As Vancouver struggled to regulate its explosion of marijuana dispensaries, top provincial health officials considered how they could legalize the recreational use of the drug across British Columbia.
Cannabis is going global fast – Italy’s Parliament just voted for a legalized, regulated cannabis market, Denmark’s youth is consuming cannabis in droves but it’s no gateway, and the United Kingdom just reached a record high number of supporters for legalization in the isles.
For every responsible cannabis consumer out there, there’s a negative stereotyper who assumes that cannabis users are all “mad on the reefer” without taking into account the many positive arguments for legalization.
The Democratic-backed bill, which permits ownership and use of up to an ounce of marijuana, cleared the state legislature without a single Republican vote.
Real-estate boom: The legalization of marijuana has led to a dramatic rise in Denver's house prices as thousands have moved to the city since the 2012 reform.
It's getting harder to justify any law criminalizing marijuana use given successful legalization efforts in certain U.S. states and private medical growers operating in Canada, demonstrators at a Kitchener 4/20 demonstration said Monday.
From the Heart of Dixie to the Lone Star State, from sea to shining sea, the tide is turning towards marijuana legalization and we’re on the front lines.
I often get asked about what I mean when I say that our Sensible BC campaign wants to "decriminalize" cannabis in BC.
Some people tell me they don't like the idea of decriminalizing, and that we must legalize cannabis instead.
Other people say they don't want legalization, and will only support a decriminalized model.
Some people think that "decriminalization" means that people in possession of cannabis will still get a punishment, like a ticket or fine.