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Luxembourg Legalizes Weed For Personal Use

Lawmakers in Luxembourg on Wednesday approved a measure to legalize marijuana for personal use, making it only the second country…

3 years ago

Zelensky Pushes Medical Cannabis Legalization To Aid Ukrainians Suffering ‘Trauma of War’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday called on lawmakers to legalize medical cannabis, saying the treatment could provide relief to…

3 years ago

Recent Report Finds Cannabis as Most Used Substance in Europe

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction’s (EMCDDA) report, entitled “Cannabis—the current situation in Europe (European Drug Report…

3 years ago

U.K. Minister Admits to Smoking Pot in Past, ‘Didn’t Get Very High’

U.K. Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations Michael Gove admitted smoking cannabis…

3 years ago

Canada Border Agency Reminds Travelers that Bringing Cannabis Across an International Border Is Illegal

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) released a press release on June 26 as a reminder for people traveling for…

3 years ago

Three States in Australia Push for Adult-Use Cannabis

Leaders in three state parliaments in Australia—Victoria, NSW, and Western Australia—introduced draft laws simultaneously on June 20 to push for…

3 years ago

Colombia Senate Rejects Cannabis Legalization Bill

On June 20, the Senate in Colombia officially rejected a measure that would have allowed recreational cannabis sales. With a…

3 years ago

Surf’s Up! Uruguayan Authorities Find Cocaine Smuggled Inside Surfboards

Law enforcement officials in Uruguay last week said they busted an international drug ring that had a gnarly way of…

3 years ago

Government Study Finds Aboriginal Australians More Likely To Be Charged For Pot

A new study from a government agency in Australia is highlighting how aboriginal people in the country are treated far…

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