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Why Is It Taking So Long To Legalize Cannabis At The Federal Level In The US?

Written by Johnny Green on April 14, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Cannabis prohibition is one of the worst public policies in human history. It goes well beyond the negative impact that is experienced by the person subjected to an initial prohibition-based penalty....

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German Federal Hemp Tea Case Decided

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 7, 2021. Posted in Business.

A hemp tea seller from Braunschweig was charged with federal narcotics violation charges – but just released after a German federal court decided that they were not trying to “intoxify”...

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U.S. Cannabis Tax Revenue Tops $3 Billion In 2020

Written by Johnny Green on April 7, 2021. Posted in Business.

Cannabis legalization in the United States at the state level has been a smashing success by virtually every measure. With New York, Virginia, and New Mexico having passed legalization measures via...

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Cannabis Legalization Advances In Mexico’s Senate

Written by Johnny Green on April 7, 2021. Posted in Politics.

Mexico has been on the cusp of legalizing cannabis for adult use since late 2018 when Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a ruling that struck down cannabis prohibition as being unconstitutional. As...

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New York State Officially Legalizes Cannabis For Adult Use

Written by Johnny Green on April 7, 2021. Posted in Politics.

The State of New York has officially legalized cannabis for adult use after a long, hard-fought battle by cannabis advocates. New York is a very, very big domino to fall, and will hopefully lead to...

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French Medical Cannabis Public Policy Experiment Is Underway

Written by Johnny Green on April 7, 2021. Posted in Medical.

At one point France had one of the worst cannabis policies in Europe, with personal possession carrying a penalty of jail time and thousands of dollars in fines. Fortunately, that changed recently and...

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CBD Is No Longer A “Narcotic” In Slovakia

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 7, 2021. Posted in Medical.

The country becomes the last in the EU to remove cannabidiol from its national list of “psychotropics” and to legalize its use. While there are often kudos paid to being “first”...

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Is Spain On The Verge Of Regulating Cannabis Clubs?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on April 7, 2021. Posted in Business.

As a monumental challenge to the current law loses in Strasbourg, organizers including political parties are challenging the government to regulate the sector (as well as fully legalize it). Things...

Covid Pandemic Puts Isle Of Man Medical Cannabis Program On Hold

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 24, 2021. Posted in Medical.

Authorities have delayed a program to authorize doctors to prescribe cannabis describing it as “low priority” during the Pandemic. The islands around the UK are having a quiet cannabis revolution....