Tag: cannabis

• 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.

• Thursday, November 8th 2012 - 07:17 UTC

  Making marihuana legal voted in Colorado and Washington, defying federal law

  

  Colorado and Washington became the first US states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 03:15 UTC

  Mujica back steps: cannabis legal only “if 60% of public opinion supports idea”

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica has back stepped on his initiative to legalize marihuana conditioning it to an “ample support from public opinion”, at least 60%. The initiative was announced a few weeks ago during the Rio+20 summit and sent shockwaves in the region and worldwide.