Items tagged with legalization
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Bong arm of the law: South Korea says it will arrest citizens who smoke weed in Canada [23.10.2018] | For South Koreans in Canada, the police in their home country have no problem harshing their mellow. Canada became the second country in the world to ... |
Russia warns Canada cannabis legalization will lead to increased trafficking [23.10.2018] | Russia has denounced Canada's cannabis legalization, calling it "unacceptable" and contrary to international laws, and saying it will lead to increas ... |
Mexico may be next to legalise marijuana, says incoming FM [23.10.2018] | Mexico "absolutely" could follow Canada's lead in legalising marijuana as a way to reduce violence generated by a war on drugs that "doesn't work," i ... |
Taking stock of a decade of failed drug policies [22.10.2018] | Ten years ago, UN member states set themselves a target ‘to eliminate or reduce significantly and measurably’ the illicit cultivation, production, tr ... |
Report says the UN's global 'war on drugs' has been a failure [22.10.2018] | The United Nations' drug strategy of the past 10 years has been a failure, according to a major report by the International Drug Policy Consortium (I ... |
Taking stock: A decade of drug policy [22.10.2018] | ‘Taking stock: A decade of drug policy’ evaluates the impacts of drug policies implemented across the world over the past decade, using data from the ... |
UK government must look into legalising cannabis, says former Met Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe [21.10.2018] | Former Metropolitan Police chief Bernard Hogan-Howe has called for an urgent review of the evidence supporting cannabis legalisation. It marks a sign ... |
Cannabis in Canada: Pardoning people for possession isn't enough [20.10.2018] | Canadians will get pardons if they were convicted of possessing marijuana before it was legalised. That means their criminal record for cannabis poss ... |
Cannabis farmers in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley fight government push for legalisation [19.10.2018] | A plan to legalise cannabis production in Lebanon faces resistance from some of the growers themselves. In the eastern Bekaa Valley, where the crop h ... |
Cannabis price collapse putting billions in consumers’ pockets [18.10.2018] | Wholesale cannabis prices could hit as low as $30 an ounce in some parts of the U.S. as another record crop of outdoor cannabis floods markets and si ... |
Advocates say black market will thrive until small pot growers and sellers are included [17.10.2018] | “It’s not fair to expect the government to deliver everything perfectly Day 1 when this is a huge transition,” said Ian Dawkins, president of the Can ... |
Canada's legalization of marijuana could hurt farmers in poorer countries [17.10.2018] | For decades poor farmers in countries like Jamaica and Morocco have risked the wrath of governments to grow cannabis as a cash crop. But as Canada be ... |
Cannabis Amnesty welcomes Liberal government's promise of pardons, but says they require "four central features" [17.10.2018] | The half-million Canadians with criminal records for cannabis possession received some encouraging news. Four Liberal cabinet ministers held a news c ... |
Cannabis Day 1: How Canada greeted legalization from coast to coast [17.10.2018] | From St. John’s to Vancouver, from Southern Ontario to the Far North, Canada’s nearly century-old prohibition on recreational cannabis lifted on Wedn ... |
Globe editorial: With legal pot, Canada sets an example for other countries [17.10.2018] | And so, here we go. The recreational use of cannabis is now legal in Canada, making ours only the second country, after tiny Uruguay, to take a leap ... |
UN drugs board slams Canada cannabis legalization [17.10.2018] | After recreational marijuana became legal in Canada, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) slammed the decision in a statement calling the ... |
Dazed and confused: Canada cannabis legalization brings complex new laws [16.10.2018] | Canada will this week become the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana, but as they negotiate a patchwork of new legislation ... |
Cannabis in Canada: Who wins and who loses under new law [15.10.2018] | Canada is about to become the second nation to fully legalise recreational cannabis. When prohibition comes to an end on 17 October, Canadian adults ... |
How the biggest pot stocks plan to win in what is about to become a 'brutal' industry [15.10.2018] | The cannabis hype is about to come face-to-face with reality. After Canada legalizes recreational marijuana on Oct. 17, it will only take a quarter o ... |
Pot companies failing at financial reporting, regulator says [10.10.2018] | Cannabis companies are failing to adequately disclose even basic financial information to shareholders — from cost of production to fair value assess ... |
About six-in-ten Americans support marijuana legalization [08.10.2018] | About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say the use of marijuana should be legalized, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a new ... |
Mexico president-elect says will look at legalizing some drugs [08.10.2018] | Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would consider legalizing certain drugs as part of a broader strategy to fight pove ... |
Cannabis capitalism: who is making money in the marijuana industry? [03.10.2018] | The cannabis industry’s moral challenge is to ensure the groups who have suffered the most under the drug war can participate in the green rush and e ... |
Landmark California marijuana legislation gives residents chance to 'reclaim their lives' [01.10.2018] | Hailed by advocates as a chance for people to “reclaim their lives,” a new California law will soon make it easier for people with past marijuana con ... |
U.S. cannabis producers fear Canada will 'dominate the industry' [29.09.2018] | The CEO of California-based marijuana producer and seller Terra Tech is watching the cannabis industry boom north of the border with more than a litt ... |
Cannabis cultivation and consumption pattern in Jamaica 2017-2018 [26.09.2018] | Fifty-three per cent of cannabis enthusiasts want Jamaica to fully legalise cannabis while 27 per cent want Jamaica to legalise but with strict contr ... |
Dagga cultivators aren’t too pleased about the court’s decision [25.09.2018] | Dagga growers in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape are far from happy that the “holy herb” has been legalised for personal use, saying their businesses ... |
Kiffen für den Fiskus [24.09.2018] | Wie sehr Deutschland finanziell davon profitieren könnte, Cannabis zu legalisieren, ermittelt derzeit Justus Haucap, Ökonom an der Universität Düssel ... |
'Monsanto of pot': How cannabis firms are seeking to lower growing costs [18.09.2018] | As cannabis producers add to their harvest as Canada prepares to legalize recreational use starting Oct. 17, some companies are already exploring nov ... |
Legalisierung von Marihuana [18.09.2018] | Die Forderung nach einer Legalisierung von Cannabis war lange ein Thema für Freaks – selbst in Berlin, wo Drogenkonsum auch in bürgerlichen Kreisen a ... |
Pas de nouvelle loi sur le cannabis [11.09.2018] | Pas besoin d'une nouvelle loi fédérale pour régler en détail la culture, le commerce, la consommation et l'imposition du chanvre. Le Conseil national ... |
Canopy Growth CEO: We're not the Amazon or Google of pot yet, but we want to be [31.08.2018] | Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton told CNBC Friday the cannabis company is well ahead of its rivals in becoming the leading brand in legal marijuana but ... |
Gandhi’s plea to legalise soft drugs gains support [30.08.2018] | MP Dr Dharamvira Gandhi’s demand for legalising soft drugs, including poppy husk, opium and marijuana, is gaining ground. Earlier, the idea was endor ... |
Lebanese cannabis farmers hope legalisation may bring amnesty [27.08.2018] | The contrast between the vibrant green of a cannabis field and the arid land nearby in Lebanon's Bekaa valley has for years raised a dilemma for the ... |
Biplab Deb’s push for cannabis-free Tripura triggers exodus of farmers, they call for legalisation [24.08.2018] | Over the years, better processing systems, well-planned smuggling routes and a bigger corridor from Assam to Bangladesh helped fuel a parallel cannab ... |
Mexico’s new president has a radical plan to end the drug war [15.08.2018] | Since the military took to the streets to fight the increasingly powerful and violent cartels producing and trafficking drugs north to consumers in t ... |
Ontario will rely on private sector to sell recreational cannabis [13.08.2018] | Premier Doug Ford is giving up Ontario’s monopoly on weed, opening sales of recreational cannabis to private stores by April 1 in a dramatic shift th ... |
New government in Spain: An opportunity for cannabis legalization? [10.08.2018] | On June 1, Pedro Sanchez became Spain’s first president to be elected through a no-confidence motion. A few days after the Popular Party was condemne ... |
Synthetic cannabis deaths spike in New Zealand, igniting legalisation debate [27.07.2018] | The number of fatal overdoses from synthetic cannabis use has soared in New Zealand, going from two deaths in five years to 45 in 12 months. The emer ... |
Legalising recreational ganja still off the table in SVG [26.07.2018] | The Ralph Gonsalves government will amend the laws of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to decriminalise marijuana use for medicinal and religious purpo ... |
Luxembourg debates legalising cannabis for recreational use [26.07.2018] | Luxembourg politicians contemplated legalising cannabis, after a public petition garnered enough signatures to prompt a parliamentary debate. The pet ... |
Weeks: we need to talk about cannabis [25.07.2018] | More changes to the law on cannabis could be in the works, the Minister of Social Development and Sport in Bermuda has signalled. Michael Weeks said ... |
French tobacco shops ‘ready’ for legalisation of cannabis [22.07.2018] | “We’re for the recreational use of cannabis if it’s legalised. And we’re ready to sell it in our tobacco shops”, Philippe Coy, president of the Confe ... |
Marijuana bills increasingly focus on social justice [19.07.2018] | State lawmakers and advocates pushing to legalize marijuana this year aren’t just touting legalization as a way to raise tax revenue and regulate an ... |
Will Mexico legalize drugs? [18.07.2018] | Mexico’s President-elect López Obrador has considered unconventional methods to address his nation’s ills. In a country riddled with corruption and c ... |
Does legal weed make police more effective? [18.07.2018] | Marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington state has “produced some demonstrable and persistent benefit” to police departments' ability to sol ... |
Lebanon to consider legalizing cannabis growing: official [18.07.2018] | Lebanon’s parliament is considering legalizing the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said, in an attempt t ... |
Cuomo administration report backs marijuana legalization in New York [13.07.2018] | The administration of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) released a state Health Department report that says the "positive effects" of legalization "outw ... |
CARICOM report says legalize marijuana use [09.07.2018] | The CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana has recommended the declassification of marijuana as a dangerous drug in all legislation and the reclass ... |
Swiss government supports legalising medical cannabis [04.07.2018] | The Federal Council has recommended the approval of the sale of cannabis for medical purposes. It also wants to legalise pilot tests to establish how ... |
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