Europe Cannabis News How Will Brexit Impact UK’s Legal Cannabis Industry? Brexit is approaching quickly, so how is it going to affect the United Kingdom’s rapidly growing industry? The most recent European Cannabis Report issued by Prohibition Partners sheds some light on the issue, stating that even if a no-deal…
Europe Cannabis News Switzerland Wants 5,000 Citizens To Get High For Research Purposes In order to help define the new rules and regulations surrounding cannabis consumption, the Swiss government is considering allowing 5,000 people to smoke pot legally, they said last Thursday. Switzerland’s Federal Health Office says that the plan…
Supreme Court Report: Cannabis Arrests Down 19% In 2018 Cannabis Prosecutions Drop Despite 2% Increase In Drug Prosecutions Another reason to justify why 2018 was such a banner year for cannabis is the fact that cannabis-related arrests saw a significant decline. According to Marijuana Moment, a US Supreme Court report…
After five years of data collection, the Colorado Department of Public Safety released its much-anticipated baseline report on the impacts of marijuana legalization. The data provide glimpses for the first time into the how legalization has impacted several highly-charged subjects, including usage among young people and driving impairment. The report…
The UN’s Drug War Has Been A Complete Failure Says New Report A major report from the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) has found that the United Nations’ approach to drugs over the last decade has been, well, a complete failure. The IDPC has long been suggesting a change for the…
White House’ Negative Cannabis Coalition Just the “Same Old Same Old” According to a recent Buzzfeed Report, the White House has a Marijuana Policy Coordination Committee which instructed 14 Federal Agencies and the DEA to submit data that demonstrates the ‘most significant negative trends’ about marijuana and the ‘threats it…
Four years after the legalization of recreational pot sales, state officials are another step closer to determining how the change is affecting the safety of Colorado’s roads — but many obstacles remain. About 73 percent of some 4,000 drivers charged with driving under the influence in 2016 tested positive for…
Men in their 20s accounted for nearly a third of all DUI cases in Colorado in 2016, according to a first-of-its-kind comprehensive report on impaired driving in the state that also found most people charged with DUI are ultimately convicted. Young men were the largest group of defendants in a…
Europe Cannabis News Switzerland Considers Relaxing Cannabis Laws Currently, Switzerland allows its citizens to consume low potency cannabis, but for the most part, the drug is banned for recreational use. However, it looks like this may change sometime soon. The Swiss government is allowing pilot studies to help them determine…
The Green Market Report with Debra Borchardt – From CNBC to Cannabis Business News It’s hard to find good cannabis news these days. Cannabis might be legal in some form in more than half of the United States, and there are plenty of cannabis-related websites out there, but nevertheless there…