Tag: Marijuana

• Thursday, June 27th 2024 - 09:26 UTC

  Brazil's STF sets 40 grams of marijuana cap between users and traffickers

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled Wednesday that 40 grams of marijuana or six female plants of Cannabis sativa was the limit marking the difference between personal consumption and trafficking, Agencia Brasil reported. The understanding was reached after a decision the previous day whereby using the substance for personal recreation or medicinal purposes should not be penalized. At the time, most justices concurred on this issue but disagreed on how to differentiate the two possibilities.

• Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 11:12 UTC

  Cannabis-based meds plant opens in Uruguay

  

  ICC Labs Inc., a subsidiary of Canada’s Aurora Cannabis Inc., opened Wednesday in Montevideo and became the subcontinent's first producer of cannabis-derived pharmaceuticals with a capacity “to supply almost the entire South American continent,” according to the company's CEO Alejandro Antalich.

• 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.

• Saturday, May 3rd 2014 - 06:30 UTC

  Licensed pharmacies in Uruguay will sell marihuana at a dollar a gram

  

  Uruguayan authorities have revealed how marijuana will be produced and sold legally in the country following the approval of the bill last December. Licensed pharmacies will sell the drug for approximately one US dollar a gram with consumers allowed 40g a month.

• Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 23:25 UTC

  Colorado state collects 2 million dollars from legal marijuana in January

  

  US state of Colorado collected 2 million dollars in taxes from newly legalized recreational marijuana businesses in January. Colorado became the first US state to legalize the commercial sale of cannabis in 2012, and stores opened for business on 1 January 2014.

• Tuesday, March 11th 2014 - 06:19 UTC

  UN anti-drugs chief says 'legalization' is not a solution and points to Uruguay

  

  Legalization will not solve the world's narcotics problem, the UN anti-drugs chief said on Monday, indicating disagreement with a decision by Uruguay to allow the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana.

• Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 08:03 UTC

  Obama administration makes it easier for banks to deal with licensed marihuana companies

  

  The Obama administration made it easier for banks to do business with licensed marijuana companies with less fear of prosecution, further encouraging US states that are experimenting with legalization of the drug. The Justice and Treasury departments were in the process of outlining the policy in writing to federal prosecutors and financial institutions.

• 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.

• Saturday, August 31st 2013 - 18:54 UTC

  Major change in US drugs policy: allows recreational cannabis on a ‘trust but verify’ approach

  

  President Barack Obama's administration ceded ground last week in the US war on drugs, saying it will not dispute the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington states. The decision was swiftly hailed by campaigners for the legalization of a substance that, under federal law, remains a Schedule One controlled substance on a par with heroin.

• Thursday, August 8th 2013 - 03:33 UTC

  Wonders of marihuana: sigh of relief as Vazquez confirms his presidential candidacy

  

  Uruguayan former president Tabare Vazquez confirmed on Wednesday he will run for the presidency next year, following a meeting with representatives from the groups which constitute the voting majority of the ruling Broad Front catch-all coalition.