On 10th December 2013, Uruguay became the first country (in modern times), to regulate the cannabis market. The Institute of Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA), which is under the control of the Ministry of Public Health was created to issue licenses and to control and regulate importation, production, marketing, storage and distribution of marijuana and […]
JACK HERER is named after Jack Herer sometimes called the “Emperor of Hemp”, Jack herer was an American cannabis rights activist and the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes, a book—in 2016 in its twelfth edition after having been continuously in print for 31 years—frequently cited in efforts to decriminalize and legalize cannabis and to […]
As we have mentioned on several occasions growing marijuana for personal use (upto a certain amount that the judge has not yet determined) is legal as long as it’s not in public. This means that you could grow it on your balcony as long as nowone sees the plants!
The Swiss laws on cannabis possession have traditionally been relatively relaxed. In the early 1990s, Switzerland developed a four-pillar approach to drug policy with the first pillar being prevention, the second treatment, the third harm reduction, and the fourth law enforcement. Thus, prevention and treatment are prioritized over criminalization of users. In Switzerland cannabis possession […]
legal Status of Cannabis in Barcelona In Spain cannabis is only legal inside a private Cannabis Social Club (CSC), and even though the Catalan autonomous government has tried to regularise and legislate it is really no different than the rest of Spain. Although it is difficult to obtain an exact number there appear to be […]
CBD is the short form of Cannabidiol, there are over 60 compounds found in cannabis that belong to a class of molecules called cannabinoids, of these compounds the 2 most common (the highest concentrates) are CBD and THC ((Tetrahydracannabinol). THC is the compound that produces the ‘high’ typically associated with cannabis. However, CBD does not have the […]
The use of medical marijuana continues to be an emotionally and politically charged issue. Although cannabis oil preparations have been used in medicine for millennia, the concern over the dangers of abuse led to the banning of the medicinal use of marijuana in the 1930s. Only recently, marijuana and chemically related compounds have come back […]
Due to the lack of realistic research on the longer-term effects of cannabis it is sometimes rather difficult to make a realistic comparison between the lasting effects of one and the other. Addicitiveness. Here’s what we do know: According to many studies, the lifetime risk of dependence defined as a desire to use increasing amounts […]
Marijuana was criminalized across most of the world in the early parts of the 20th century. There is some confusion as to the reasons as there seems to be different driving forces on either side of the Atlantic. In the UK, cannabis was outlawed in 1928 after Britain became a signatory to the “International Opium Convention” which was held in Geneva […]
Marijuana is illegal in Malta and is considered a hard drug. Marijuana use is very limited in Malt despite the climate which makes it a nice place to have a joint. However, the police can be very strict and during the summer concerts (which attract some very strong artists), the police mount road blocks to […]