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Malaysia Senator Calls For Urgent Medical Cannabis Reform

Written by Johnny Green on May 16, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

Malaysia is one of the harshest places on earth when it comes to cannabis policy. For example, anyone caught with over 200 grams of cannabis in Malaysia faces a mandatory death sentence if convicted. That...

Effort To Free Brittney Griner Receives A Boost

Written by Johnny Green on May 16, 2022. Posted in Archives, Entertainment, Policy.

The WNBA has officially started its 2022 season. Unfortunately, one of the league’s biggest superstars, Olympic champion Brittney Griner, will not be playing, at least not any time soon. Brittney...

Church Leaders In Belize Put The Brakes On Cannabis Reform

Written by Johnny Green on May 16, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

In late March lawmakers in Belize passed ‘The Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Control and Licensing Bill 2022.’ The bill would, among other things, create a government registration and ID system...

Will Home Cultivation Be Part Of German Cannabis Legalization?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on May 9, 2022. Posted in Policy.

Government leaders have been quoted recently saying that home grow would be a necessary component of recreational reform Last week, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced that German recreational...

Global Cannabis Protests Demand Reform Now

Written by Johnny Green on May 9, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

Cannabis activists have not let up after 4/20 this year and continue to urge others to march for change From Berlin Germany to Quito Ecuador, activists have continued to make their presence on the streets...

No Sustained Changes In Uruguay Youth Cannabis Use After Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on May 9, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

Uruguay will forever hold the distinction of being the first country on earth to pass an adult-use cannabis legalization measure. Uruguay made the historic policy change in 2013. Nearly a decade later,...

Manitoba’s Home Cultivation Ban Receives Judicial Review

Written by Johnny Green on May 9, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

Canada was the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult use. Only one other country, Uruguay, legalized cannabis for adult use before Canada made the public policy shift in late 2018. One of...

UK Government Fund Invests In Cannabis Company

Written by Johnny Green on May 9, 2022. Posted in Archives, Business, Policy.

During the pandemic, the United Kingdom set up a fund called the ‘British Business Bank’s Future Fund.’ The aim of the taxpayer-backed fund was to ‘support innovative companies...

Could Guernsey Lead The Way On Recreational Cannabis Reform In The UK?

Written by Johnny Green on May 3, 2022. Posted in Archives, Policy.

The Channel Island has made great strides on the medical front. Will recreational reform be next? Guernsey has been moving forward steadily on cannabis reform for the last several years. Envisioned...