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MARIJUANA LEGALISATION NEWS
US Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
May 17, 2024 2:15 am
A proposed rule sent to the federal register recognizes the medical uses of cannabis and acknowledges it has less potential for abuse than some of the nation’s most dangerous drugs.
What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
May 02, 2024 12:14 pm
Currently, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, on par with heroin or cocaine. What would reclassification mean for it?
Thailand makes marijuana legal, but smoking discouraged
June 09, 2022 2:30 pm
Some Thai advocates celebrated Thursday morning by buying marijuana at a cafe that had previously been limited to selling products made from the parts of the plant that do not get people high.
New York lawmakers set to adopt emission cuts, farmworker rights
June 20, 2019 7:37 am
Efforts to legalize marijuana, however, fizzled Wednesday as lawmakers conceded they didn't have the votes. Instead, lawmakers said they might vote to eliminate some criminal penalties for smoking marijuana in public and create a way for people to expunge past pot convictions from their records.
Thailand legislature legalises medical marijuana and kratom
December 26, 2018 11:40 am
Thailand is the first country in Southeast Asia to take such action, which is also under consideration in neighboring Malaysia.
US: Utah lawmakers approve medical pot changes despite concerns
December 04, 2018 8:28 am
Supporters of the compromise cheered the vote, saying it would help suffering patients while creating safeguards against broader recreational use.
Canadian government to announce marijuana legalization date soon
June 21, 2018 12:48 am
In the neighbouring US, nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana. California, home to one in eight Americans, launched the United States' biggest legal marijuana marketplace on Jan 1.
US city mayors stand up for cannabis against President Trump's crackdown
January 12, 2018 9:23 pm
"Reversing course now is a misguided legal overreach and an attack on cities where legal, safe, and high(ly) regulated recreational sale and use occurs," wrote the mayors.
US to end Obama-era policy that let legalised marijuana flourish
January 04, 2018 10:38 pm
The new stance will let federal prosecutors, where marijuana is legal, to decide how aggressively to enforce the longstanding federal law prohibiting it
California launches first legal sale of recreational marijuana
January 02, 2018 8:13 am
Employees at the bureau on the holiday continued to process 1,400 pending license applications for retail sales, distribution and testing facilities.
MARIJUANA LEGALISATION PHOTOS
Canadians 'wake and bake' as marijuana is now legal in the country
October 19, 2018 9:34 am
Canada is now the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland.
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