As Statistics Canada prepares to add cannabis to its list of monitored industries, it’s been revealed that Canadians consumed up to $6.2 billion (CAD) worth of pot in 2015. The government agency estimated that 698 million metric tons of marijuana, …
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Bavarian Police Forced to Pay Damages for Destroying Patient’s Cannabis
Due to a successful regulatory complaint, the Munich Police had to pay back 6.60 euros ($7.50) to a Bavarian cannabis patient for 0.3 grams of confiscated medical marijuana. The police destroyed the legal medicine of the 31-year-old as part of …
Read More »New Zealand’s Medical Marijuana Bill is Coming This Week
After over a half-year of waiting, it finally looks like New Zealand will get a medical marijuana bill introduced this week. In a trickle of empathy in June, Health Minister Peter Dunne announced that doctors in the Kiwi nation were …
Read More »California Congressman to Feds: Legalize Pot, Commute Sentences
On Sunday, a California congressman took to Twitter, suggesting the federal government should legalize cannabis and commute the sentences of individuals convicted of marijuana possession. Ro Khanna (D-CA), a vocal adversary of marijuana prohibition, has fired off a number of …
Read More »Here’s an Easy Recipe to Make Cannabis-Infused Latkes for Hanukkah
The candles are slowly being lit, the dreidels are spinning, the delicious smells of sufganiyot and loukoumade donuts are wafting in the air — Hanukkah is finally upon us. Inspired by the Hanukkah miracle, a one-day supply of olive oil …
Read More »Colorado: ‘Highly Desired’ Marijuana Sales Report Now Released Monthly
Colorado’s annual marijuana sales are on pace to reach an all-time high, according to a new monthly report published by the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR). Announced by the CDOR on Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Centennial State is reporting they’ve …
Read More »Bermuda Senate Approves Cannabis Decriminalization
Not even a week after Bermuda’s House of Assembly passed a bill to decriminalize cannabis possession, the Senate has done the same. With support from all sides, the island nation pushed forward on its Misuse of Drugs [Decriminalization of Cannabis] …
Read More »Study Says Cannabis Helps HIV Patients Maintain Cognitive Function
In a potentially groundbreaking discovery, a new Michigan State University (MSU) study says that medical marijuana may be able to decelerate the mental decline that affects as many as 50 percent of patients with HIV. “It’s believed that cognitive function …
Read More »Switzerland: CBD Products Should Not Look like Candy
Newly emerging in Switzerland, opponents of cannabis reform are up in arms about the colorful packaging of CBD products, which they claim entices both children and adolescents to consume cannabis. However, the main point of contention for Swiss lawmakers is …
Read More »Norway Has Decriminalized Drug Use
A significant win for drug reform was announced on Sunday with news that Norway’s Parliament has effectively decriminalized all drug use. The Scandinavian nation stated that the responsibility of handling the estimated 10,000 drug addicts or more, most of whom …
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