• At that point, cultivation for personal use and in cannabis social clubs had already begun, but commercial sale had not, and would ultimately be delayed until late 2017. (wikipedia.org)
  • Uruguay may be poised to become the first country to opt for a state controlled and legally regulated cannabis market for medical as well as recreational purposes, including cultivation and distribution. (druglawreform.info)
  • In late July 2013, the bill to officially legalize cannabis in Uruguay for cultivation and sale was passed by the Chamber of Deputies and sent to Uruguay's Senate, where it was passed by the Senate's Health Commission in late November and fully accepted by the Senate in mid-December. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • The Uruguayan Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA), created by Law Number 19,172, regulates the cultivation, production, research, and commercialization of all cannabis in Uruguay. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • The law also permits individual cultivation of marijuana and the creation of cannabis clubs, and users may buy up to 40 grams a month. (mjbizdaily.com)
  • Wyre Davies reports on Uruguay's plans to award licenses for corporations to grow cannabis, 18 months after it became the first nation within the enviornment to legalise the non-public cultivation, consumption and sale of the drug. (countryclubcannabisny.com)
  • Uruguay beginning recreational sales marks an important milestone as the first country to fully legalize cultivation, sales and recreational use of cannabis. (cannabisindustryjournal.com)
  • Uruguay, the first nation in the world to fully legalize cannabis , is about to launch its legal marijuana market, an undertaking that will lead to the cultivation of somewhere between 6 to 10 tons of weed annually to be distributed throughout the country. (cannabisnow.com)
  • Uruguay technically legalized marijuana in December of 2013, but it has taken some time to determine who would receive cultivation licenses, as well as develop an overall scheme for bringing legal cannabis to market. (cannabisnow.com)
  • Moreover, there are presently 14,592 registered users for domestic cultivation and 10,486 members of cannabis clubs across 306 clubs. (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • Then, it stopped short of legalising the cultivation and distribution of cannabis, leaving the supply side to criminal gangs, whose activities today increasingly tarnish an otherwise successful policy. (bmj.com)
  • Cannabis Social Clubs are non-commercial organizations which organize the professional, collective cultivation of very limited amounts of cannabis, just enough to cover the personal needs of their club members. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pall Corporation does not support, encourage or promote the use of its products or services in connection with any illegal use, cultivation, or trade of cannabis or cannabis products. (pall.com)
  • The company expects to have 1.3 million square feet of cultivation space in just a few months, becoming "the largest federally licensed cannabis site anywhere in the world," a press release said. (benzinga.com)
  • Thailand this year legalised the cultivation and possession of cannabis, following Canada, Uruguay and several US states. (smh.com.au)
  • Colombia highlighted the need to better the understanding and attention to the socioeconomic factors underlying the cultivation of coca, poppy and/or cannabis, such that goals to reduce crops would not be taken without considering these structural conditions. (druglawreform.info)
  • As a co-founder of Greatland Ganja , a cannabis-growing operation in Alaska, Leif Abel has discovered that settling up with the state government that licenses his cultivation is a Kafkaesque mindfuck. (vice.com)
  • WESTERLY, RI and MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY / ACCESSWIRE / June 5, 2023 / MMJ International Holdings (MMJ) and Global Cannabis Production (GCP) are pleased to announce their partnership to facilitate the first DEA legal import of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) cannabis products from Uruguay to the United States, as well as a partnered development of cannabis pharmaceuticals for the global market. (sanjosenews.net)
  • The first legal import of THC cannabis products is expected to occur in 2023. (sanjosenews.net)
  • In response to emerging developments, the recent resolutions 781 of 2022 and modification of Resolution 767/2023 address cannabis-based products for human medicinal use, establishing a distinct category while building upon existing TCM regulations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Uruguay's pharmacy association (AQFU) strongly opposed the sale of cannabis for non-medicinal uses, and were concerned about illegal competition. (sensiseeds.com)
  • Uruguay's intention to opt for legal regulation of the domestic cannabis market is predictably triggering further tensions with the UN drug control system. (druglawreform.info)
  • Yans also issued a thinly-veiled threat that Uruguay's move toward regulated cannabis could jeopardize the country's access to essential medicines . (druglawreform.info)
  • Such attacks are no doubt intended to isolate and stigmatize Uruguay and to discourage any other government from raising its voice on Uruguay's behalf, or consider taking a similar path. (druglawreform.info)
  • This short guide summarizes the history of and attitude toward cannabis in Uruguay and serves as a launching pad for anyone looking to enter Uruguay's lucrative cannabis market. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • The move to officially legalize cannabis marked a major turning point in Uruguay's cannabis market. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • Uruguay's cannabis legislation defines the process for growing and selling cannabis. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • Is Uruguay's Cannabis Industry About To Evolve? (internationalcbc.com)
  • Uruguay's legal cannabis industry may not be as large as industries in other nations, however, it will always hold the distinction of being the first regulated national adult-use cannabis industry. (internationalcbc.com)
  • According to an article on Reuters , Uruguay's pharmacies opened for recreational cannabis sales on Wednesday for those over the age of 18. (cannabisindustryjournal.com)
  • Our findings provide some support for the thesis that Uruguay's state regulatory approach to cannabis supply may minimize the impact of legalization on adolescent cannabis use," the study said. (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • After close to three years, the final element of Uruguay's historic cannabis law is set to be implemented in the coming weeks, as commercial sales are expected to begin soon. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • Infographic: How will Uruguay's regulation of cannabis work? (ungassondrugs.org)
  • Over nine years ago Uruguay made history after passing the world's first-ever national adult-use cannabis legalization measure. (internationalcbc.com)
  • Romani also told reporters that the world's first national cannabis industry was set to get underway very soon and that "we just need to fine-tune the software for registration and pharmacy sales" before it can become functional. (cannabisnow.com)
  • Cannabis is the world's most widely used illicit drug. (bmj.com)
  • Could cannabis step out of the shadows and join the ranks of alcohol and tobacco, the world's most popular legal and regulated drugs? (bmj.com)
  • A primary cause for interest in the cannabis industry is the world's recognition of cannabis's potential well beyond its use as a product to smoke. (americanbar.org)
  • According to the United Nations World Drug Report, 183 million people, or 3.8% of the world's population, used cannabis in 2014. (druglawreform.info)
  • In 2013, Uruguay was the world's marijuana legalization pioneer. (amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com)
  • Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc. ("Diego" or the "Company") (OTC Market: DPWW), a premium cannabis company, announced that it has signed a binding. (globenewswire.com)
  • Feb. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc. (OTC Market: DPWW), a premium cannabis company, today announced that is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hemp. (globenewswire.com)
  • A recent study by Fact.MR on the cannabis infused drinks market offers a 10-year forecast for 2022 to 2032. (bccresearch.com)
  • Cannabis-industry events came back in the latter part of 2021 and 2022. (celebstoner.com)
  • It was a busy 2022 for NECANN with seven scheduled shows starting in their home base at Hynes Convention Center in Boston in March followed by the Oklahoma Cannabis Convention in Tulsa in April, Chicago and Burlington, VT in June, Albany, NY in August, and Atlantic City, NJ and Portland, ME in September. (celebstoner.com)
  • NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - November 05, 2014) - Plandaí Biotechnology (OTCQB: PLPL) just became one of very few companies to receive a government sanction to grow cannabis for medical research. (globenewswire.com)
  • Colombia has the ideal climate to grow cannabis year-round. (legalreader.com)
  • After a long delay in implementing the retail component of the law, in 2017 sixteen pharmacies were authorized to sell cannabis commercially. (wikipedia.org)
  • Can you sell cannabis in Uruguay? (sensiseeds.com)
  • Retailers must only sell cannabis in boxes with warnings on them, outlining the potential risk to health (like tobacco packaging). (sensiseeds.com)
  • Although the law was passed in 2013, it took a further three and a half years before the first retailers were able to sell cannabis to customers. (sensiseeds.com)
  • Foremost of these is a government-issued license to grow and sell cannabis. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • By June 2014, over 5,000 people had registered to grow or sell cannabis in Uruguay commercially. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • Read on to learn more about these requirements and how to meet them so you can legally grow and sell cannabis in Uruguay. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • The SMF said that the current system in the UK - where it's illegal to possess, grow, distribute, or sell cannabis - has several drawbacks. (teatalkmagazine.co.uk)
  • Even in the Netherlands, so long at the forefront of forward thinking policies on cannabis, local politicians have joined forces to urge the government to go much further and complete the job it started nearly 40 years ago when it agreed to tolerate the licensing of "coffee shops" to sell cannabis in small quantities. (bmj.com)
  • But the president has since postponed the legalization of cannabis until to 2015 and when it is made legal, it will be the authorities who will grow the cannabis that can be sold legally. (independent.co.uk)
  • As countries worldwide drag their feet on the legalization of cannabis, some have not hesitated to take the bold step. (amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com)
  • This new law legalized all adult-use cannabis businesses and helped the Uruguayan government keep track of who was growing what, where they were growing it, how much they were producing, and how much they were charging. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • Uruguay will forever hold the title of being the first country on earth to pass a nationwide adult-use cannabis legalization measure. (internationalcbc.com)
  • On 31 July 2013, the Chamber of Deputies passed the bill to legalize and regulate the production and sale of cannabis and sent it to the country's Senate. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2013, a bill was passed to legalise and regulate the sale of cannabis . (sensiseeds.com)
  • The Greens say there is a constitutional basis for introducing legislation this year that would allow the regulation and sale of cannabis and will announce their intention to do so in parliament this week. (smh.com.au)
  • City politicians in Copenhagen are in support of trialling a legalization of the sale of cannabis and will approach the government over the issue. (druglawreform.info)
  • A string of parties on both sides of the political aisle have declared their support for decriminalising the sale of cannabis. (druglawreform.info)
  • In June 2012, the Uruguayan government, under President José Mujica, announced plans to legalise sales of cannabis in order to fight drug-related crimes and health issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • Uruguay was the first country in the world to legalise recreational and medicinal cannabis use. (sensiseeds.com)
  • Indeed, it was the first country in the world to legalise recreational cannabis , in 2013. (sensiseeds.com)
  • In 2012, President Mujica took this one step further, and presented his plans to legalise cannabis completely in Law 19.172 . (sensiseeds.com)
  • Uruguay is today poised to be the first country to legalise Cannabis sativa for. (za.net)
  • A 22-year-old High Court case over grain patents is central to a Greens' pitch to legalise cannabis nationally, with the party claiming it has a way to circumvent the criminal laws set by the states. (smh.com.au)
  • The Greens have announced a push to legalise cannabis nationally. (smh.com.au)
  • A spokesperson for Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the government didn't propose to legalise the production, sale and use of cannabis. (smh.com.au)
  • People will be allowed to buy up to 40 g (1.4 oz) of cannabis from the Uruguayan government each month. (wikipedia.org)
  • After years of policy evaluation and now facing new challenges such as the paco epidemic, the Uruguayan government has good reason to believe that, with regard to cannabis, a state-controlled, regulated market would be the best option for the health and welfare of its population. (druglawreform.info)
  • The Uruguayan government already faces difficult choices in designing a regulatory framework, including weighing options such as "auto-cultivo" and consumer associations (on the model of Spain's cannabis clubs ) as well as state-controlled licensing or even monopoly of production and distribution. (druglawreform.info)
  • Beginning on May 2, Uruguayan adults interested in legally purchasing cannabis for non-medical uses can register to do so at post offices around the country. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • The Uruguayan Cannabis Clubs (UCCs) constitute one of three ways to obtain cannabis under the new cannabis regulation laws. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • The changes in consumption are related to the possibility of acquiring Cannabis in natura , to the availability of various types and subspecies of the plant, and to the flow of Brazilians to carry out consumption on the Uruguayan side of the border. (bvsalud.org)
  • The signatory organisations below wish to congratulate the Uruguayan Deputies and Senators that have voted in favour of the law regulating marijuana, and the organisations that have been pushing for drug policy reform for years.Cannabis regulation is a positive step to try and tackle drug-related violence in our countries. (druglawreform.info)
  • Cannabis prohibition, thankfully, has not always existed. (internationalcbc.com)
  • For thousands of years, humans used the cannabis plant for various purposes, and it was only in the 1900s that cannabis prohibition first became. (internationalcbc.com)
  • In a short space of time we have moved from absolute global prohibition of the drug, with the emergence of legalised and regulated production and retail not in just one nation (Uruguay) but also, surprisingly, in two US states (Colorado and Washington). (bmj.com)
  • But at this crucial stage-as other countries and US states keenly watch the fortunes of the pioneers Colorado, Washington, and Uruguay and no doubt marvel at the tax windfalls-can regulatory approaches to the use of cannabis reduce health and social harms more effectively than prohibition? (bmj.com)
  • Cannabis consumers clubs became popular in the United States during prohibition. (wikipedia.org)
  • The New York Academy of Medicine was home base for this investor event on Nov. 3 produced by Prohibition Partners and Business of Cannabis and featuring such speakers as Fab 5 Freddy , Tremaine Wright , CJ Wallace and Vlad Bautista. (celebstoner.com)
  • The Freedom Union & Cannabis Revolution is here to fight prohibition, fight for free will and Help make positive change. (mercycenters.org)
  • Many of the reforms under way do not recognize the need to regulate the recreational and cultural use of cannabis and run the risk of perpetuating the current consequences, with the persistent impact on health, security, institutionality and human rights that the prohibition of cannabis and the lack of state regulation allow and encourage. (druglawreform.info)
  • We started a campaign of motivating other cities to do the same, open coffee shops or cannabis social clubs, like in Spain, in order to solve all the problems we are facing due to prohibition. (dw.com)
  • Julio Calzada, the Secretary-General of the country's National Drug Council, emphasised that the government would be in charge of regulating cannabis production . (sensiseeds.com)
  • Jan. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diego Pellicer Worldwide, Inc. (OTCPink: DPWW), a premium cannabis brand and retail development company, today announced that its Colorado licensee. (globenewswire.com)
  • New York's long-running cannabis fest returned in 2021. (celebstoner.com)
  • Uruguay is the first country to legalize and regulate its domestic non-medical cannabis market. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • Keyzer said the Commonwealth could regulate cannabis strains as plant varieties and list them in a schedule over which the government had exclusive control. (smh.com.au)
  • As an increasing number of jurisdictions consider whether and how to legalize and regulate access to cannabis, tensions are growing between these initiatives and countries' obligations under the UN drug control conventions. (druglawreform.info)
  • The FDA retains authority to regulate any therapeutic products derived from cannabis including THC and CBD. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • One example is Uruguay, where the decision was made to regulate the market for cannabis for any kind of use. (druglawreform.info)
  • Recreational marijuana will be available starting July 19 in 5-gram amounts at 16 pharmacies nationwide, the South American country's Cannabis Regulation and Control Institute said in a statement. (mjbizdaily.com)
  • The South American country's Institute for Regulation and Control of Cannabis released the figures, which were detailed by Forbes . (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • Despite moves to legalize the country's cannabis market - a move which was approved in December - Mujica told AFP that sales to consumers would "go to next year" due to "practical difficulties. (rt.com)
  • Legal sales of cannabis through pharmacies are expected to begin in the second half of this year. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • The study offers comprehensive analysis on diverse features, including production capacities, demand, product developments, revenue generation, and sales of cannabis infused drinks across the globe. (bccresearch.com)
  • A comprehensive estimate on the market has been provided through an optimistic as well as a conservative scenario, taking into account the sales of cannabis infused drinks during the forecast period. (bccresearch.com)
  • The Conservative and Labour Party officially oppose the legalisation of cannabis for any purpose, while the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats support a change in law. (cannabislaw.report)
  • Debate: That this meeting of RCN Congress requests Council to lobby governments across the UK for the decriminalisation of cannabis for medicinal use. (cannabislaw.report)
  • Socialdemokratiet's leading mayoral candidate for Copenhagen, Sophie Hæstorp Andersen, has big plans concerning the decriminalisation of cannabis. (druglawreform.info)
  • GCP's parent company is Global Cannabis Holdings , a tokenized portfolio of 38+ cannabis companies one of which is MMJ. (sanjosenews.net)
  • Absolute dollar opportunity plays a crucial role in assessing the level of opportunity that a manufacturer/distributor can look to achieve, along with identifying potential resources, considering the sales and distribution perspective in the global cannabis infused drinks market. (bccresearch.com)
  • Global cannabis is estimated to be a $300 billion annual cash crop, with the potential for a trillion dollars of global market capitalization in the next decade. (americanbar.org)
  • 11 December 2013 - Today, the parliament of Uruguay passed legislation to legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana for non-medical purposes. (unodc.org)
  • While recreational consumption has always been tolerated in Uruguay, selling it on the black market has remained dangerous because of the risk that one might be caught by police. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • The cannabis packaging comes with a security stamp that guarantees authenticity as well as warnings about the possible effects of consumption. (mjbizdaily.com)
  • Overview of drug policy, drug law and legislative trends in Uruguay Drug consumption is not a crime in Uruguay. (ungassondrugs.org)
  • to know the influences of the regulation of Cannabis use in Uruguay on the consumption of this psychoactive substance in the border region with Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the United States, Cannabis Social Clubs often do not allow the dispensation of cannabis products onsite, but only allow consumption. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are sometimes referred to as Cannabis Consumption Clubs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although many people believe the consumption of cannabis in North Korea to be legal, the official law regarding the drug has never been made entirely clear whilst under Kim Jong Un's regime. (independent.co.uk)
  • This is because across Spain there are over 700 'Cannabis Clubs' - these are considered legal venues to consume cannabis in because the consumption of the drug is in private, and not in public. (independent.co.uk)
  • Cannabis is a science beyond controversy, pushing several states on the crossroad as to whether they want to legalize its production and consumption. (amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com)
  • The dark cloud of controversy surrounding the production and consumption of cannabis is becoming clearer, especially because its support is becoming a global affair. (amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com)
  • In 2017, the government authorized 16 pharmacies to become cannabis distributors, allowed to sell only to the nearly 5,000 cannabis consumers registered with the government. (wikipedia.org)
  • Despite these obstacles, cannabis finally went on sale in 2017. (sensiseeds.com)
  • In 2017 the MS Society took the position that there is enough evidence to support medicinal use of cannabis to treat pain, when other treatments have not worked. (cannabislaw.report)
  • In Wales, Newport MP Paul Flynn proposed a Private Members Bill in October 2017 to allow the production, supply, possession and use of cannabis and cannabis resin for medicinal purposes, and for connected purposes (Parliament, 2017). (cannabislaw.report)
  • The Dutch coalition agreement of October 2017 allows for an experiment whereby a number of large municipalities are permitted to stock local Coffee Shops via government regulated cannabis production. (idpc.net)
  • In April 2014, after the passage of Law Number 19,712, the government began issuing licenses for private businesses interested in legally producing cannabis and its derivatives. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • The combined company, through Nuuvera, has access to the only standalone Health Canada GMP-approved facility that is authorized and dedicated under its controlled drugs and substances licence to conduct commercial scale activities with respect to cannabis and cannabinoids. (newswire.ca)
  • There are over a hundred cannabinoids found in the marijuana plant, so as a result, it is also referred to as cannabis. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • The primary cannabinoids of interest in cannabis are cannabidiol (CBD) and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • The law now states that individuals may access up to 10 grams of cannabis per week. (sensiseeds.com)
  • He stated that individuals over the age of 18 would be permitted to purchase as much as 40 grams of cannabis each month. (sensiseeds.com)
  • Consumers are required to register with the government and are only allowed to purchase up to 40 grams of cannabis per month. (cannabisindustryjournal.com)
  • In the Netherlands smoking cannabis is legal, given that it is smoked within the designated 'smoking areas' and you don't possess more than 5 grams for personal use. (independent.co.uk)
  • In Berlin, the limit is set at 15 grams of cannabis, whereas in Hamburg or North Rhine-Westphalia, a maximum of 6 grams is tolerated. (dw.com)
  • Cannabis is legal in Uruguay, and is one of the most widely used drugs in the nation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vázquez, a former oncologist, promised a "strict and close evaluation" of legal cannabis, and declared "first of all, you shouldn't consume drugs. (wikipedia.org)
  • It's legal to possess and use cannabis in Uruguay. (sensiseeds.com)
  • In its efforts to find a better control model for the cannabis market, and to find the best solutions for the legal tensions it will generate with the UN Conventions and their guardian agencies, Uruguay will be able to count on much support. (druglawreform.info)
  • In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to pass legislation allowing patients access to legal pot. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • Legal sales of adult-use marijuana in Uruguay will begin next week at a limited number of pharmacies, and more than 5,000 people have registered as customers. (mjbizdaily.com)
  • Lawmakers approved a bill in December 2013 making Uruguay the first country to have a legal marijuana market covering the entire chain from seed to sale. (mjbizdaily.com)
  • A shop selling cannabis products has opened in the Scottish Capital - and its owner insists it's entirely legal. (cannabislaw.report)
  • Individual politicians across political parties support the prescription and legal supply of cannabis for medicinal use. (cannabislaw.report)
  • This month marks six years since Uruguay launched legal recreational sales in the country, and newly released data illuminates how successful the cannabis program has been. (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • Cannabis was often used as a legal intoxicant since alcohol was illegal. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term was also thought as a way to enable the normalization of this model for the legal production and distribution of cannabis for adults. (wikipedia.org)
  • While Cannabis Social Clubs have long been informally organized, and subject to legal uncertainty, this situation started to change in the mid-2010s, with the first enactment of the Cannabis Social Club model into laws. (wikipedia.org)
  • D) Authorize cannabis membership clubs pursuant to the legal provisions in force and related regulations. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Uruguay, the first country to make recreational cannabis legal on a federal level, 1 gram of cannabis - only sold in pharmacies to registered locals - costs $1.40. (benzinga.com)
  • Legal buyers in Uruguay must be 18 years or older. (rt.com)
  • According to Mujica, Uruguay is looking for a smooth transition - unlike in the US, where legalized marijuana has become available in a handful of states and has often left law enforcement in legal limbo. (rt.com)
  • In this article, an international group of legal and industry experts discusses the growing worldwide cannabis industry, the protection of cannabis intellectual property, recent developments in Mexican cannabis laws, and the implications of international treaties and trade. (americanbar.org)
  • Cannabis companies have had to overcome the challenges of a slow, incremental process of reforming the legal and regulatory schemes governing the industry. (americanbar.org)
  • 3 They project that global legal cannabis sales will reach $57 billion by 2027. (americanbar.org)
  • A groundbreaking new report produced by a coalition of legal and drug policy experts offers strategies for countries exploring regulatory approaches to cannabis to do so in ways that ensure that their domestic reforms align with their international legal obligations. (druglawreform.info)
  • The current trend towards legal regulation of the cannabis market has become irreversible and requires an urgent dialogue by UN member states on the best models for protecting people's health and safety, argues a new report. (druglawreform.info)
  • After California Prop 215, many other states considered and passed legislation on the legal medical and recreational use of cannabis despite the classification of marijuana as a Schedule I drug at the federal level. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • In light of the restrictive federal status of cannabis and its derivatives, it may be surprising that marijuana is legal for medical use in 35 states, 4 US territories, and the District of Columbia, and for recreational use in 15 states, 2 territories, and the District of Columbia (Table 1). (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • So, in states/territories where recreational cannabis is legal, for example, not only is it forbidden to transfer the products across state lines, but financial transactions are typically restricted to cash-only since credit cards, bank transfers, or related transactions involve transfer of funds between states/territories. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • The challenger says legal cannabis could generate an estimated $350 million to $700 million in annual taxes, echoing what sponsors have touted about a pending legalization bill. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Also, Canada recently became the second country, after Uruguay, to make pot fully legal nationwide. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The IRS targets legal cannabis businesses. (vice.com)
  • Again, federal law doesn't recognize state law regarding legal cannabis. (vice.com)
  • President José Mujica signed legislation to legalize recreational cannabis in December 2013, making Uruguay the first country in the modern era to legalize cannabis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some countries' legislation establishes thresholds below which cannabis possession should not be considered a crime. (druglawreform.info)
  • You could say to the manufacturers of cannabis varieties, register your cannabis strains on the Australian cannabis register and then you can have a licensing scheme for sales, just like for alcohol, but the Commonwealth could run it, and you could tax it because it's a good. (smh.com.au)
  • Further, Colombia has many native cannabis strains. (legalreader.com)
  • Buying and selling cannabis products was technically illegal, but it was allowed under informal agreements between individual consumers and government officials. (higheryieldsconsulting.com)
  • Authorities will grow all the cannabis that can be sold legally, and concentrations of THC shall be 15% or lower. (wikipedia.org)
  • So while the IRS expects payment in full from cannabis growers and dispensaries, a special tax code that was originally passed in the 1980s to combat drug traffickers prevents small business owners like Abel from taking basic business deductions that would be available to any other legally operating company-stuff like rent and labor. (vice.com)
  • They may grow up to ninety-nine cannabis plants of psychoactive use and obtain as product of the crop a maximum annual storage proportional to the number of members and in accordance with the quantities specified for the non-medicinal use of psychoactive cannabis. (wikipedia.org)
  • THC is the psychoactive compound which causes the "high" experienced by cannabis users. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • Cannabis (or marihuana) is one of the most widely consumed psychoactive substances in the world. (druglawreform.info)
  • In 2018, the Canadian government fully legalised cannabis, and the government elected in Germany has last year has promised to follow suit. (teatalkmagazine.co.uk)
  • This professional campaign titled 'High Zone' was published in Uruguay in January, 2018. (adsoftheworld.com)
  • Colorado and Washington) have already opted for a regulation of the entire cannabis market, which Canada has announced that it plans to do the same in the summer of 2018. (idpc.net)
  • At the UN General Assembly session in New York on June 26 (the "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking"), Yans condemned Uruguay as being the "weakest link" in the global drug control chain. (druglawreform.info)
  • Over the last 50 years, governments in the UK have hardly moved their anti-cannabis stance, even as evidence shows it to be less harmful than substances like alcohol, and public perception of the illicit substance has evolved. (teatalkmagazine.co.uk)
  • Cannabis has already been decriminalised in the ACT, where the government earlier this year announced it would decriminalise other small amounts of illicit drugs. (smh.com.au)
  • Local and regional authorities across Europe are confronted with the negative consequences of a persisting illicit cannabis market. (druglawreform.info)
  • In other countries, however, reforms have been limited to regulating systems of access to cannabis for medicinal or therapeutic use. (druglawreform.info)
  • But after years of apparent immobility, several countries are presently engaged in an active search for ways to abandon the 'war on drugs' path - especially with respect to cannabis. (idpc.net)
  • Country-specific valuation on demand for cannabis infused drinks has been offered for each region, along with market scope estimates and forecasts, price index, and impact analysis of the dynamics of prominence in regions and countries. (bccresearch.com)
  • The demand for cannabis exceeds supply. (amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com)
  • And while the shop in the Leith area of Edinburgh may raise a few eyebrows, Mr Collins wants to change the public perception of cannabis users. (cannabislaw.report)
  • The study, which was billed as the "first empirical evidence on [the law's] impacts on adolescent use of cannabis and related risks," likewise found that there was not "an increase in student perception of cannabis availability" following legalization. (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • The report sheds light on leading manufacturers of cannabis infused drinks, along with their detailed profiles. (bccresearch.com)
  • Cannabis can be bought from regulated pharmacies at heavily subsidised prices. (teatalkmagazine.co.uk)
  • Pharmacies in Uruguay started selling marijuana Wednesday under a four-year-old law that has made the small South American country the first in the world to legalize pot from production to sale. (cannabisnewsworld.com)
  • Sales at pharmacies began this week, where those over 18 can purchase recreational cannabis over the counter. (cannabisindustryjournal.com)
  • Moreover, there are three companies producing cannabis, and the sale of marijuana is authorized in 37 pharmacies distributed across ten departments throughout the country," Forbes reported . (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • In August 2014, Uruguay legalized growing up to six plants at home, as well as the formation of Cannabis Social Clubs, a state-controlled marijuana dispensary regime, and the creation of a Cannabis regulatory institute (Instituto de Regulación y Control del Cannabis or IRCCA). (wikipedia.org)
  • Answer: REMA was officially born in early 2016, although it really started when some members from CATFAC (Federation of Cannabis Association of Catalonia) held several meetings with the purpose of creating an independent group in which women could express themselves on issues related to drugs. (sensiseeds.com)
  • The combined company will leverage Nuuvera's extensive international network and best-in-class manufacturing practices to become the preeminent global supplier of premium cannabis. (newswire.ca)
  • The Social Market Foundation, a cross-party think-tank, said that the UK's cannabis laws are 'not fit for purpose' and mean that we suffer higher crime and worse health outcomes than would be expected under a more liberal regime. (teatalkmagazine.co.uk)
  • In a report out today, the SMF notes that there is growing international momentum for reform to cannabis laws. (teatalkmagazine.co.uk)
  • Since 1974, High Times Magazine has been the #1 resource for cannabis news, culture, brands and marijuana legalization laws. (hightimes.com)
  • Pall products are intended to be used for cannabis-related purposes only in compliance with all applicable laws in a manner that promotes public safety and/or in connection with any lawful and approved scientific or research activities. (pall.com)
  • The state also controls production to ensure safety and quality of product, with only a few allowed to produce cannabis. (teatalkmagazine.co.uk)
  • The government says they will carefully monitor production and registrations to prevent diversion and cannabis leaving the country. (cannabisindustryjournal.com)
  • GCP is a cannabis production group with the largest campus in the southern hemisphere. (sanjosenews.net)
  • GCP's expertise in cannabis production, and relationships with pharma partners in South America, combined with MMJ's focus on pharmaceutical development, creates a partnership poised to make a significant impact in the medical and pharmaceutical industries. (sanjosenews.net)
  • In 2014, Uruguay adopted a law legalizing non-medical cannabis use and production under different dispositions, one of them allowing up to 45 citizens to create a not-for-profit organization to cultivate up to 99 plants and share the harvest among themselves. (wikipedia.org)
  • Why is a color removal step important in cannabis production? (pall.com)
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  • The production of cannabis is growing in Uruguay. (legalreader.com)
  • Quite several countries have legalized cannabis production and use. (amsterdammarijuanaseeds.com)
  • According to the INCB statement, cannabis is not only addictive but may also affect some fundamental brain functions, IQ potential and academic and job performance and impair driving skills. (unodc.org)
  • INCB president Raymond Yans, of Belgium, wasted no time in denouncing Uruguay. (druglawreform.info)
  • Now Yans is seeking the Mujica government's permission to mount an "emergency" INCB mission to Uruguay. (druglawreform.info)
  • But the INCB president's quickness to denounce Uruguay and the insultingly simplistic tenor of his arguments against the proposal cast real doubt upon the usefulness of an INCB mission to Uruguay in the current context. (druglawreform.info)
  • Uruguay has never criminalized personal possession of drugs, and a 1974 law allowed judges to determine whether a given case of possession was personal or commercial. (wikipedia.org)
  • In fact, Uruguay had decriminalized possession of cannabis all the way back in 1974. (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • As Reuters explained at the time, although other "countries have decriminalized marijuana possession and the Netherlands allows its sale in coffee shops," Uruguay became "the first nation to legalize the whole chain from growing the plant to buying and selling its leaves. (nationalcannabisbureau.com)
  • Furthermore, non-medical cannabis has been decriminalized in 16 states and the US Virgin Islands, meaning that possession or use of small amounts is illegal, but only subject to civil penalties-typically small fines similar to a minor traffic violation penalty-rather than criminal punishment such as incarceration. (sigmaaldrich.com)
  • In states and territories where recreational use of cannabis is allowed and the desired products have a high concentration of THC (15% or more), restrictions on growth, distribution, possession, route of administration, and where and how the products can be used are similarly varied. (sigmaaldrich.com)