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Copenhagen mayor Frank Jensen on cannabis experiment
Copenhagen mayor says that the capital city often clears the way for national developments
The Copenhagen Post (Denmark)
Saturday, October 6, 2012
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While Copenhagen managed to convince the government to let them open a legal injection room to improve the living conditions of drug addicts, they have had less luck tackling the organised crime associated with the cannabis trade – the mayor wants to legalise cannabis, but the government has said ‘no’. So how does the city’s mayor, Frank Jensen (Socialdemo-kraterne), hope to tackle these issues? The Copenhagen Post interviewed him to find out. -
Pot dispensaries clouding medical marijuana's image
Medical marijuana started as a grass-roots movement among AIDS patients and still caters to medical patients, but increasingly it's also turned into a party
Maureen O'Hagan and Jonathan MartinThe Seattle Times (US)
Saturday, October 7, 2012
Seattle's first-ever Medical Cannabis Cup — part gourmet weed contest, part trade show, part smoke-in — showcased the entrepreneurial drive and explosive growth of the local medical-marijuana industry. From dispensaries offering dozens of marijuana varieties to new potency-testing labs to makers of cannabis-infused capsules and candy corn, storefronts displaying the trademark green cross dot nearly every Seattle neighborhood. The city estimates there are at least 150 marijuana-related businesses here, more ubiquitous than Starbucks. -
Le TF annule le concordat latin sur la culture du chanvre
Sept mois après son entrée en vigueur, le concordat latin sur la culture et le commerce du chanvre est annulé
Le Matin (Suisse)
Vendredi, 5 octobre 2012
Le Tribunal fédéral (TF) a jugé qu'il empiétait sur la compétence exhaustive de la Confédération en matière de réglementation des stupéfiants. Très détaillée, la législation fédérale sur les stupéfiants ne laisse aucune marge aux cantons pour réglementer le commerce et la culture du chanvre licite. Quatre des cinq juges de la Deuxième cour de droit public ont accepté sur ce point un recours déposé par des exploitants de commerces de chanvre. -
B.C. favours sensible marijuana policy
Times Colonist (Canada)
Friday, October 5, 2012
Last week, delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention voted in support of the decriminalization and taxation of marijuana. This vote was in accordance with the principles of the Sensible Policing Act put forward by the Sensible B.C. Campaign, which aims to decriminalize the possession of marijuana, regulate its use (i.e., prohibit minors from using it, just as we do with tobacco and alcohol) and call on the federal government to allow B.C. to investigate how to best tax it for revenue. -
114 milliards de DH sur la route du kif, deux fois plus que le tourisme!
Une production annuelle moyenne de 47.000 tonnes. L’Europe, principal marché
L'Economiste (Maroc)
Vendredi, 5 octobre 2012
Dans de nombreux douars des provinces «réputées» abriter des sites de culture de cannabis, des familles entières vivent de cette activité. Enclavées ou pas de plus en plus de personnes sont attirées par l’appât du gain. C’est dans la région du nord du pays que se concentre la culture du cannabis. A cheval sur 5 provinces, elle est traversée d’est en ouest par la chaîne montagneuse du Rif. Elle se caractérise par un relief accidenté, une pluviométrie, certes abondante, mais irrégulière, et des sols pauvres et très sensibles à l’érosion. La densité de population (124 habitants/km2) y est trois fois plus élevée que la moyenne nationale (37 habitants/km²). Dans cette zone, principalement dans certaines communes du Rif central, le cannabis est cultivé depuis le XVe siècle. -
Et si le Maroc légalisait la culture et le business du kif?
Deux députés jettent un pavé dans la mare
L'economiste (Maroc)
Vendredi, 5 octobre 2012
«Pourquoi ne pas réglementer la culture du kif, puis d’en faire un produit à utiliser dans les domaines médical et pharmaceutique, ainsi que cela se fait dans les pays européens?». C’est le député istiqlalien, Noureddine Mediane, qui a jeté ce pavé dans la mare il y a trois mois. Il s’était adressé directement au ministre de l’Intérieur, Mohand Laenser et au ministre délégué à l’Intérieur, Charki Draiss lors d’une séance des questions orales devant la Chambre des représentants. Un autre député, Tarik Kabbaj de l’Union socialiste des forces populaires (USFP), a été plus précis et est allé encore plus loin: «Avez-vous pensé à inclure la culture du kif dans le Plan Maroc Vert, et à créer des coopératives des exploitants de cette plante ?». -
Overdose kits to be distributed to drug users
The opposition remains sceptical of a new government plan to help drug addicts save one another before the ambulance arrives
The Copenhagen Post (Denmark)
Friday, October 5, 2012
From the beginning of next year, the government will launch a new initiative in the struggle against drug-related deaths. In collaboration with far-left support party Enhedslisten (EL), the government has decided to set aside six million kroner for so-called ‘overdose kits’ that are intended to aid hard-core drug abusers. The kit will contain revival equipment and doses of the drug Naloxon, which is used to counter the effects of an opiate overdose. -
Latin American nations push UN to drop zero tolerance on drugs
Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala's petition to the UN could push the drug war debate to a new level
The Christian Science Monitor (US)
Thursday, October 4, 2012Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico – hardly liberal bastions – have taken the matter a step further. The Latin American countries, each threatened by drug violence, sent a clearly worded declaration to the United Nations, inviting member states to undertake a consultation process to come up with more effective drug policy strategies. They urged the UN to “exercise its leadership…. to conduct deep reflection to analyze all available options, including regulatory or market measures, in order to establish a new paradigm,” the declaration states, translated into English by the Guatemala Times.
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Guatemala, Colombia, Mexico Urge UN to Review Global Drug Policy
InSight Crime
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Colombia, Mexico and Guatemala delivered a landmark declaration to the United Nations Secretary General calling on the organization to lead a debate on alternative approaches to the current war on drugs, though it is likely to fall on deaf ears. The statement, issued to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on October 1, contains 11 points outlining the three countries’ views on the current state of organized crime and counternarcotics policy in the Americas (see declaration in English here, and in Spanish here). -
Oregon pot measure struggles as Washington, Colorado thrive
As marijuana legalization efforts in Colorado and Washington pick up steam, a similar push in Oregon seems to be going up in smoke
The Seattle Times (US)
Wednesday, October 3, 2012In Oregon - a state with one of the nation's highest rates of pot use and a reputation for pushing the boundaries on marijuana laws - organizers are looking at a bank account with just $1,800. Marijuana activists who have ploughed big bucks into campaigns in the other two states complain the Oregon measure is poorly written and doesn't poll well. It didn't qualify for the ballot until July, severely limiting the time available to sway voters. They also don't care for the man with a blemished record who's pushing Oregon's measure. More than $4 million has flowed to Washington and close to a million in Colorado.
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