In September 2018 South Africa’s Constitutional Court issued a landmark ruling in which it determined that cannabis prohibition as it pertains to individual rights was unconstitutional. The Court deemed prohibition to infringe on the rights of individuals making use of the cannabis plant in private places. As part of the Court’s ruling, which was unanimous, the prohibition …
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Switzerland is home to a very interesting public policy experiment. In May 2021, an amendment to Switzerland’s Federal Narcotics Act went into effect which permitted adult-use cannabis commerce pilot projects. Eventually, such projects would launch in Basel and Zurich. In theory, adult-use cannabis commerce pilot projects are designed to serve as a study, gathering data …
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The cannabis plant is very popular for recreational purposes among consumers. It is also very popular among suffering patients for medical use. However, there are several other ways that the cannabis plant can be used to benefit society. Below are some notable examples. Soil Remediation It is no secret that various industries, including the steel …
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A long-awaited adult-use cannabis legalization vote was initially scheduled for this week in Germany, however, the vote was delayed until at least December. This likely means that German adult-use reform will not be achieved until next year. The measure that is currently being considered by members of the Bundestag was largely championed by German Health …
Some of Canada’s largest cannabis cultivators are turning to vegetables, fruits and orchids to bolster their bottom line as macroeconomic fundamentals continue to challenge the struggling industry. The latest licensed producer to enter the food business is Leamington, Ontario-based Tilray Brands, which recently said it was converting part of its sprawling facility in Gatineau, Quebec, …
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Germany-based Sanity Group is teaming up with the Swiss Institute for Addiction and Health Research (ISGF) to open two legal recreational cannabis stores in Switzerland as part of the country’s pilot study into dispensing marijuana. Overall, the Sanity Group-ISGF pilot project is the sixth that has been given the green light. But unlike the other Swiss projects, which …
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Since Airbnb was founded 15 years ago to provide property owners with a way to rent out their homes, numerous similar platforms have been born. Some lodging platforms take marijuana-friendly listings, while a small number of cannabis-specific platforms also have appeared, such as California-based Bud and Breakfast, which has about 3,000 listings, and Ontario, Canada-based …
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Nearly twice as many Americans believe that smoking cigarettes is more hazardous to your health than smoking marijuana. They’re right. Numerous studies assessing the long-term health impacts of cannabis smoke exposure belie the myth that marijuana is associated with the same sort of well established, adverse respiratory hazards as tobacco. For example, federally funded research at the University of California, Los Angeles …
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Arguably the most popular talking point among cannabis opponents is the false claim that ‘cannabis is a gateway drug.’ Cannabis opponents have gone to great lengths and dedicated enormous resources to spreading that false narrative. The fact of the matter is that cannabis is not a gateway drug. Numerous studies have found that people often …
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As cannabis modernization efforts continue to work their way through the political process in Germany, one major hurdle that worried some cannabis policy observers inside and outside of Germany was the Federal Council (or Bundesrat) review component of the process. Cannabis opponents within the Federal Council made it clear that they intended to derail legalization …
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