Author: Marguerite Arnold

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“Trivializing The Joint?” German Police Unions Speak Out Against More Legalization

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 20, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Head of Police Union speaks out against recreational reform as coalition talks for new government continue with parties in favour of forward progress on cannabis issues In a clear clash of values as...

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German Study Shows Dramatic Increase In Cannabis Consumption

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 5, 2021. Posted in Science.

A study by UKE-Hamburg shows that the number of cannabis users in Europe has increased more than 25% over the second decade of the century. According to a study conducted by the Centre for Interdisciplinary...

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Which Way Are The Winds Of Recreational Cannabis Blowing In Europe?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on October 5, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Several countries have decided to delay their plans for recreational markets – apparently in response to the German national elections In a strange response apparently to the results of the German...

Scotland Decriminalizes Drug Possession

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 28, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Scotland’s new policy covers all ‘illegal drugs” including cannabis in a surprise turn of events. In a surprise announcement, Class A substances have been effectively decriminalized...

The German National Elections Will Forward Cannabis Reform – But How Much?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 28, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Germans went to the polls last Sunday, returning a not-so-surprising result. What will this new government mean for cannabis reform? There is a new day in Germany. For the first time in 16 years, Angela...

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South Africa Gets Its First Cannabis Pain Patient

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 22, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Kwanda Mtetwa has become South Africa’s first legal cannabis patient – receiving the prescription to treat his chronic pain – he won’t be the last. The first South African patient...

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Cannabis Reform Moves Forward In UK’s Islands

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 15, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Support for cannabis reform if not actual cultivation is moving ahead on the many islands ringing the mainland From Guernsey, where cultivation is finally proceeding officially, to the Isle of Man’s...

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Italy Struggles To Set Regulations For Home Grow

Written by Marguerite Arnold on September 15, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The European country is struggling to create regulations and guidelines for home grow after Italy’s top court decriminalized cannabis in late December 2019 In a sign that Covid might have slowed...