, Basel, Bern, Winterthur treffen si ... |
| 2015 the Year of Ganja in Jamaica [29.01.2016] | The issue of ganja played very prominently in Jamaica in 2015 with some advocates trumpeting the dawn of a “new green golden kingdom”, while some opp ... |
| Canada’s medical pot producers set sights on recreational users [28.01.2016] | Canada’s producers of medical marijuana are sitting on a seven-tonne stash of weed, with the inventory steadily growing as supply exceeds demand in t ... |
| Tax revenues from legal pot could reach $5-billion a year: economist [27.01.2016] | A new report from CIBC World Markets says Canada’s federal and provincial governments could reap as much as $5-billion annually in tax revenues from ... |
| Key lawmaker urges Mexico to legalize marijuana [24.01.2016] | The President of Chamber of Deputies Jesus Zambrano said that Mexico should move ahead with entirely permitting marijuana usage. Mexico should follow ... |
| Who exactly is behind the lawsuits over Colorado's legal marijuana? [16.01.2016] | Three of the four marijuana-centered lawsuits filed against Colorado officials and businesses were organized and at least partially funded by out-of- ... |
| Legalizing marijuana will come with strict controls, MP Bill Blair says [11.01.2016] | Liberal MP Bill Blair wants to make it clear the growth and sale of legal marijuana in Canada will not be a free-for-all. In an interview, the chief ... |
| Ex-colleague will lobby MP Bill Blair to restrict field of pot growers [10.01.2016] | A former high-ranking colleague and friend of MP Bill Blair, the Liberal government's point man on marijuana legalization, will lobby the ex-Toronto ... |
| Vermont governor wants legislation to legalize marijuana [08.01.2016] | Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin said he would seek to legalize marijuana through the legislative process, instead of through the ballot box, for the f ... |
| Istiqlal party and PAM advocate the legalization of marijuana [30.12.2015] | Ilyas El Omari, President of the Regional Council of Tangier-Tetouan and Al Hoceima, revealed that a group of researchers are working on a study abou ... |
| Harsh sentences against the Pannagh cannabis club [30.12.2015] | The Spanish Supreme Court has convicted the president, an administrator and two members of the Association of Cannabis Users "Pannagh" in Bilbao, for ... |
| Mexican marijuana farmers see profits tumble as U.S. loosens laws [30.12.2015] | The loosening of marijuana laws across much of the United States has increased competition from growers north of the border, apparently enough to dri ... |
| "Wir müssen den Handel kontrollieren" [26.12.2015] | Das Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) hat den Kreuzberger Antrag auf Coffeeshops abgewiesen. Dagegen hat der Bezirk Widersp ... |
| The right (and wrong) way to legalize cannabis [22.12.2015] | The Trudeau government’s proposal to legalize cannabis will no doubt generate heated debate. The question of how to legalize is likely to receive les ... |
| Colombian president signs decree to legalise medical marijuana [21.12.2015] | Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree legalizing the growing and sale of marijuana for medical purposes, a dramatic shift in a ... |
| Justin Trudeau and the cannabis factory [18.12.2015] | Many consumers obtain their marijuana through storefront "dispensaries", which have sprung up across Canada, encouraged by liberalisation in the Unit ... |
| Moroccan opposition party, PAM, wants public agency to sell cannabis [16.12.2015] | Morocco’s Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) called for the establishment of a public agency for the sale of cannabis, introducing a bill to crea ... |
| Cannabis regulation is coming to Canada — here are five things to know [15.12.2015] | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promises to regulate recreational cannabis use in Canada. From the inclusion of cannabis policy reform in the speech fr ... |
| Ayahuasca: From the Amazon to the Global Village [14.12.2015] | Indigenous peoples in the Amazon have used ayahuasca for centuries as a remedy for physical and psychological health, and to ensure the life and well ... |
| 'Grandma's magic remedy:' Mexico's medical marijuana secret [13.12.2015] | When her legs ache, this Mexican grandmother rubs them with marijuana-infused alcohol. She is well aware the homemade remedy defies the country's can ... |
| Cannabis industry, advocates trying to find right balance on marijuana legalization [08.12.2015] | Business and advocates both play a key role in furthering marijuana legalization, but finding the ideal balance is proving difficult. That was partic ... |
| California’s leading legalization initiative gathers momentum [07.12.2015] | California’s leading legalization initiative is gathering momentum, and has announced amendments that add input from hundreds of stakeholders. Propon ... |
| Canada’s next big move? It may be legalizing pot [05.12.2015] | The new Liberal government has promised to act quickly to legalize marijuana for general use, which would make Canada the first Group of 20 country t ... |
| Three types of marijuana to hit Uruguayan pharmacies in 2016 [05.12.2015] | Uruguayans will be able to choose from three varieties of state-sanctioned cannabis when marijuana starts being sold in pharmacies next year, the Nat ... |
| Big Marijuana is coming — and even legalization supporters are worried [02.12.2015] | Ohioans rejected a very unusual marijuana legalization proposal. Beyond legalizing pot, the ballot initiative would have given campaign donors direct ... |
| Mexico's president condemns legal marijuana push amid national debate [01.12.2015] | Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto has come out strongly against legalizing marijuana on the same day his government announced a national public de ... |
| Dutch cannabis grower revels in court victory [01.12.2015] | Once in his greenhouse in a remote Dutch village, Doede de Jong nurtured a thriving cannabis crop to sell to local users. Now only five plants remain ... |
| Ruth Dreifuss: «L’Etat doit se substituer aux dealers» [30.11.2015] | "Je préfère mettre l’accent sur le fait que l’on place ces substances sous le contrôle de l’Etat, en fonction de leur dangerosité. Il existe un spect ... |
| Local councils call for regulated marijuana growing to keep out criminal gangs [30.11.2015] | The Dutch local authorities' platform VNG called on the government to allow regulated cannabis production by introducing licences for growers to take ... |
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