By parliamentary majority and with the only abstention from the CDS-PP; Portugal legalizes medicinal cannabis. But such legalization excludes self-cultivation Portugal has just taken another significant step in the regulation of cannabis. Not only implemented in 2001 a system to regulate drugs based on treatment and prevention, instead of sanction and criminalization, but just approved last […]
A new movement from Constellation Brands, the group responsible for Corona or Modelo beer, brings the beer and marijuana industries closer together. About 5 billion dollars are the ones invested by the group based in New York in the company Canopy Growth, the largest producer of medicinal cannabis in Canada. Rob Sands, CEO of Constellation […]
Taking advantage of the regulation of the consumption and cultivation of cannabis for medicinal patients, the Canadian giant, Canopy Growth, puts its eye on the Andean country. It is not necessary to be a prophet or a seasoned economic analyst to reach the conclusion that loosening the leash to marijuana in a country attracts investments. […]
Of course, for any layman in the world of cannabis, the uses that this product is developing in those places where it is legalized, may seem very exotic. It’s funny that here we have to sneak around with this matter, while you can go to restaurants or spas in Los Angeles or Colorado, and have […]
People who use cannabis, whether ingested or smoked, may have a lower susceptibility to diabetes due to the metabolic disturbances caused by the plant in the body The disease is directly related to obesity and both diseases are impacted by the two cannabinoid receptors that we have in the brain and that, in contact with […]
A recent study carried out in the states of California and Colorado (USA) has revealed that marijuana users have a higher purchasing power, a healthier lifestyle and a more productive leisure than those who reject it. It has even been shown that they are more sociable people and perform a greater number of outdoor activities. […]
A brief look at some of the misconceptions regarding marijuana. For almost a century, these lines of reasoning have been the most commonly used to justify the criminalization of marijuana. Learn more about where these reasons come from, the facts behind them, and how marijuana legalization advocates have responded. One of the first arguments we […]
The term Coffee shop has come into common usage as a place to buy and consume marijuana, generally speaking coffee shops are open to the public. Cannabis Social Club is another term people used as well. So what is the difference between a coffee shop and a CSC? Firstly as the name implies a coffee […]
There are a number of coffee shops or cannabis social clubs (CSC) in Madrid, the basic difference between an Amsterdam coffee shop and a Madrid CSC is the method of ‘getting in’, Madrid CSCs are private associations, whose members have a a mutual interest — cannabis, so to be allowed to enter and take part […]
Badalona is a suburb of Barcelona it is about 30 minutes by metro from the sagrada familia. Badalona is a much quieter and safer part of the city than the more central places, and there are some excellent clubs in Badalona out of the hustle and bustle of the centre of the city. The beaches […]