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There’s been a flurry of activity in the New Zealand medical cannabis movement in recent months, with the latest event taking place in the most influential arena in the country: Parliament. On June 8, Green Party Spokesperson for Health Julie Anne Genter’s Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) …
As anyone with a vege garden can attest, there’s something supremely satisfying about preparing and eating a meal using ingredients that you’ve raised from a seed with your own hands. The vegetables are fresher, you can grow specific varieties to suit your palate, it’s more cost effective and it’s comforting …
Big news! New Zealand is likely to follow Australia once it provides medical cannabis for use, says Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne. Mr Dunne said that trials to assess the safety of medical cannabis and related drugs are currently underway in Australia but are likely still two years off completion. “Clinical …
Today the Narcotic Drugs Amendment Bill 2016 was passed in both houses of the Australian parliament, opening the doors for medical marijuana in Australia. Australia already has laws surrounding the import and exports of cannabis products, however the growing and distributing medical marijuana in Australia isn’t legal. The new law is …
Cannabis use is controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. Possession of any amount of cannabis is illegal. The maximum penalty for possession of cannabis is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a $500 fine,[6] although section 7(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 contains …
It is illegal to grow cannabis in New Zealand. Marijuana is scheduled under Class C of Misuse of Drugs Act 1975. The maximum penalty for importing, growing, cultivating and/or supplying cannabis is eight years imprisonment.
Colorado passed a law on Wednesday that increases the state’s regulatory oversight on edible and concentrated forms of cannabis, after safety concerns following two deaths with possible links to pot-based food. Signed into power by Governor John Hickenlooper, the law says products that contain marijuana must be easily distinguishable from …
Europe has long been one of the world’s largest consumer markets for cannabis resin. The European market for cannabis is now increasingly dominated by herbal products. This change in the market shares of the two types of cannabis products is the result of a shift in how the market is …
