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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 »

'Reborn with cannabis': Legal high helps revitalize US cities

Carey L. Biron, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 26 09:55 PM

An enormous industrial site in Cambridge, Maryland, has been permeated by a rotating cast of scents over the past century - first fruits and vegetables, then seafood, and now thousands of cannabis plants. Read more »

Pot producer Aphria to buy beer maker Sweetwater for $300-M in U.S. push

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 11:48 AM

Aphria Inc said on Wednesday it plans to buy craft brewer SweetWater Brewing Co for $300 million as it looks to expand into the United States while becoming the first major pot producer to enter the alcoholic beverages market.   Read more »

New Zealand PM Ardern admits to cannabis use 'a long time ago'

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 09:45 PM

New Zealand's ruling party leader Jacinda Ardern said she tried cannabis "a long time ago" when asked during a heated live debate on Wednesday ahead of the Oct 17 general election.   Read more »

'Smoke with freedom': Mexicans get high in marijuana garden outside Senate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 03:40 PM

A cannabis 'garden' sprouting next to Mexico's Senate building has become a smoker's paradise, with Mexican stoners lighting up joints without fear of arrest.   Read more »

Israelis rejoice in weed from heaven

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 12:35 PM

TEL AVIV - Cannabis rained from on high in Israel's liberal hub of Tel Aviv this week as legalization campaigners used a drone to airdrop bags of the drug, sparking delight on the ground. Read more »

Nasa P3-M halaga ng drogang 'kush' mula California nasamsam sa Pasay City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 03:06 PM

Idineklara bilang mga chocolate, green tea, shirts, at black tea ang laman ng kahon na naka-consign sa isang taga-Marikina City. Read more »

Israeli PM backs legalization of recreational marijuana

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 10:32 AM

JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was pushing to legalize recreational cannabis in the Jewish state, along the lines enacted by Canada in 2018. Read more »

Gamot na may cannabidiol pinayagan nang magamit sa PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 08:46 PM

Pinayagan na ng Dangerous Drug Board na magamit sa Pilipinas ang isang rehistradong gamot na may cannabidiol, isa sa mga sangkap na makikita sa marijuana. Read more »

Duterte supports use of cannabidiol for epilepsy: spokesman

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 03:58 PM

Malacañang said Monday it does not see President Rodrigo Duterte having a problem with the recent landmark decision of the Dangerous Drugs Board to approve the use of cannabidiol (CBD), a pain reliever containing cannabis to treat epilepsy. Read more »

Some 85,000 marijuana convictions to be dismissed in California

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 14 12:07 PM

LOS ANGELES - More than 85,000 marijuana convictions, some going back decades, will be dismissed in California thanks to a pilot program that will mostly help minorities disproportionately targeted by law enforcement. Read more »