Latest posts tagged with #Legalisation on Bluesky
Tennessee legislator bill, would legalise ‘marijuana’ & use associated tax revenue to improve state roads & overall infrastructure. The Pot for Potholes Act (SB2440/HB2525) establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing & retail sale.
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Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now having doubts
[I post this because Britain's Green party, now riding high in opinion polling, have a similar policy in mind.
But as with alcohol consumption, what works abroad may not work well in Britain. -LF]
#drugs #greens #legalisation
Alcohol & tobacco cause far greater overall harms to both individual consumers & society than cannabis. Experts ranked alcohol as substance associated with the greatest overall harm, followed by tobacco, non-prescription opioids, cocaine & methamphetamine.
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Ireland, you understand, is a VERY serious country.
#EndProhibition #Legalisation #DrugReform #LegalCannabis #RightToGrow
NORML Canada is criticising a recent petition that proposes to raise the legal age of access to cannabis in Canada to 25, ban the production of cannabis edibles & revoke licences of cannabis companies due to odour, arguing proposals lack solid evidence.
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ICYMI | US Teen Cannabis Use Falls to Near 30-Year Low, Down 40% From 1999 Peak
Data showed lifetime use among adolescents peaked in 1999 at 47.3%. By 2023, that had fallen to 30.1%—a drop of roughly 17 percentage points over two decades.
#Legalisation #Herb
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Forget short-term memory loss, people who consumed cannabis at any point during their younger lives display larger volumes in brain regions linked to executive function, learning & memory by the time they reach middle age, research shows.
#Legalisation #Homegrown
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Opening state-licensed adult-use cannabis retailers associated with fewer suicides among mid-life & older adults. Researchers determined: “Suicide rates among adults aged 45 & older decline following the opening of recreational ‘marijuana’ dispensaries”.
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Canada | “Patients in the study had improved scores with respect to a reduction in pain & pain-related disability, anxiety, depression, sleep & overall quality of life. Often, the benefits of MC [medical #cannabis] were maintained long-term”.
#Legalisation #HomeGrown
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US trust veterans to carry rifles, thank them for their service, but when they come home & want access to a plant to ease PTSD, chronic pain, or insomnia? That’s where freedom ends. Tension between veterans & medical cannabis isn’t theoretical—it’s policy.
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‘Notorious’ Tanzanian drug-trafficking kingpin arrested in Zambia. Ahmed Muharram was among suspects detained in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, along with large quantities of ‘marijuana’ & cough syrup containing codeine, in several drug busts authorities said.
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Germany’s partial legalisation of cannabis, April 2024, did not result in a statistically significant increase in driving under the influence of #cannabis (DUIC) during the first year. Rate of drug driving decreased slightly, 28.5% before, 26.8% after.
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www.leafie.co.uk/news/no-incr...
“Researchers at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf investigated the short-term effects of the partial #legalisation of #cannabis for adults in Germany & found no significant changes compared to the period before the law was amended”.
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Decarboxylation—essential action in enjoying cannabis. Process—carbon dioxide (CO2) leaves a stable molecule & floats off as a gas. Decarboxylation typically occurs by heating, but can be by exposure to certain light frequencies & substances like oxygen
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Senate Inquiry into Australian Industrial Hemp industry—closed with 71 submissions—official report due July 2026. First public hearing will be held in Tasmania, 25 February 2026. Tasmanian growers, processors & industry participants encouraged to attend.
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Nimbin, about to mark another significant milestone with opening of HempScape Constructions, country’s first dedicated one-stop for all things #hemp masonry. HempScape is the brainchild of Andrew Kavasilas, a pioneer in the Australian hemp industry.
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Proponents behind a campaign to repeal key provisions of voter-approved adult-use ‘marijuana’ legalisation law failed to collect the necessary signatures to place the measure on the November 2026 ballot. Effort was solely funded by out-of-state dark money.
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Medical cannabis advocates in Idaho have gathered >45,000 signatures seeking to get the issue on November ballots. Proposed constitutional amendment seeks to allow use for patients with cancer, AIDS, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, MS, Alzheimer’s & PTSD.
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Governor Lou Leon Guerrero told participants at Guam’s first #cannabis summit that the industry is closer to reality & thanked agencies that worked through challenges to get the island where it is today. “This is sort of like the home stretch” she said.
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www.guampdn.com/news/home-st...
Great discussion at Photobastei Zurich with 3 important heads of Swiss drug politics. www.youtube.com/live/CMMqFIW... #cannabis #cocaine #opioids #legalisation #drugpolitics #organizedcrime #drugmarket
Global study suggests #cannabis #legalisation is narrowing long-standing gender gaps in the industry. Women are more likely to grow—& benefit economically—where legal. Self-reported survey data from 18 countries, including Belgium, Denmark, Italy, US & Germany. www.mmjdaily.com/article/9803...
Panamanian Ministry of Health awarded seven licences for sale of medicinal cannabis—already opened first pharmacy specialising in the products—& activated a section on medicinal cannabis on the website of the National Directorate of Pharmacies & Drugs.
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www.mmjdaily.com/article/9804...
Matthew McConaughey explains his mother & Woody were kicked out of two bars for smoking weed. “Setting a fire alarm was one & the other... ‘That’s illegal. What the hell y’all doing? Get out of here’”. Harrelson confirms, “She’s fun, man. She is fun”.
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Lobby group Gun Owners of America called on federal officials to cease stripping medical cannabis patients of 2nd Amendment rights, calling on ATF to cease treating Americans, authorised to use ‘marijuana’, as ‘unlawful users of controlled substances’.
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Faut-il légaliser le cannabis ? L’économiste Pascal Perri relance le débat lecannabiste.com/legaliser-le...
« La prohibition est un échec. Le trafic de stupéfiants prospère. »
Changer de stratégie, c’est peut-être pas si fumeux que ça… #LeCannabiste
#Reforme #PascalPerri #Legalisation #Cannabis
Politicians—Jersey & Guernsey—independently advancing proposals to reform #cannabis laws, marking significant shift in drug policy across the Channel Islands. Both islands established medical cannabis programmes, seen significant growth since #legalisation. www.leafie.co.uk/news/channel...
THC unfairly stereotyped as a ’drug‘ that causes laziness & lack of motivation. Stoners unnecessarily referred to as couch potatoes, disengaged & unproductive. This stigma is still around but we now have research showing cannabis use increases motivation.
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Governor Andy Beshear celebrated the opening of Speakeasy Dispensary with a ribbon cutting Wednesday. “After a long year setting up this program in a safe, regulated way, medical #cannabis is going to be available in Lexington Kentucky. How about that?”
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Despite expert scientists publishing >53,000 peer-reviewed studies on medical benefits of #cannabis, tabloid newspapers still churn out nonsensical articles demonising patients. People on low income are rightly supported with access to medicine.
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www.leafie.co.uk/cannabis/dai...
Cannabis cultivation—simple, widely accepted convention—12–12 light cycle, 12 hours light followed by 12 hours darkness to trigger flowering. In Argentina, community of growers & researchers challenge that assumption by running “supercycle” experiments.
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