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Sundalo kulong sa paglagay ng cannabis sa cupcake

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 03:23 PM

Guilty ang hatol sa Canadian soldier na naglagay umano ng cannabis sa mga cupcake na ibinigay sa mga nakaalitang kasamahan sa militar noong 2018. Read more »

Britain's legal cannabis market booms on COVID-19 demand

Jean-Baptiste Oubrier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 03:24 PM

Britain's legal cannabis market has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic to become the second biggest after the United States. Read more »

Joints for jabs in Washington state

Lindsey Wasson, Reuters
Posted at Jun 19 03:59 PM

Street performer Keith Sexton wears a hat with a dragon mask, adorned with a surgical mask, while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Tara Biller of health care organization Pliable during a "Joints for Jabs" initiative at the Evergreen Market cannabis store in Auburn, Washington, U.S., on Friday. Read more »

Retired US airman, Filipina partner arrested in condo marijuana-farm bust in Taguig

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 07:04 AM

NCRPO director Brig. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr. described the marijuana farming operation as "high-tech”.   Read more »

Virginia governor signs bill legalizing marijuana possession from July 1

Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 03:56 PM

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill that legalizes the simple possession of marijuana, making the state the first in the US south to allow the drug's recreational use, the governor said. Read more »

'Joints for jabs': Free marijuana for vaccinated New Yorkers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 21 11:27 AM

NEW YORK - New Yorkers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 were able to get an unlikely freebie Tuesday: a marijuana joint. Read more »

Singapore makes biggest cannabis seizure in 25 years

Reuters
Posted at Apr 19 06:21 PM

Singapore's anti-narcotics agency said on Monday it made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 25 years in a bust last week in the city-state, which has some of the world's toughest narcotics laws including capital punishment. Read more »

New York passes bill to legalize marijuana

Reuters
Posted at Mar 31 02:44 PM

New York lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday to legalize adult use of marijuana, which will make it the 15th state in the United States to allow recreational use of the drug. Read more »

New York state announces deal to legalize recreational marijuana

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 02:02 AM

Once the underlying legislation passes, New York will join 14 other states and the District of Columbia in permitting cannabis use.    Read more »

Hempburger to go? Thai consumer goods firms pile into legal cannabis trade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 03:36 PM

If the bets of Thailand's farmed cannabis promoters pay off, Thais could soon be chowing down on hempburgers, washed down with cannabis-derived drinks, before freshening up with shower gel and toothpaste infused with a compound from the plant. Read more »

Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use

Reuters
Posted at Feb 26 12:32 AM

RABAT - Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use, the government said on Thursday, a move it hopes will help impoverished farmers in the Rif mountains amid a growing legal global market for the drug.   Read more »

New Jersey governor signs legislation legalizing recreational cannabis

Barbara Goldberg, Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 05:38 AM

MAPLEWOOD - Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on Monday making New Jersey the latest US state to legalize marijuana for recreational use, but it is expected to take up to a year before dispensaries will begin selling cannabis to the public.   Read more »

Betting on Biden? Reddit fuels fresh surge in cannabis stocks

Danilo Masoni and Julien Ponthus, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 10:52 PM

Shares in North American cannabis firms were heading for new highs on Thursday, with Reddit-inspired retail investors betting they could beat the short-sellers and benefit from new legislation that is expected under US President Joe Biden.   Read more »

Aiming high? Firm wants to bring cannabis medical oil to PH, counts on legislation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 05:57 PM

MANILA - Businessman Antonio Tiu's Greenergy Holdings is targeting to introduce and bring in marijuana-based cannabidiol or CBD oil to the Philippines, counting on legislation to pave the way.    Read more »

Antonio Tiu's Greenergy beefs up Makati subway project

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 04:52 PM

Businessman Antonio Tiu said his firm Greenergy Holdings is in the "advanced stage" of entering into a joint venture (JV) with an Asian firm -- both aiming to improve connectivity and develop communities surrounding the $3.7-billion Makati City subway. Read more »

Heaviest snowfall in 50 years buries Madrid slum

Thomas Perroteau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 12:30 PM

Days after its heaviest snowfall in 50 years, Madrid woke on Tuesday to its lowest temperatures in decades, with the mercury plummeting to minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit). Read more »

Suspek aksidenteng pinakita sa pulis ang video ng kanilang cannabis farm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 02:16 PM

Lusot na sana ang isang pinaghihinalaang drug dealer sa Britain nang aksidenteng ipinakita niya sa pulis ang video ng kanilang cannabis farm habang binunuksan ang translation app sa kanyang cellphone. Read more »

Cannabis still a 'dangerous drug,' says PH anti-narcotics body

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 10 10:54 AM

Cannabis or marijuana remains a "dangerous drug" under Philippine law, government said Thursday after the United Nations removed it from the category of narcotic drugs to allow medical research easier. Read more »

DDB chief: Marijuana only for medical, not recreational use in PH

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 10:31 PM

MANILA — A Philippine official on Friday said marijuana is limited for medical use in the country, and warned the public that using it for recreational purposes is still illegal.  Read more »

UN drug agency loosens global controls on cannabis, following WHO advice

Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 05:36 AM

VIENNA - The UN drug agency's member states on Wednesday narrowly voted to remove cannabis from the most tightly controlled category of narcotic drugs, following the World Health Organization's recommendation to make research into its medical use easier. Read more »