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México debate la legalización de la marihuana

Mexico debates the legalization of marijuana

Mexico's Supreme Court will discuss Justice Arturo Zaldívar's draft opinion on Wednesday regarding the regulation of marijuana cultivation, planting, and recreational use. Here are five key points to understand the cannabis situation in Mexico: Possession of up to 5 grams of...

Podemos propone legalizar el cannabis

Podemos proposes the legalization of cannabis

Starting this Saturday, October 31, 2015, the Podemos political party is putting its electoral program to a vote among its supporters. One of the points in this program is the decriminalization of cannabis cultivation and possession, both for personal and collective use. It also proposes regulating...

Empresa privada cultivará marihuana en Jamaica para uso medicinal

Private company to grow marijuana in Jamaica for research

The Jamaican government announced on Monday that it has granted a license to cultivate marijuana to a private Canadian company based in Kingston. The company is Timeless Herbal Care (THC), a pharmaceutical company specializing in the development of cannabis products.

Zona de fumadores de marihuana en McDonald's de Colorado

Marijuana smoking area at McDonald's in Colorado

The fast-food chain McDonald's has announced it will install marijuana smoking areas in 15 of its franchises in Colorado, where marijuana use is legal. The restaurants will have booths where customers can freely smoke marijuana without disturbing others.

El Candidato al Concejo de Bogota propone cultivar cannabis por todo Bogotá

Proposal to cultivate marijuana throughout Bogotá

Javier Francisco Becerra, a Christian candidate for Bogotá City Council, proposes cultivating marijuana throughout Bogotá and developing the cannabis industry. Javier, known as "Javis Cannabis," is 52 years old and considers himself somewhat shy and a bit of a hippie. He is a nursing assistant and belongs to the party...

Demanda contra uno de los mayores productores de marihuana del mundo

Lawsuit against marijuana giant

Brendan Flores and Brandie Larrabe, two marijuana users, have filed a lawsuit against LivWell, one of the world's largest marijuana producers. This is the first lawsuit filed against a cannabis company in the United States. The lawsuit has been...

Croacia legaliza la marihuana medicinal

Croatia legalizes medicinal marijuana

Starting today, doctors in Croatia can prescribe cannabis for medicinal use to people suffering from illnesses such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, or AIDS. The amount of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) that can be prescribed cannot exceed 750 mg per month and will be...