Items tagged with legalization
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| Mexico may become the third country to legalise cannabis [21.11.2020] | On November 19th the Senate began debating a bill that would make Mexico the third country in the world, after Uruguay and Canada, to legalise cannab ... |
| North Macedonia moves to make recreational marijuana use legal [20.11.2020] | The government in North Macedonia is considering allowing recreational use of marijuana in cafes and hospitality places in the capital, Skopje, and i ... |
| Mexican Senate committees approve marijuana legalization bill with floor vote planned soon [13.11.2020] | Several Mexican Senate committees on Friday tentatively approved a revised bill to legalize marijuana during a joint hearing, with a formal in-person ... |
| Israel announces plan to legalize recreational cannabis within 9 months [12.11.2020] | Israel is planning to legalize cannabis for recreational use within nine months while balancing “liberalism and responsibility,” Justice Minister Avi ... |
| Government committee said set to recommend full cannabis legalization [09.11.2020] | A governmental committee tasked with reviewing Israel’s cannabis laws is reportedly set to recommend full legalization in a report. The inter-ministe ... |
| Mexico is poised to legalize marijuana, but advocates don’t like the details [08.11.2020] | It's the moment for which advocates of legal marijuana here have been waiting: Mexican lawmakers, working under a court order, have until mid-Decembe ... |
| Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs [04.11.2020] | A nationwide push to relax drug laws scored significant victories on Tuesday as four states voted to legalize marijuana, and Oregon became the first ... |
| NZ rejects cannabis legalisation in referendum, but glimmer of hope for yes camp [30.10.2020] | On preliminary results, the cannabis legalisation and control bill will not become law, after falling short at the referendum. The Electoral Commisio ... |
| Germany firmly rejects recreational marijuana legalization bill as hope fades for reform [30.10.2020] | The German federal parliament rejected a bill to legalize a “strictly controlled” adult-use cannabis market, dealing a major setback to recreational ... |
| Marijuana use among teens down 2 years after legalization [29.10.2020] | Two years after the sale of marijuana was legalized in Canada, and researchers have yet to see the feared increase in use, says Michael Boudreau, a c ... |
| Position Paper of the Fair Trade Cannabis Working Group in the Caribbean [29.10.2020] | The Position Paper "For inclusive business models, well designed laws and fair(er) trade options for small-scale traditional cannabis farmers” produc ... |
| Where recreational marijuana is legal, data show minimal impacts on teen use and traffic deaths [22.10.2020] | Since 2012, 11 states have legalized marijuana use for adults — which voters nationwide are considering on their ballots this year. Researchers are j ... |
| Government urged to sell cocaine and ecstasy in pharmacies [19.10.2020] | Cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines should be “nationalised” and sold legally in government-run pharmacies to undermine global drug-related crime, the ... |
| ‘If there were no hashish here, you wouldn’t see a single house’ [19.10.2020] | A village in Lebanon, where cannabis grows everywhere, has long counted on hashish for income. But the country’s economic crisis has farmers reconsid ... |
| ‘Tide is turning’: New Zealand’s cannabis referendum sparks debate in Australia [18.10.2020] | The cannabis legalisation referendum was watched closely by progressive politicians and campaigners in Australia. For the first time, the 2019 Nation ... |
| Cannabis referendum: More than 100 doctors back legalising recreational use [15.10.2020] | More than 100 doctors have come forward to put their names behind cannabis legalisation, in response to the New Zealand Medical Association's backtra ... |
| Mexican Senate set to pass bill to legalize marijuana in next few days [15.10.2020] | Sen. Ricardo Monreal, the leader of Lopez Obrador’s MORENA party in the upper chamber of Congress, said in an interview that a vote on the proposal w ... |
| Legalisation of cannabis delayed due to coronavirus pandemic [13.10.2020] | Minister of Health Paulette Lenert confirmed that work on the cannabis legalisation project had been going on for months, even though it had been del ... |
| Legalising cocaine is ‘something to consider,’ says Antwerp mayor [10.10.2020] | Legalising cocaine is “an option that people need to dare to consider,” according to the mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever (N-VA). De Wever, whose port ... |
| Cannabis referendum: Health experts lay out the case for voting 'yes' [08.10.2020] | Four of the country's top medical experts are urging voters to tick 'yes' in the cannabis referendum, saying it's not a vote for the drug, but agains ... |
| Get premium dagga delivered to your door - legally (probably) [06.10.2020] | Growing and smoking dagga at home or in private is legal. For now, buying and selling dagga, however, remains against the law. Cape Cannabis Club (C3 ... |
| Should N.J. legalize marijuana? The voters will decide [05.10.2020] | For two years, New Jersey lawmakers had failed to mobilize enough support to pass a bill to fully legalize marijuana. Instead, they agreed in Decembe ... |
| Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions [01.10.2020] | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis plans to mass-pardon 2,732 convictions of low-level marijuana possession through an executive order after signing a bill ea ... |
| Gone to pot: New Zealand cools on legalising cannabis [01.10.2020] | It is believed to be the first country in the world to put the legalisation of recreational cannabis to a national public vote. But amid a pandemic, ... |
| Mexico, plagued by cartel wars, on cusp of legal cannabis 'green rush' [01.10.2020] | Senate majority leader Ricardo Monreal expects a law to be passed before December for recreational use of the drug, allowing regulated private firms ... |
| Lebanon’s economy is going to pot — in a good way, it hopes [29.09.2020] | Lebanon is scrabbling to escape an existential, multilayered crisis that has gutted the currrency to less than a quarter of its previous value, broug ... |
| L'appel de trois maires LR pour "légaliser la consommation de cannabis" [26.09.2020] | Les maires Les Républicains Gil Avérous (Châteauroux), Boris Ravignon (Charleville-Mézières) et Arnaud Robinet (Reims) réclament dans cette tribune l ... |
| Draft cannabis bill ‘completely misses the mark’ [23.09.2020] | Two years ago, the Constitutional Court of South Africa decriminalised the possession and cultivation of cannabis in private by adults for personal p ... |
| Colombia lawmakers seek to take control of cocaine market. It’s a long shot [21.09.2020] | Legislators weary of Colombia’s whack-a-mole anti-narcotics efforts propose to stop the often violent trafficking of cocaine that has plagued the cou ... |
| Should India make cannabis legal? [19.09.2020] | According to former Narcotics Commissioner Romesh Bhattacharjee cannabis is cultivated in nearly 60 per cent, or 400, of India’s 670 districts. “Sinc ... |
| South Africans are setting up ‘cannabis clubs’ across the country – are they legal? [18.09.2020] | The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill provides clarity around the growing and private use of cannabis in South Africa. In its current form the bill ... |
| eSwatini: A brief tale of two laws [18.09.2020] | The U.S. company Stem Holdings reported in 2019 that it had “received preliminary approval to become the only licensed growing farm and processing pl ... |
| Reputation, revenue at stake as Brazil weighs legalization of cannabis cultivation [18.09.2020] | Brazil has fast-tracked a draft law that would legalize the cultivation of medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp. South America’s largest economy le ... |
| Sky high: Mass. marijuana is among the most expensive in the nation [16.09.2020] | Massachusetts marijuana products consistently fetch around double the price of equivalents in the most mature recreational markets, according to a re ... |
| Medical cannabis big hit in Luxembourg [10.09.2020] | Doctors in Luxembourg have given out cannabis to more patients so far this year than in all of 2019, Health Minister Paulette Lenert said, a sign tha ... |
| Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv [03.09.2020] | A drone dropped hundreds of bags of cannabis over Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, attracting dozens of confused people, who rushed to pick up as many bags ... |
| New Zealand split on legalising cannabis in 'reeferendum' [02.09.2020] | Support for the Yes and No campaigns in New Zealand’s referendum on legalising and taxing cannabis is split at 49.5% each, six weeks out from voting ... |
| Price of legal and illegal cannabis in Canada is much closer than you think [31.08.2020] | Much has been made about the price difference between the legal and illegal cannabis markets in Canada, but the information surrounding the topic of ... |
| BC’s grey market is thriving [28.08.2020] | Things haven’t been this good in the illicit cannabis industry in British Columbia in many years. Factors such as increased wholesale prices on the b ... |
| Cannabis Bill carries harsh penalties [14.08.2020] | If a person is found with more than 1kg of dried cannabis or nine flowering plants they could be jailed for up to 15 years. These are just some of th ... |
| Where vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris stands on marijuana [12.08.2020] | Joe Biden has selected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his vice presidential running mate. She has evolved significantly on marijuana policy over her ca ... |
| It could take 10 years to measure the impact of legalising weed [11.08.2020] | The referendum on legalising recreational cannabis use is just over a month away. Campaigns for and against the change are well under way. We’ve had ... |
| Here are the new cannabis rules proposed for South Africa – including limits, penalties and criminal records [11.08.2020] | Justice and Correctional Services minister Ronald Lamola has published the draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The bill will give effect to the ... |
| Just 257 pardons granted for pot possession in program's 1st year [09.08.2020] | It has been one year since the government launched a program offering Canadians with a criminal record for simple pot possession a fast, free pardon ... |
| Bermuda’s consultations on recreational cannabis bill generally supportive [06.08.2020] | A refined draft bill to lay the legal groundwork for a regulated adult-use cannabis regime in Bermuda will soon be presented to the island’s legislat ... |
| Congressional researchers admit legalizing marijuana hurts Mexican drug cartel profits [03.08.2020] | Demand for marijuana illegally trafficked from Mexico will continue to decline as the legalization movement spreads, a new report from the Congressio ... |
| King Mswati, Stem Holdings and the multi-billion political dagga cold war [01.08.2020] | King Mswati allegedly entered into a deal with Stem Holdings and manipulated provisions of the Prevention of Organized Crime Act (POCA) by unleashing ... |
| Senator files new bill to federally legalize marijuana and regulate it like tobacco [31.07.2020] | Democratic senator Tina Smith (D-MN) filed a new bill to federally legalize marijuana, creating yet another potential avenue through which Congress c ... |
| La légalisation du cannabis, un levier de développement ? [23.07.2020] | Et si le nouveau modèle de développement intégrait la légalisation du cannabis ? Ce jeudi 23 juillet, la CSMD a organisé un atelier de travail avec d ... |
| 'The risk is zero': Legalising cannabis in Lebanon could help solve its economic crisis [22.07.2020] | Last month Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed an order paving the way for a change in the country's legislation. If the bill passes through parlia ... |
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