Spain Introduces Draft Royal Decree To Regulate Medical Cannabis

MADRID, SPAIN – 2016/05/07: People celebrating the Global Marijuana March demanding regulation for … [+] Marijuana. (Photo by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty ImagesSpanish patients could soon have access to medical cannabis as regulators push forward with a new bill. However, its use is expected to be strictly limited to specific […]

Trump & Harris Agree That Cannabis Should Be Legal, But it is Unclear What Each Would Do

Opinion Hell YES! – President Trump says he’s in favor of legalizing marijuana. pic.twitter.com/HtpanEdVsr — Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) August 31, 2024 After former President Donald Trump endorsed a Florida ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana in that state, Vice President Kamala Harris accused her Republican opponent of flip-flopping on the issue. Yet Harris herself […]

Adult-Use Sales Start in Ohio: 98 Dispensaries Open to the Public August 6

August 6th, 2024 will go down in Ohio history as the first day citizens could legally buy cannabis at state dispensaries. Across the state, 98 MMJ dispensaries received their dual certificates of operation, allowing them to open doors and serve customers for the first time. First day of sales: Crowd Control In Cincinnati, The Forest […]

Thailand to legislate medical cannabis, signals no re-criminalising

BANGKOK, July 23 — Thailand will work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, a deputy prime minister said today, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalise the plant and another change in the government’s hazy position on cannabis. Thailand in 2022 became one of the first countries in Asia to decriminalise marijuana, doing so without […]

G-BA: German specialist doctors allowed to prescribe medical cannabis without health insurance approval

/nokturnal, stock.adobe.com Berlin – Ärzte mit einer von 16 Facharzt- sowie Schwerpunktbezeichnungen oder einer von fünf Zusatzbe­zeichnungen dürfen künftig Cannabisprodukte verordnen, ohne dass die entsprechende Krankenkasse die Verordnung für ihren Patienten genehmigen muss. Es entfällt also der sogenannte Genehmigungsvorbehalt. Die entsprechende Liste der Facharzt-, Schwerpunkt- und Zusatzbezeichnungen hat der Gemeinsame Bundes­ausschuss (G-BA) heute beschlossen. Bei […]

Supreme Court of Brasil: carrying cannabis for personal use is not a crime

O STF começou a votar em 2015 a pauta. Votos já são maioria para descriminalizar, mas ainda deve ter debate sobre quantidade específica para diferenciar o usuário do traficante. O post STF decide que porte de maconha pra uso pessoal não é cime apareceu primeiro em Cannabis & Saúde: o maior portal sobre a Cannabis […]

South African President signs Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (“CfPPA”). The CfPPA regulates the cultivation, possession, and use of cannabis by adults in a private setting. The consequent regulatory reform enabled by the CfPPA will, amongst others, entirely remove cannabis from the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act. This will further enable […]