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United Nations Pushes Back Cannabis Discussion Again

Written by Marguerite Arnold on March 16, 2020. Posted in Politics.

The United Nations, rather unbelievably in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, is again delaying its decision on medical cannabis reclassification. Coronavirus is, like AIDS and SARs, a retrovirus. Indeed...

Canada Defends Cannabis Legalization To UN Commission

Written by Johnny Green on March 10, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Canada was the second country to legalize cannabis for adult use, and the first G-7 nation to do so. Uruguay was the first country to legalize cannabis for adult use, however, many lawmakers and regulators...

Banking Associations Demand Senate Vote On Cannabis Banking Reform

Written by Johnny Green on March 9, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Current laws and regulations regarding cannabis industry banking in the United States are holding the cannabis industry back. Some companies are able to get banking accounts, however, many more are...

Cannabis Legalization Bill To Be Debated In Mexico This Week

Written by Johnny Green on March 3, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Mexico has a long history with cannabis, and Mexico has served as a global source for illegal cannabis for many years. In late 2018 Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in which the...

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Is Recreational Cannabis Reform Finally Internationally A La Mode?

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 24, 2020. Posted in Politics.

With Mike Bloomberg calling for decrim and record expungement in the United States as he tests the political race, and German politicians moving, inching, deliberating slowly towards acceptance of the...

South Africa’s President Charts New Path For Cannabis In Political Speech

Written by Marguerite Arnold on February 24, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Unlike politicians in other places, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa included cannabis in his State of the Nation address. Specifically, Ramaphosa linked cannabis initiatives to stimulating...

Why Is Cannabis Content Being Blocked In Singapore?

Written by Johnny Green on February 20, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Recently Netflix revealed the instances in which it removed or blocked content due to government demand. In the 23 years that Netflix has offered its services, the company has only removed or blocked...

New Poll Results Have New Zealand Cannabis Legalization Measure Losing On Election Day

Written by Johnny Green on February 18, 2020. Posted in Politics.

Voters in New Zealand will get the chance to vote on a cannabis legalization measure on Election Day. New Zealand’s election will be held on September 19, 2020. So far only two countries have...

Uruguay: Research Finds That Youth Cannabis Use Did Not Rise Following Legalization

Written by Johnny Green on February 18, 2020. Posted in Politics.

One of the most popular talking points for cannabis prohibitionists is the claim that if cannabis is legalized for adult use that it will result in a spike in cannabis use by younger people. The ‘what...