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Le dispositif juridique concernant les fumeurs de cannabis n’avait pas été revu depuis près de 50 ans et le vote de la loi relative à la répression du trafic et de l’usage illicite des substances vénéneuses, le 31 décembre 1970. Un texte qui prévoyait une peine allant jusqu’à un an de prison et 3750 euros d’amende, pour les usagers de drogue, qu’il... continuer →

Medi Kingdom - Africa’s 1st Medical Cannabis Cultivator Medi Kingdom pioneered the 1st legal cannabis cultivation licence in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Medi Kingdom will begin during 2019 its commercial exports of cGMP medical grade cannabis to clients in Australia, Canada &... continuer →

Hemp entrepreneur Dan Herer and an executive group have established Herer Hemp Inc., a new entity that has positioned itself to develop products across all major industrial hemp sectors in the USA. “We just took hemp off Schedule 1,” Herer said of recent changes at the federal level in the USA that saw hemp reclassified as a common agricultural... continuer →

Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) are a nonprofit model for the supply of cannabis originating in Spain. This article aims to provide an overview of current CSC practices in Barcelona, exploring the role played by CSC Federations in shaping them. This analysis draws on 32 semistructured interviews with CSC managers (n = 15) and with other... continuer →

In her much loved dinner prep Instagram livestreams, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made it clear that she thinks marijuana prohibition is a “tool” used to oppress people of color in the United States. But other than the fact she’d legalize cannabis and advocate for the release of people who have been incarcerated for nonviolent drug... continuer →

A quick Google search about hemp will leave you with two thoughts – one, hemp is a cash-rich crop and second, guilt for not making most of it. Slowly and steadily, native entrepreneurs have started to realize the potential of the hemp, which is poised to be known as a trillion dollar cash crop. For instance, did you know one can produce... continuer →

(NdlR : Voilà un site très très très informatif pour éviter de dire tout et n’importe quoi quand on décrit la situation au Canada, et pour permettre aux autorités canadiennes de disposer d’un véritable Table de Bord pour mieux comprendre les évolutions du marché et leurs conséquences. Un outil que seule une politique de régulation de la production et de la... continuer →

Ten states encompassing more than half the US population, will now have access to legal recreational marijuana. Canada went legal this year and Israel continues to expand its medical marijuana research. What’s next ? Entrepreneurs in the industry cite new ways to invest, better testing and the continued explosion of CBD products as some of the... continuer →

Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) are a nonprofit model for the supply of cannabis originating in Spain. This article aims to provide an overview of current CSC practices in Barcelona, exploring the role played by CSC Federations in shaping them. This analysis draws on 32 semistructured interviews with CSC managers (n = 15) and with other... continuer →

Under President Barack Obama, a critic of the US-led war on drugs, the US government stepped back from enforcing federal laws and effectively gave states a green light to explore alternatives. Eight more states and Washington DC have since supported the legalisation of recreational cannabis and penalties are softening elsewhere. The use of... continuer →