Articles tagged with "legalization"
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State of the Leaf: Are Dispensaries (Finally) Coming to Michigan?
Lisa Rough - Published on September 15, 2016read moreCanadian banks pull plug on medical marijuana clients, New Jersey OKs cannabis for PTSD, and U.K. report says ignoring medical benefits is “irrational.”
Thanks, Sean Parker: Calif. Prop 64 Outraising Opponents 60-to-1
Gage Peake - Published on September 14, 2016read moreLegalization advocates have raised $11.7 million. Opponents–mostly law enforcement groups–trail with $229,000.
In Break With Past Policy, Dutch Mayor Allows Cannabis Patients to Grow at Home
Derrick Bergman - Published on September 13, 2016read moreThe move is aimed at protecting patients with small-scale home grows, who currently face the threat of eviction and seizure of their plants.
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Spanish Group Forms to Strengthen Women’s Voice in Cannabis Industry
Kenzi Riboulet Zemouli - Published on September 12, 2016read moreAs the cannabis community evolves, finding a way to strengthen the voice of women has been a challenge. A new professional network hopes to fix that.
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Germany and Austria Are Pouring Billions into Cannabis Prohibition
Michael Knodt - Published on September 9, 2016read moreEven in tolerant cities like Berlin, authorities have stepped up enforcement of cannabis prohibition. It’s not working, and it costs taxpayers a bundle.
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A Tale of Two Initiatives: Big Trouble In Little Rock
Lisa Rough - Published on September 9, 2016read moreArkansas has not one but two initiatives to legalize medical cannabis. One now faces a lawsuit from a surprising source: a member of NORML’s legal committee.
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How Will Christiania’s Fatal Shooting Change Copenhagen’s Cannabis Scene?
Michael Knodt - Published on September 9, 2016read moreResidents of the Danish community began tearing down cannabis stalls on Pusher Street after a deadly shooting shook Copenhagen.
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Why Did Fentanyl Maker Insys Give $500K to Defeat Legalization?
Bruce Barcott - Published on September 9, 2016read moreWhen cannabis is legalized, opioid use declines. The legalization movement represents a threat to the expansion of the market for opioid painkillers.
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Ireland Mulls New Cannabis Regulations, Formal Medical Use
Sean Carney - Published on September 8, 2016read moreIrish patients suffering from cancer, multiple sclerosis, or epilepsy have cause for hope thanks to a bill that would legalize and regulate medical cannabis.
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State of the Leaf: Is ‘Europe’s Cannabis Capital’ Doomed?
Lisa Rough - Published on September 8, 2016read moreAlaska gears up to open its adult-use market, Denver gets set to vote on social consumption, and New York is finally expanding medical marijuana.









