Items tagged with regulation
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| Chamber of Deputies rejects move to relax cannabis laws [28.01.2021] | The Chamber of Deputies rejected a proposal to loosen cannabis laws in the Czech Republic, put forward by 40 deputies from six different parties. The ... |
| Mexico on the brink of legalizing marijuana — But on what terms? [28.01.2021] | Mexico is on the verge of becoming the third country in the world, after Uruguay and Canada, to legally regulate cannabis for personal, adult use. Th ... |
| Mexico moves to create world’s largest legal cannabis market [12.01.2021] | Mexico’s health ministry published rules to regulate the use of medicinal cannabis, a major step in a broader reform to create the world’s largest le ... |
| Dutch high hopes for legal cannabis farms hit by nimby protests [03.01.2021] | A Dutch trial of state-regulated cannabis cultivation farms to supply coffee shops risks being derailed by an outbreak of nimbyism after locals prote ... |
| Cannabis grow clubs want High Court to decide if customers can ‘sit back, relax and enjoy the fruits’ of their joint labour [18.12.2020] | In September 2018, the Constitutional Court decriminalised the private cultivation of cannabis by adults for personal private consumption. This creat ... |
| Legal cannabis law tabled in House of Assembly [12.12.2020] | Legislation to lay the framework for legal cannabis in Bermuda was tabled in the House of Assembly. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and the ... |
| Legalization advocates hope to end Mexico’s drug war [12.12.2020] | A determined political movement to end the war on drugs has taken shape across Europe and North America. Harm reduction advocates say lives can be sa ... |
| Inside the weed legalization bill the House of Representatives just passed [04.12.2020] | The House of Representatives passed the MORE Act on Friday by a vote of 228-164. It was 2018, Democrats were about to gain control of the House of Re ... |
| House passes sweeping reform bill to decriminalize marijuana [04.12.2020] | The U.S. House of Representatives passed sweeping legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, the first time either chamber ... |
| Netherlands to draw 10 recreational marijuana growers this week [30.11.2020] | The Dutch government will hold a draw to choose 10 marijuana cultivators for the country’s upcoming pilot program, according to a letter to Parliamen ... |
| Mexico may become the third country to legalise cannabis [21.11.2020] | On November 19, the Senate began debating a bill that would make Mexico the third country in the world, after Uruguay and Canada, to legalise cannabi ... |
| Medical marijuana grow licences exploited by criminals to sell weed on the illegal market, police say [19.11.2020] | A lack of oversight into who is growing medical cannabis and how much is being grown is allowing criminals to sell pot on the illegal market, accordi ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| ‘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 ... |
| California outdoor marijuana cultivators to designate products by growing region [15.10.2020] | California’s marijuana market is borrowing a page from the state’s world-famous wine industry thanks to a new law intended to help outdoor cannabis g ... |
| 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 ... |
| amaMpondo traditional leaders reject Private Use Cannabis Bill [10.10.2020] | Traditional leaders from the amaMpondo nation and cannabis farmers in the Eastern Cape have rejected the Private Use Cannabis Bill. They are calling ... |
| 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 ... |
| Switzerland set to launch cannabis pilot projects 2021 [08.10.2020] | In September 2020, the Swiss parliament adopted a modification to the Federal Act on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances. The change provides a leg ... |
| 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 ... |
| Cannabis: A rush to corporate capture? [30.09.2020] | Finance minister Tito Mboweni expects the newly legal cannabis industry to pour an estimated R4 billion into the government’s dwindling tax coffers w ... |
| Special permit to enable more small farmers to enter medical cannabis field [28.09.2020] | The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) says the Cultivator's (Transitional) Special Permit Policy, which is in an advanced stage of completion, will ... |
| 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 ... |
| Residents-only rule for coffeeshops proposed in Amsterdam [25.09.2020] | Amsterdam city council is gearing up for a new discussion on banning non-residents from its coffeeshops next month, after two new proposals were subm ... |
| Swiss cities authorised to distribute cannabis for scientific studies [23.09.2020] | Parliament has approved a modification to the Swiss narcotics law that will allow studies of recreational cannabis use in the country’s largest citie ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| Gov't addressing banking challenges impacting cannabis industry [10.09.2020] | The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is engaging international stakeholders to address the banking difficulties that have be ... |
| Pot shop licenses to promote social equity could go to firms tied to co-founder of $3B cannabis giant [10.09.2020] | Two shadowy companies vying for multiple licenses in the upcoming pot shop lottery share the same west suburban address as an investment firm led by ... |
| Swiss cannabis studies get the green light [09.09.2020] | Parliament has backed a legal change allowing for pilot studies that will distribute cannabis to control groups, in order to find out more about the ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| '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 ... |
| Netherlands clarifies application process to grow adult-use cannabis [16.07.2020] | The Dutch government wants to clear up several issues regarding the application process to grow legal recreational marijuana. The process is part of ... |
| California cannabis industry strives for geographic branding, just like wine [11.07.2020] | California’s legal cannabis industry, not yet 4 years old, yearns for the same system of tying plants to the soil perfected by the French over centur ... |
| 5 ways the UK could legalise cannabis [02.07.2020] | With more than half of people in the UK in favour of legalising the recreational use of cannabis, and countries around the world adopting more libera ... |
| Is the Netherlands finally heading for legalisation? [01.07.2020] | Supplying coffeeshops with cannabis is illegal, so this is being done through a complicated ‘back-door’ policy. There might be a change coming with t ... |
| Switzerland releases details on recreational marijuana experiment, but full legalization likely years away [17.06.2020] | The lower house of Switzerland’s Federal Assembly approved a bill paving the way for a pilot research program that would permit the temporary product ... |
| Growers association calls ganja industry a failed experiment [15.06.2020] | The Ganja Growers and Producers Association (GGPAJ) says despite the success of several Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) operators, Jamaica's regul ... |
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