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Greece

Medical cannabis one step closer to legality in Greece

Foreign investors are already planning to begin cultivation this year, with the Greek treasury hoping for high times ahead with tax revenues.

02/03/2018

World

Government supplied cannabis: Uruguay's controlled high

Uruguay has gone further than any country in the world in the legalisation of cannabis use, not just by allowing people to use and buy it, but also by setting up and managing the supply chain

10/01/2018

USA

Sessions targets California as rollback of legalised cannabis begins

States that have legalised marijuana, including California, which allowed the recreational drug from Jan. 1, are pondering the legal and economic consequences of federal powers overturning popular votes.

05/01/2018

Germany

A joint effort: investors help businessman set up marijuana research lab in Cold War bunker

Christoph Rossner hopes to use the bunker's unique facilities to conduct research into cannabis' medical applications.

10/11/2017

World News

A joint decision: Peru moves closer to medical marijuana legalisation

A new bill proposing the legalisation will be debated by congress after a raid on a makeshift cannabis lab that mothers were using to soothe the symptoms of their sick children.

19/09/2017

USA

Medical cannabis shops pay taxes with bundles of cash in California

The medical marijuana industry in California is booming and when recreational pot becomes legal next year, billions of dollars are expected to flow through legitimate businesses.

03/08/2017

Uruguay

Legal high in Uruguay

Marijuana now on sale legally from pharmacies in Uruguay

20/07/2017

USA

Oregon winegrowers diversify into marijuana

With demand for recreational marijuana booming in Oregon, some winegrowers are starting to put their fileds to dual use.

05/06/2017

France

France wants to scrap prison terms for cannabis use

28/05/2017

USA

Marijuana legalisation advocates get on their high horses in anti-Trump protest

A group of “Washingstonians” have planned a 420-themed protest on January 20: the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States.

19/01/2017

Ireland

Could Ireland get even greener?

As Ireland decides whether to follow suit and decriminalise marijuana, we take a look at the reported pros and cons.

30/12/2016

USA

Trump and marijuana

The legalisation of marijuana became a hot-button issue in this US election campaign How will plans to legalise the drug fare in a Trump presidency?

09/11/2016

Denmark

Residents of Copenhagen's Christiania demolish cannabis huts after shooting

Residents of Copenhagen’s so-called free town of Christiania began tearing down stalls selling cannabis.

02/09/2016

USA

No mercy for marijuana

The US Drug Enforcement Administration has denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.

11/08/2016

World News

Germany to legalise medicinal marijuana

Germany is to legalise "cannabis":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis for medical purposes early next year, according to health minister Hermann Gröhe.

04/05/2016

USA

Marijuana in the US: business booming, attitudes changing

The marijuana business is booming in the US, with projected legal sales expected to be up more than a billion dollars in 2016 compared to 2015, when

08/02/2016

Mexico

Mexico court ruling sparks marijuana legalisation hopes

In Mexico, supporters of drug reform have been celebrating a Supreme Court decision that could lead to the legalisation of marijuana. Ruling on a

05/11/2015

Italy

Italian police clear dope farm

A huge marijuana plantation has been discovered growing in the centre of Bologna in Italy. 200 plants of up to three metres high have been uprooted

29/09/2015

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Chile's first legal medical marijuana

08/04/2015

USA

Legal marijuana reaches US state of Maryland

In the US state of Maryland the first marijuana joints were legally lit up on Thursday. In a referendum 69.4 percent of voters opted to legalise the

27/02/2015