All posts tagged "international"

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Europe’s Largest Cannabis Policy Experiment Is Expanding

The walls of European cannabis prohibition continue to crumble, with the spread of adult-use legalization in...

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New German Government Plans to Legalize Cannabis

Political parties forming a coalition government in Germany have agreed to a plan that would legalize...

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The Death Penalty for Cannabis: Which Countries Are Enforcing Right Now

Even as a legal cannabis industry emerges on a global scale, there are still countries that...

Legal

Uruguay Considers Opening Legal Marijuana Market to Tourists

The administration of President Luis Lacalle Pou of Uruguay is considering a plan to open the...

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Nepal Looks to Legalize Marijuana

Bill advocates the legalization of cannabis in one of its ancient homelands.

Politics

When Pot Prisoners Become Geopolitical Pawns

The global prohibition of cannabis affords the opportunity for imperial powers and authoritarian regimes to exploit...

Economics

Latin American Cannabis Market Worth $9.8 Billion, Report Says

Latin America is at the forefront of the global wave of cannabis reform, and a new...

Politics

U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’

Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?

Politics

Sri Lanka to ‘Replicate’ the Philippines’ Drug-War Police State

Sri Lanka has announced that it will start hanging drug convicts, as leaders explicitly hope to...

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Spain & Morocco Crackdown on Hashish Networks

Over the past few weeks, authorities in Morocco and Spain have unleashed sweeps against hashish smuggling...

Cannabis

Stumbling Upon Bud in Barcelona: Outlaw Vistas in Spain

Barcelona, Spain, boasts some of the most picturesque architecture and views in the world and is...

Politics

Puerto Rico Will Launch Limited MMJ Program in 2016

When Puerto Rican Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla used his executive authority in May of 2015 to...

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International Prohibition: The Next Battleground

Recently two U.S. cannabis reformers Steph Sherer of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) and Michael Krawitz...

Politics

Cannabis Reform Set for Debate at UN

With the United Nations General Assembly Special Session scheduled to meet later this year in New...