White House Investigating Marijuana Case Involving U.S. Citizen in Russia
A senior White House official confirmed the Biden administration is looking to secure the release of another US citizen currently held in ...
Malta Becomes First Country in Europe to Officially Legalize Cannabis
Malta has become the first European country to fully legalize cannabis. President George Vella signed a marijuana legalization bill into law only ...
Germany Will Legalize Cannabis and Promote Harm Reduction, Government Announces
Germany’s incoming coalition government has pledged to legalize cannabis and pursue a broader harm reduction policy regarding drug use. Rumors that the ...
World Anti-Doping Agency: U.S. Partly Responsible for Ban that Lead to Sha’Carri Richardson Suspension
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said the US is largely responsible for marijuana’s place on its list of prohibited substances, and that ...
United Nations Seeks Global Ban on Marijuana Advertising
The United Nations (UN) drug agency issued a recommendation for a worldwide ban on cannabis advertising in a move widely interpreted as ...
London Mayor Plans Commission to Assess Potential Benefits of Cannabis Decriminalization
The mayor of London has pledged to convene an independent commission that will report on the feasibility of cannabis decriminalization in the ...
Marijuana Seizures at Southern Border Have Declined Massively Since Enactment of State Legalization Laws
Cannabis seizures along the southern border have dropped like a stone since 2013, when the first states started legalizing recreational marijuana in ...
Personal Use Still In Limbo in Mexico, Medical Marijuana Is Legal
The Mexican Supreme Court ruled that prohibition of adult personal use of marijuana was unconstitutional in 2018. The court ruled that the ...
Norway to Decriminalize Personal Drug Use and Possession
The government of Norway wants to decriminalize possession and use of all illicit substances, from marijuana to heroin. The coalition government’s Liberal ...
Netherlands Chooses 10 Recreational Cannabis Cultivators in Pilot Program
The Dutch government selected the first marijuana growers in Europe who will be legally authorized to cultivate the plant for commercial purposes ...