legalization

A commission studying marijuana legalization is tasked with identifying "the good, the bad, and the ugly." That's how Rep. Patrick Abrami sums it up. He's the commission's chairman. Abrami's outline of guidelines at the first meeting of the commission this week points to the workload...

A commission tasked with exploring marijuana legalization in New Hampshire held its first meeting on Tuesday, setting off a yearlong examination process ahead of its final report next November. Created by House Bill 215, the commission is charged with looking at what might happen if the state...

A Liberal Democrat MP has joked about taking drugs as she joined demonstrators calling for the legalization of cannabis at a "tea party" outside of Parliament. Asked if she had smoked cannabis, Layla Moran MP said: "Yes, I went to university!" Adding: "I did inhale, yes I did." Labor's...

Canada is set to become the first industrialized nation to legalize and regulate marijuana from production to consumption by next July, but increasingly, Canadians are wondering: What's the hurry? The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pressing ahead with legislation to legalize...

A Vermont commission is beginning the process of determining what will be the best way to move forward in the legalization of recreational marijuana. The 13-member Marijuana Advisory Commission and support staff held its first meeting Thursday at Public Safety Headquarters in Waterbury...

The nation's top law enforcer is continuing to speak out against marijuana legalization. "I've never felt that we should legalize marijuana," U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Wednesday. "It doesn't strike me that the country would be better if it's being sold on every street...

It was just three years ago that Minnesota approached medical marijuana, a clearly humanitarian treatment for people laid low by chemotherapy and seizures, with brazen timidity. What ultimately passed was one of the nation's most restrictive programs, which did little to tame an estimated...

On June 19th, 2017, Mexico legalized medical marijuana, or more specifically, "pharmacological derivatives of cannabis" to be regulated and studied by the Ministry of Health. But, for now, Mexico's medical cannabis market will look much different than say, California's, which sells everything...

The News Journal's Sept. 7 story about the first meeting of the Adult Use Cannabis Task Force outlined the numerous social, economic, criminal justice, health care and drug treatment-related issues that arise as part of the debate around legalizing recreational marijuana use in Delaware. While...

Canada should be legalizing edible weed candies and desserts once cannabis is legalized in 2018, says the chair of Canada's task force on marijuana legalization. Speaking at a hearing on the legalization of marijuana in Canada, Anne McLellan, chair of the marijuana legalization task force...

With marijuana legalization looming next summer, Ontario has outlined its plan for the sale of weed. Here's what's happening in the rest of the country. – Alberta held public consultations on legalization through the summer. It says it is currently reviewing the results with the hope of...

Americans have drastically changed their opinion on marijuana legalization over the past few decades. So it would seem obvious that politicians' opinions on marijuana would change as well. And while the vast majority of politicians currently in office, at least at the federal level, continue to...

A sleeper issue has emerged among DFL candidates in the 2018 governor’s race: Marijuana. St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman, state Reps. Erin Murphy, Tina Liebling and Paul Thissen, and U.S. Rep. Tim Walz all support legalizing marijuana for recreational and not just medical use. Among the major DFL...

In a joint House-Senate committee hearing Sept. 6, Illinois lawmakers heard testimony from a variety of experts on bills to legalize recreational marijuana. Former Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division Director Lewis Koski testified before the committee on Colorado's experience with...

As the process of legalization of cannabis finally starts to shift into gear, I thought a thread of relevant info might be interesting to some. I will update as time allows. But please help . . . To read the bill as it stands: Bill C-45 An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the...

All the diverse effects of legalizing recreational marijuana may not be clear for a number of years, but one consequence has become evident almost immediately: Pot has never been so cheap. Steven Davenport of the Pardee Rand Graduate School has analyzed marijuana retail prices in Washington...

Cannabis consumers, consultants and dispensary representatives offered their ideas this week on how Oceanside can create a medical marijuana ordinance unique to its needs. "The real issue is going to be on the dispensary side," said Oceanside Councilman Jerry Kern. He's one of four members of...

When it comes to cannabis legalization and things like age limit, distribution, and taxation, British Columbians are still hearing crickets from our provincial government. While some provinces have reached out to citizens through online surveys, others have shown interest in providing...

For Canada, nationwide legalization has been in the cards for quite a while now, but, unfortunately, there have been endless delays due to the many issues that premiers still have. There's uncertainty regarding what may happen if cannabis is legalized, but I don't think there are critical...

Here is an article posted on the Georgia Straight website that nicely sums up the current progress on legalization with a province-by-province breakdown. How each province and territory (except B.C.) is preparing for cannabis legalization The more I read, the more it is looking like everybody...