Cannabis

Thailand vows tighter controls of cannabis as smuggling cases among tourists soar

Officials in Thailand have said they plan to tighten regulations on cannabis sales after cases of tourists attempting to smuggle the drug out of the country soared in recent months.…

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Italy plans to restrict nascent ‘cannabis light’ industry

Italy's flourishing "cannabis light" industry risks being uprooted this year when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushes a bill through parliament to deflower a crop that is legal across much of…

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Morocco bets on cannabis to boost economy

The potential of the European cannabis market could bring between 420 and 630 million dollars to the North African country. Morocco has announced an ambitious project to turn the cannabis…

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Bavaria bans smoking cannabis at Oktoberfest beer festival

Authorities in Germany's southeastern state of Bavaria announced that they will ban smoking cannabis at the popular Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich. It comes after Germany's federal government partially legalized marijuana for…

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Morocco reports first legal cannabis harvest of 294 metric tons

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, March 18 (Reuters) - Morocco's first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country approved its cultivation and export for medicine and…

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Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end, health minister says

Draft heads to cabinet for approval next month, minister says Misuse of cannabis seen having negative impact on children Industry is projected to be worth $1.2 bln by next year…

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UPDATED: Germany joins legal cannabis club

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Germany on Friday joined the small group of countries and jurisdictions that have legalised cannabis when the Bundestag passed a law allowing…

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Thai PM: ‘I don’t agree with recreational use’ of cannabis

BANGKOK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Thailand's new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Friday spoke out against the recreational use of cannabis, but said his administration would continue the policies supporting…

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Germany waters down plan to legalise cannabis after talks with Brussels

BERLIN, April 12 (Reuters) - The recreational use of cannabis will be legal in Germany by the end of the year, agriculture minister Cem Ozdemir said on Wednesday. Ozdemir was…

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Thailand’s promised cannabis bonanza disappoints as politicians trade blame

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Napat Wesshasartar BANGKOK, April 6 (Reuters) - Thailand's decriminalisation of cannabis has delighted its fans, alarmed some health experts and has increasingly disappointed farmers who have…

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Twitter becomes first social media platform to allow cannabis ads in U.S.

By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - Twitter became the first social media platform to allow cannabis companies to market their brands and products in the United States. The company had earlier…

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Amsterdam bans cannabis in its red light district

It will soon be illegal to smoke cannabis on the street in Amsterdam's red light district under new regulations unveiled by the city. The laws will come into effect from…

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Argentina sets high hopes on cannabis exports with budding new agency

(Reuters) - Argentina on Wednesday launched the first working group of a new national agency to regularize and promote the country's nascent cannabis industry, which ministers hope will create new…

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Czech Republic on the way to legalizing cannabis

In the Czech Republic, hemp products like marijuana, hashish and cannabis oil have been available in pharmacies for years. Prague is now planning full legalization for 2023 and wants to…

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Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes

BERLIN, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Germany on Wednesday set out plans to legalise cannabis, in a move promised by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government that would make it one of the…

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Legal cannabis poses a quandary for US companies screening staff for drugs

(Reuters) - Workers at Wyatt Bassett's furniture factory in Virginia use powerful tools to churn out the company's trademark dressers and headboards, so screening new hires for drugs is a…

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EXPLAINER: What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened in the U.S.?

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has said he would pardon people convicted in federal court of simple marijuana possession, and that his administration is reconsidering the classification of cannabis,…

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Morocco issues first permits for cannabis production

RABAT, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A Moroccan state agency has issued the first 10 permits for the use of cannabis in industry and medicine and for export, it said, the…

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Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister

BANGKOK, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have…

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High-strength cannabis linked to addiction and mental health problems

As the strength or potency of cannabis products has increased internationally over the years, so have rates of people being treated for cannabis addiction, say the authors of a new…

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Thailand rushes to rein in cannabis use a week after decriminalisation

BANGKOK, June 17 (Reuters) - Thailand hastily issued a raft of new regulations for cannabis use this week after a long-planned decriminalisation raised alarm at the potential for unchecked use…

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More than half of Europeans support cannabis legalization -report

More than half of the European population support legalization of adult use of cannabis and around 30% of them are interested in purchasing it, according to polling data by industry…

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Italy’s Constitutional Court vetoes referendum to liberalise cannabis

Italy's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a request to hold a referendum on legalising the cultivation of cannabis, provoking the ire of promoters who called the decision a blow to…

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Motorcyclist, 45, dies in crash in Sliema / Malta News Briefing – Saturday 11 December 2021

Updated 1245 - Mid-Day briefing German rating agency maintains Malta's A rating Germain rating agency DBRS has re-affirmed Malta's long-term rating at 'A', with a stable trend, on the back…

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Notaries refuse to apply controversial ‘tax arrears’ rate on contracts / Malta News Briefing – Thursday 2 December 2021

Updated 1245 Notaries refuse to apply controversial ‘tax arrears’ rate on contracts: Notaries will not process any property taxes on rates introduced by a controversial legal notice for tax arrears,…

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Uber enters booming cannabis market with orders in Ontario

Uber Technologies Inc will allow users in Ontario, Canada, to place orders for cannabis on its Uber Eats app, marking the ride-hailing giant's foray into the booming business, a company spokesperson said on Monday. Uber Eats…

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U.S. Republicans move to decriminalize cannabis at federal level

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Monday that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level and eliminate legal hazards facing many cannabis-related businesses while regulating its use like…

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Luxembourg first in Europe to legalise growing and using cannabis

Adults in Luxembourg will be permitted to grow up to four cannabis plants in their homes or gardens under laws that will make it the first country in Europe to…

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Malta: Cannabis legalisation will allow regulated associations and home growing of plants

Under proposed cannabis legalisation, non-profit associations can grow cannabis to distribute among their members, Equality Minister Owen Bonnici said. The minister also said that people would be allowed to grow…

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Malta: ‘Do not legalise cannabis use and cultivation for minors’ – Commissioner for Children

The use and cultivation of cannabis should remain illegal for minors and very young adults, the Office of the Commissioner for Children said. In its position paper on the proposed…

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Family Therapists express concern on proposed cannabis reform

The Malta Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice expressed its concern with regard to the proposed cannabis reform, saying that this law is encouraging a culture whereby seeking a…

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Malta gives Materia facility green light to produce and export cannabis flower

Canadian medical cannabis producer Materia won European Union certification for its Malta facility to produce and export cannabis flower across the continent, allowing product supply in Germany, one of the…

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As tobacco declines, Malawi must switch to cannabis – president

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera warned on Wednesday that his country's leading foreign exchange earner, tobacco, was in terminal decline and he urged a switch to high-growth crops like cannabis, which was legalised…

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Five new Covid-19 cases / Malta News Briefing – 12 May 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta reports that a Malta Enterprise official responsible for handling funding applications saw no fraud by Progress Press in an application that led…

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Malta: Cannabis use among school students lower than European average

Cannabis use among 15-16 year olds stands lower than the European average, while males and emerging adults are more likely to hold liberal attitudes towards the substance. This was concluded…

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US: Cannabis entrepreneurs, celebrity investors light up as legalization blooms

On any given day, more than a million dollars worth of cannabis products are on the move at the Nabis warehouse in Oakland, California. Products like cannabis-infused chocolate bars and berry-flavored vape cartridges…

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Malta: Public health doctors against legalisation of cannabis

Public health doctors have reiterated their stand against the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use. The Malta Association of Public Health Medicine said it supported the statement released last week by…

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Thailand pushes cannabis as next cash crop

Thailand is promoting cannabis as a cash crop for the country’s farmers as another source of income, a senior official said on Sunday. “Everybody has the right to grow marijuana…

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Malta: Cannabis reform will allow users to grow plants for personal use, Robert Abela says

Cannabis users will not be sent to prison and will be able to grow a limited amount of plants as part of government’s reform, Robert Abela said. The proposals were…

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Malta: ‘Police should act in conformity with the spirit of legislative change’ – Minister Camilleri

Referring to the young couple who were caught smoking cannabis and arrested in a hotel in St Julian’s, on Facebook, the Interior Minister Byron Camilleri said that he wants to…

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Amsterdam to close off red light district in tourism reset

Amsterdam's council has agreed to close its infamous red light district, replacing it with an "erotic centre" away from the centre. The proposal, brought forward by the city’s mayor, Femke…

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France launches public consultation on legalising cannabis

France is Europe’s biggest cannabis consumer, despite having some of the continent’s toughest laws against the drug. In response to this failure of the law to act as a deterrent,…

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Malta: First medical cannabis production licence issued by Malta

The medicine’s authority has issued the first license for the production of medical cannabis. The Canadian company Aphria, a global leader in the sector, will be manufacturing, packing and testing…

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Malta: Apprehended with 3 kg of cannabis hidden in animal feed sack when disembarking from Gozo Channel ferry

46-year-old Dennis Zammit of Marsa has been arraigned in court and charged with possession of three kg of cannabis which had been concealed in an animal feed sack, when he…

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Canadian cannabis producers to scale back investments in Europe

Canadian cannabis producers are likely to scale back their investments in Europe as they come under pressure to cut costs and deliver profit, according to a joint report by two…

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Italy – 14-month-girl goes in coma – Cannabis found in her blood

A 14-month-old girl was in coma at the Policlinico San Matteo in Pavia where doctors found traces of marijuana in her urine. The little girl recovered within a few days…

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France to fight cannabis use with €200 on-the-spot fines

France’s new prime minister announced plans on Saturday to introduce on-the-spot fines for some drug offences amid mounting concern about over-stretched policing after a series of violent episodes in urban…

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Albania set to legalise cannabis for medical use

Albania plans to legalise the cultivation of cannabis for medical purposes, six years after beginning a crackdown on an illegal trade that turned it, by some accounts, into Europe's…

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Lebanon legalizes cannabis farming for medicinal use

The Lebanese parliament legalized cannabis farming for medicinal use on Tuesday, a potentially lucrative export for an economy in dire need of foreign currency as it grapples with a…

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Major Canadian cannabis companies facing proposed class-action lawsuits in the U.S.

Some of Canada's biggest cannabis producers are facing proposed class-action lawsuits in the United States after investors were hit with steep financial losses in the stock market. At least…

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Current evidence doesn’t back hype on Medical Cannabis potential – POLITICO

Paola Cubillos, a Colombian-Canadian doctor who studies and consults on medical cannabis said that it has potential, but current evidence doesn't back the hype, POLITICO reports. The lack of evidence on medical cannabis'…

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Marijuana legalisation has not removed crime: Dutch police lecturer

Canada’s decision to legalise cannabis has not resulted in removing organised crime from the chain, a Dutch police academic warned Police Academy lecturer Pieter Tops, who visited Canada as part…

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New report highlights greater diversity of cannabis products, increasing potency and the need for close monitoring of health effects

Cannabis products have become increasingly diverse in Europe and close monitoring of their potency and potential health effects is essential. These are among the conclusions of a new report published…

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