Tag: cannabis

• Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:45 UTC

  Cannabis developers eye Paraguay to further expand their business

  

  As cannabis gradually transitions from a cultural drug to just an agricultural product like any other, Paraguay's unique conditions make it a destination of choice for those trying to develop the newly-legalized business, according to a report carried by the Buenos Aires daily Perfil.

• Thursday, March 11th 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Mexico to join the club of countries that decriminalize cannabis

  

  Mexico's lower house of Congress on Wednesday approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis for recreational, medical and scientific uses, bringing it a step closer to creating one of the world's largest markets for the plant.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Brazil approves the sale of cannabis-based products for medical use

  

  Brazil's health watchdog on Tuesday approved the sale of cannabis-based products for medical use in pharmacies to people with a prescription. The regulation, which takes effect in the coming months, also allows for the manufacture of such products in a laboratory, the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) said in a statement.

• Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  US consumer regulator warns cannabis companies to advertise products with scientific evidence

  

  The top U.S. consumer and trade regulator said on Tuesday it had warned three companies selling products infused with cannabidiol that it was illegal to advertise that such products could fight disease without providing credible scientific evidence.

• Monday, October 16th 2017 - 11:19 UTC

  Cannabis as medicine: more research is needed says World Medical Association

  

  Legislation to allow the recreational use of cannabis has been strongly opposed on health grounds by the World Medical Association. But in a policy statement this week, the Association says that laws governing research grade cannabis should be reviewed to allow more scientific research on the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.

• Thursday, November 6th 2014 - 06:28 UTC

  Cannabis debate in US rages with legalization claiming more states

  

  Residents of Oregon, Alaska, and the US capital Washington voted on Tuesday to legalize marijuana in key victories that could fuel the legalization movement as cannabis usage is increasingly recognized by the American mainstream.

• Monday, June 16th 2014 - 05:24 UTC

  Jamaica plans decriminalization of possession of small amounts of cannabis

  

  Plans are in the making in Jamaica for the decriminalization of possession of small amounts of marijuana. Among the proposals is that users of small quantities of the drug will no longer have a criminal record, and smoking of the weed would be lawful under certain conditions. However possession of cannabis would still be unlawful, though it would not lead to a criminal record.

• Wednesday, May 28th 2014 - 08:52 UTC

  Caribbean Community moving closer to decriminalization of marihuana

  

  The Jamaica government is being urged to enact legislation that would decriminalize marijuana as well as establish a medical marijuana industry. The Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Taskforce said Jamaica would significantly benefit from a regulates medical marihuana industry.

• Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 21:40 UTC

  Jamaica pledges to decriminalize cannabis ('ganja') “later this year”

  

  Jamaica's Cannabis Commercial and Medicinal Research Taskforce (CCMRT) says it has been given an assurance that the country later this year will decriminalize marijuana as the island seeks to establish a medicinal marijuana industry.

• Thursday, January 2nd 2014 - 15:40 UTC

  Colorado, USA, celebrates the end of marihuana prohibition and opens new chapter

  

  The world's first state-licensed marijuana retailers legally permitted to sell pot for recreational use have opened for business in Colorado with long lines of customers, marking a new chapter in America's drug culture.