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South Africa on track to Legalise Medical Cannabis

Nov 29, 2016

South Africa may legally regulate medical cannabis as soon as April 2017. The South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health…

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One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward in Argentina Drug Policy?

Talking Drugs

Nov 23, 2016

The Argentinian government has introduced new penalties for certain drug offences, including unprecedentedly punitive mandatory minimum sentencing. However, simultaneously, policymakers…

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Dutch Legislators Consider Cannabis Reform Amid Coffeeshop Violence

Talking Drugs

Nov 10, 2016

Recent violent attacks on cannabis coffeeshops in the Netherlands highlight the urgent need for the country to regulate cultivation of…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Калифорния, Невада, Мейн и Массачусетс проголосовали за легализацию марихуаны. Аризона против

Anastasia Bezverkha

Nov 9, 2016

Американские штаты Калифорния, Невада, Мейн и Массачусетс проголосовали за легализацию рекреационной марихуаны. За это во вторник проголосовали 55% жителей Калифорнии…

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Recreational and Medical Cannabis Legalised in Several US States

Avinash Tharoor

Nov 8, 2016

Alongside the presidential election, residents of nine US states have voted on the future of their cannabis laws. The results…

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В 2017 году в Украине проведут Конопляный Марш Свободы

Anastasia Bezverkha

Nov 3, 2016

20 мая 2017 года в Киеве пройдет ежегодный Марш Свободы за реформы в наркополитике, известный также как «Конопляный марш». Организаторы…

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Chile Opens First Medical Cannabis Club

Talking Drugs

Oct 25, 2016

The first medical cannabis club in Chile, Botánica Orgánica Cannabis Internacional (BOCI), opened in the northern city of Arica in…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Five American States Will Vote on Legalising Cannabis in November

Avinash Tharoor Перевод: Anastasia Bezverkha

Sep 2, 2016

Along with the presidential election in November this year, millions of Americans will have the opportunity to repeal an important…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Drug Policy in Belarus: Authoritarian Methods or Progressive Ideas?

Anastasia Bezverkha

Sep 1, 2016

On 11 September 2016, elections to the lower house of parliament will be held in Belarus. In these elections, for…

Cannabis Drug Policy

These Are the 5 US States Voting on Cannabis Legalisation This November

Avinash Tharoor

Aug 26, 2016

Alongside the election of a new president in November, millions of Americans will have the opportunity to scale back a…

Cannabis Drug Policy

Italian Cannabis Legalisation Vote Delayed But Reform Potential Remains

Avinash Tharoor

Aug 1, 2016

The Italian government has postponed a vote on cannabis legalisation to September after a right-wing parliamentary group purposefully derailed it, but public…

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Guatemala Begins Debating Cannabis Regulation

Ella Müller-Baum

Jul 7, 2016

Debates have begun in Guatemala’s Congress over whether or not the country should regulate cannabis, but given the country’s conservatism…