The Gauteng provincial government and the federal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development have requested interested parties to submit business partnership proposals As of April 29, the South...
Why Is the German Government Delaying Cannabis Reform?
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Promises are promises. So why are there repeated indications that the new coalition is putting the issue on the backburner? Six months ago, the new German governing coalition made recreational cannabis...
Nepal Appears To Be On Track To Re-Legalize Cannabis
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New legislation to legalize cannabis is now underway in Nepal – the rooftop of the world The country at the “top of the world” is now moving to relegalize cannabis. The plant has been...
Cannabis Control Bill Moves Forward In Trinidad And Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago’s emerging medical cannabis industry received a big boost on Friday when the Caribbean nation’s House of Representatives voted unanimously to pass the Cannabis Control...
Malawi Farmers Considering Cannabis As Demand For Tobacco Declines
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The life of a small-scale farmer is not an easy one. After all, there are no set hours and there are no days off. From sunrise to sunset you have to do as much as you can to get the most out of every...
How Many UK Patients Are Being Privately Prescribed Cannabis?
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The United Kingdom is a fairly rough place when it comes to safe access to medical cannabis. The country’s medical cannabis program is notoriously restrictive, leaving suffering patients with...
Thailand Has Granted 80 Cannabis Licenses
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Thailand is getting ready to embark on a unique public policy journey with plans to officially launch a nationwide, every-household-eligible cannabis program this summer. As of June 9th, every household...
55% Of Australians Want To Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol According To New Poll
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Back in 2012, I was part of a network of activists pushing for legal cannabis at the state level here in the United States. We were able to get adult-use cannabis legalization on the ballot in three...
Religious Cannabis Use Provisions Are Creating Confusion In Trinidad And Tobago
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Trinidad and Tobago is a dual-island Caribbean nation that is home to roughly 1.4 million people, some of which use cannabis for religious purposes. The most well-known religious group in the nation...