A recently published study focused on traffic stops by police in Colorado and Washington found that states experienced a striking decrease in vehicle searches after cannabis legalization. “After marijuana use was legalized, Colorado and Washington saw dramatic drops in search …
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Catalonia Spain Legalizes Cannabis Cultivation and Consumption
The days of Catalonia’s cannabis clubs operating in a legal limbo are coming to an end, and for a good reason. Today, the Catalonia Parliament in Spain, which operates as its own autonomous government, will be regulating the cultivation, consumption, …
Read More »1,000 Marijuana Shoppers in Vancouver Needed for Research Study
A new research study in Vancouver is looking for 1,000 dispensary clients to participate in an online survey to help inform the government ahead of legalization. The B.C. Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) is examining the benefits and potential harms …
Read More »Poland is One Step Closer to Medical Cannabis
The chorus of medical marijuana reformers in Europe is close to adding another vocal supporter, as Poland moved last Thursday to legalize medical cannabis. Poland’s Lower House of Parliament voted 440-2 in favour of legalizing medical marijuana and is now …
Read More »How Many Nanograms of THC is Too Many to Drive?
Germany maintains some of the strictest cannabis DUI rules in the world. The low limit of 1 nanogram (ng) THC/ml blood serum, as well as the measurement of non-psychoactive metabolites, means that drivers and cyclists who are otherwise not under …
Read More »Edmonton Proposes Cannabis Lounges for Legalization Day
Although Canada has an unbridled love of all things cannabis, vapour lounges and other types of marijuana consumption sites have always been illegal. This is due mainly to the fact that consumption of non-medical cannabis is, for the moment, still …
Read More »Legal Recreational Sales Set to Begin July 1 in Nevada
With other states trying to find any way in their power to delay voter-approved legalized cannabis sales, it looks like Nevada consumers will officially be able to make purchases on July 1 — and they better buy in bulk because …
Read More »Massachusetts Senate Passes Opposing Legalization Bill to House Version
A showdown is brewing in Massachusetts, with legislative deadlines for marijuana legalization looming and voters left wondering if lawmakers in the House and Senate will be able to get on the same page in time for their will to become …
Read More »2017 World Drug Report Outlines Global Opioid Crisis
Yesterday, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its 2017 World Drug Report. The extensive document reads like a tell-all book regarding the production, distribution, and consumption of illegal substances on a global scale. The report this …
Read More »Santa Ana, California: City Supports Marijuana Free-Market Principles
“Underlying most arguments against free-market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.” ~ Milton Friedman Cognizant of that vital philosophy, the city of Santa Ana made some thought-provoking changes to their marijuana policy this week. On June 20, the …
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