Legalization
New Jersey governor signs legislation legalizing adult-use recreational cannabis
“Today, we’re taking a monumental step forward to reduce racial disparities in our criminal justice system, while building a promising new industry and standing on the right side of history”
Why are police still charging youth with simple drug possession?
Dalhousie academics make a case for decriminalization
Parliamentarian leads crusade to legalize cannabis in Nepal
Cannabis grows in the wild in the hilly parts of the Himalayan country, but its cultivation and use are illegal
The problem with defining cannabis products around THC content
The commercialization of the CBD market has created a misleading dichotomy of “bad” THC versus “good” CBD
Illinois reports over US$1 billion in cannabis sales, expunges pot-arrest records
As 2020 recedes into the rear-view mirror of history, two big cannabis stories have come out of the state
U.S. House of Representatives passes decriminalization bill; UN votes to reclassify cannabis
The MORE Act’s next stop is the Republican-controlled Senate
New Zealand’s “reeferendum”: 10 pros and cons of legalizing cannabis
On October 17, New Zealand will hold a referendum on the question of whether to legalize the sale, use, possession, and production of cannabis
If harm reduction is the goal, cannabis prohibition in New Zealand has failed
Tens of thousands of New Zealand lives have been disproportionately damaged—not through use of the drug, but because of its criminalization
Bill to decriminalize cannabis in U.S. comes up for vote in September
If the House of Representative passes the MORE Act, it still faces a vote in the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate before it can become law