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Local Economic Development is tiered from ground level up. The survival, and the improvement of the living standards of all people in South Africa can only happen with Government support and buy-in. This petitions the South African Government to open the way for public debate on cannabis...

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We, The People.... have the right to participate in an enabling economic environment that has a people centred, development focus. We, The People, refuse to be regulated out of economic opportunities that come from the cultivation, production and distribution of cannabis.

Did anyone see this? What do you think? Employee insurance plan must pay for medical marijuana, human rights board rules - Nova Scotia - CBC News

As members of parliament get ready to return to Ottawa for the beginning of the new year, one of the biggest issues that is sure to dominate the headlines is the legalization of marijuana. Canada is on track to have recreational marijuana legalized by July 2018, which would make Canada only...

Recreational weed could be on sale in San Francisco as soon as Jan. 5 if the mayor quickly signs legislation approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Supervisors adopted regulations Tuesday night favored by cannabis advocates, rejecting attempts to mandate a larger barrier between...

MPs passed the Liberal government's bill to legalize cannabis Monday evening, sending the legislation down the hall to the Senate for further study and debate. The legislation was largely supported along partisan lines, although it secured the support of the NDP and Green Party Leader...

CFAMM (Canadians for Fair Access to Medical Marijuana) are asking people to let the government know taxing medical cannabis is wrong. Join the #DontTaxMedicine campaign and make your voice heard TODAY. On November 10th, the Department of Finance announced a proposal to apply excise tax to both...

Atlanta City Council unanimously passed legislation that would reduce the penalties for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana on Monday afternoon. Councilman Kwanza Hall introduced the legislation last month. The current law allows for a penalty of up to $1,000 and up to six...

Kwanza Hall, an Atlanta City Councilman and candidate for mayor of Atlanta, is calling for a vote in early October on his stalled effort to reduce the penalties on possession of small amounts of marijuana in the city. Hall introduced legislation earlier this year that would have dropped the...

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is backing bipartisan legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research that he hopes will be a big positive for Colorado. "Our medical community continues to find new ways medical marijuana can help patients, but currently there are too many barriers that are...

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker isn't fighting against the war on drugs by himself. His legislation to end the federal ban on marijuana has the support of the Drug Policy Alliance, an advocacy group whose honorary board includes former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders and former Secretary of State...

Members of the D.C. Council advanced legislation to give local minority-owned companies a preference when applying for licenses to operate medical marijuana businesses. It's the latest jurisdiction to join a growing nationwide effort to make sure minorities can profit from legal marijuana...

New Jersey lawmakers' effort to legalize marijuana has failed to convince Gov. Chris Christie to get behind the change, meaning it will be on the state's next governor to decide the issue. Christie ridiculed a hearing last week in the Democrat-led Senate on new legislation making its way...

New Jersey lawmakers' effort to legalize marijuana has failed to convince Gov. Chris Christie to get behind the change, meaning it will be on the state's next governor to decide the issue. Christie ridiculed a hearing last week in the Democrat-led Senate on new legislation making its way...

Earlier this year, proposed legislation was submitted to the Rhode Island General Assembly (RIGA) that would legalize and regulate marijuana in a fashion similar to alcohol. However, as the legislative season nears its end date, when the general assembly adjourns for the year, it seems unlikely...

Fairfield City Council has recently unanimously voted to ban all aspects of Ohio's medical marijuana legislation, except for testing (the legislation does not allow us to ban this aspect). In concert with our Prevention Coalition, we felt it would be an inconsistent message to our youth and the...

California lawmakers are talking about doing for their state's new marijuana industry what they are also trying to do for illegal immigrants: create a sanctuary state where local police are ordered not to cooperate with federal authorities. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is the man who has...

Ontwa Township will be taking the pulse of its residents on whether medical marijuana businesses should be allowed to operate in their community. At least one meeting — specifically for township residents to voice opinions on the issue — could be scheduled soon, township board member and...

Medical marijuana is on its way to West Virginia, although it will be more than two years before it arrives and doctors may start prescribing it for patients. A bill legalizing the use of medical cannibis has been signed into law by Gov. Jim Justice, but the drug won't be available to users...