Rauner signs medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative
A measure that could dramatically expand access to medical marijuana in Illinois — making it...
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Category: Drug War
Cannabis-based medicines get green light as UK eases rules
Relaxation of laws means doctors will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis
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Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy
Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Medical Cannabis Legalization Passed Unanimously by Luxembourg Parliament.
Cannabis for medical use has been made legal in Luxembourg. The government unanimously passed the...
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Vermont becomes ninth state to legalize recreational pot
Vermont has become the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana. The new law went into...
Read MoreFrom Canada to Vermont to Oklahoma to California, this has been a huge year for legalization advocates.
When we look back, 2018 may be known as the year that marijuana legalization won. The latest victory came from, out of all places, conservative Oklahoma. On Tuesday, voters in the state decided to legalize medical marijuana....
Read MoreHealth commissioner recommends legalizing marijuana in NY
ALBANY — A long-awaited report on marijuana will recommend that New York legalizes the drug, the state’s top health official said Monday. While the report has not yet been finalized, Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said...
Read MoreUK looks at allowing cannabis oil for boy with epilepsy
The Home Office has said it will “carefully consider” allowing a 12-year-old boy to be prescribed cannabis oil after he was admitted to hospital with “life-threatening” seizures following the confiscation of his supply. Billy...
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Canadian Senate votes to pass legalization of recreational pot, amended bill now goes back to House of Commons
Liberal MPs must now decide which amendments to keep and which to toss before sending bill back to...
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UNODC and INTERPOL reinforce joint action to counter crime, terrorism
Lyon/Vienna, 6 June 2018 – Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on...
Read MoreUnited Nations Panel Releases First-Ever Review of Marijuana
For the first time ever, a World Health Organization (WHO) committee is reviewing marijuana’s status under international law. And technical documents the committee recently released include several positive, evidentiary findings...
Read MoreOn Friday, April 27th at 9am, Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Review Board is considering adding more than 20 new conditions to the list of qualifying conditions
Please help us get the word out! On Friday, April 27th at 9am, Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Review Board is considering adding more than 20 new conditions to the list of qualifying conditions. They will be listening to public...
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