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¿Are Drugs Winning the War? 11,000 Officers Failed to Stop 1 Ton of Weed Bound from Paraguay to Brazil

For the last century or so, the vast majority of governments has approached the fight against drug trafficking with force,…

6 months ago

Brazil Can’t Stop Throwing Cannabis Events — And It’s Changing the Map

A new survey from the Center for Drug Tourism Studies at UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro) shows that…

6 months ago

Brazil to Meta: Stop Censoring Weed, or I’ll See You in Court

In the so-called era of “digital freedom,” Meta has been accused of censoring cannabis accounts left and right. According to…

6 months ago

The Raids That Shook Europe’s Cannabis Empire

Lisbon, October 2025. The room fell silent when Dr. Vasco Bettencourt, director at INFARMED’s Licensing Unit, took the stage. He…

6 months ago

As Synthetic ‘Kush’ Ravages Sierra Leone, Its UN Ambassador Says Legalization Isn’t on the Table—Yet

As “Kush,” a synthetic drug ravaging Sierra Leone’s youth, continues to spread, some in the country are questioning whether cannabis…

6 months ago

ExpoCannabis Brasil 2025: Latin America’s Largest Cannabis Fair Returns to São Paulo, With Added B2B Event

The third edition of ExpoCannabis Brasil will take place November 14–16, 2025, at São Paulo Expo, reaffirming its status as…

6 months ago

Lebanon Bets on Cannabis: Can Weed Save a Broken Economy?

Lebanon is going through one of the worst economic crises in its modern history. Since 2019, the financial collapse has…

6 months ago

Inside Brazil’s Deadliest Police Drug Raid: 121 Dead, and Counting

Horrific images are reaching every corner of the world: police violence, chaos, and ever-growing rows of bodies. This is the…

7 months ago

‘Bluetoothing’: Are People Really Injecting Someone Else’s Blood to Get High?

Those of us who work as drug journalists are accustomed to witnessing the limits of human creativity, both at its…

7 months ago

Cannabis Heavyweights Bring Global Masterclass to Brazil This November

This November, the cannabis community heads to São Paulo, Brazil, where some of the biggest names in cultivation, branding, and…

7 months ago