Court rules that French ban on marketing hemp-derived CBD products contradicts EU lawThe cannabis-derived compound CBD is not a narcotic drug because “it does not appear to have any psychotropic effect or any harmful effect on human health”, the EU’s highest court has ruled.The decision by the court of justice of the European Union deals…
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Concentrations of intoxicating THC have risen, data from more than 80,000 street drug samples gathered over 50 years shows Cannabis resin – or “hash” – has increased in strength by nearly 25% over the past half century, a major international study has revealed.Researchers with the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of Bath…
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Despite electoral successes, it remains unclear how the new measures will affect those who have been disproportionately targeted in the war on drugsFrom the Pacific Northwest to the Deep South, drug legalization won big nationwide on election day in America.Under the first state law of its kind, people in Oregon soon won’t be arrested for…
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As other countries make leaps and bounds in drug law reform, Aotearoa seems bound to the tired and worn path of prohibitionSadly New Zealand has voted no to legalising cannabis, but it was close: 48.4% voted in support of the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill and 50.7% voted against.As someone who campaigned hard for a…
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Yes campaign garnered 48.4% of votes, while the no vote won 50.7%, meaning the referendum does not passNew Zealanders have voted not to legalise cannabis in a referendum that painted a portrait of a country starkly divided over drug policy.The yes vote for legalising cannabis finished with 48.4% of the vote, trailing the no vote…
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Oregon to decriminalize all illegal drugs in historic first, while voters in many states vote to abolish penalties for possessionOn Tuesday night, a number of US states voted in favor of decriminalizing drugs in an unprecedented drug law overhaul. Thanks to a push by drug reform advocates, in every state where the ballot was proposed,…
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Campaigners for legal changes could be stymied by voter desire for the status quo after a tumultuous year The results of New Zealand’s referendums on whether to legalise cannabis and euthanasia will be released this week, with campaigners nervous that the upheavals of 2020 could have tilted the vote to the status quo. Political experts…
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Organisation says it will change from opposition to neutrality, but more than a million people have already cast their vote In the final week before the referendum on whether to legalise cannabis the New Zealand Medical Association has switched its position from one of opposition to one of neutrality. The move comes after some doctors…
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Jacinda Ardern’s refusal to reveal her preference on marijuana use could mobilise conservative opinion and means Labour is effectively saying no Read the New Zealand weekly election briefing One of the curiosities of the 2020 election campaign is Jacinda Ardern’s refusal to reveal her personal position on the cannabis referendum. Next Saturday, New Zealanders can…
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With high profit margins and low risk of long jail time, Catalonia is now the marijuana capital of Europe, police warn The decor is nightclub chic meets Turkish opium den. The lighting, soft pink and electric blue. And, were it not for the sweet waft of marijuana, it could be the lobby of a Las…
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