South Africa decriminalises marijuana
JOHANNESBURG – The Constitutional Court has handed down its judgement on the private use of marijuana. Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has upheld earlier high court judgment. The judgment decriminalises the use of dagga at home. The Dagga Party has for many years been fighting for the decriminalisation of marijuana. But the state argues psycho-active […]
Mixed Reaction to Marijuana Legalization Proposal in Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans on Monday expressed both shock and surprise over government revelations it could soon partner a group of Canadian firms to produce marijuana or mbanje ostensibly for medical purposes. The revelations were reportedly made by Investment Promotion Minister Obert Mpofu at a recent Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting in Victoria Falls. Mpofu […]
Zimbabwe to legalise marijuana . . . Govt considers drug use for medical purposes
THE Government is considering an application that has been made by a Canadian international company to produce cannabis for medical purposes, a move that will see the country legalising the production and use of marijuana in selected areas, a Cabinet Minister has said. Macro-Economic Planning and Investment Promotion Minister Dr Obert Mpofu told captains of […]
Mexico Legalizes Medical Marijuana
A decree issued by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto today confirmed that Mexico has legalized cannabis for medicinal use after overwhelming support from Mexico’s Lower House of Congress. Peña Nieto was once a vehement opponent of cannabis legalization, but has since called for a re-examination of global drug policy after a nationwide public debate on […]
Canada to announce marijuana will be legal by July 1, 2018
The Liberal government will announce legislation next month that will legalize marijuana in Canada by July 1, 2018. CBC News has learned that the legislation will be announced during the week of April 10 and will broadly follow the recommendation of a federally appointed task force that was chaired by former liberal Justice Minister Anne McLellan. […]
Marijuana addict confesses before Zimbabwe magistrate
A man from Bulawayo who was found growing 100 plants of dagga, some measuring three metres in his backyard, has been ordered to perform 315 hours of community service. Callin Jaison Bent (32), a tenant at Lobenvale plots in Bulawayo, told Provincial Magistrate Mr Tinashe Tashaya that he was a drug addict and his wife […]
Korogwe District Destroys 25 Acres of Marijuana
KOROGWE District Commissioner, Robert Gabriel, has led security organs in the district in a special two-day operation of searching for narcotic drugs and bhang growing farms, where they destroyed and burnt more than twenty five hectares of bhang at Nembwibwi village in the district. The security organs involved in the operation included prison police, police […]
Marijuana Biggest Mysteries That Researchers Are Still Trying to Solve
In many ways, it’s the age of access to pot. As of last November, more than 20 percent of Americans live in states that have voted to legalise recreational marijuana use. A majority live in states that allow access to medical marijuana. In Colorado, cannabis aficionados can attend US$125 per person dinners, where multiple varieties of weed are […]
Israel officially decriminalizes marijuana use
Israel, which has been at the forefront of research into medical marijuana and the drug’s commercialization, took a major step on Sunday toward officially decriminalizing its recreational use. At a time when many American states and European countries are loosening marijuana laws, the Israeli cabinet approved a plan that would impose fines rather than criminal […]
South Africa Rollout of Medical Marijuana Up for Public Comment ‘Soon’
The use of, and access to, medical marijuana for South Africans will soon be up for public comment, the IFP said on Monday. Speaking to News24, IFP chief whip Narend Singh said the party had been handed a letter from the Medical Control Council (MCC) saying it was publishing new guidelines on marijuana production for […]
