Canada Could Make Billions From Legal Pot
Canada faces one last hurdle to becoming the first G7 nation to legalize recreational marijuana.
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Montana Judge Blocks Some Medical Marijuana Provisions
A Montana judge permanently has banned enforcement of key provisions of the state’s medical marijuana law.
California Senate Moves to Crush Medical Marijuana Profits
A bill approved by the California state senate on Monday would further restrict the state’s medical marijuana industry by requiring the end of all for-profit sales of the drug to licensed patients and caregivers.
Study: Over 200,000 Marijuana Arrests in Colorado Over Past 25 Years
In the 25 years from 1986 to 2010, police and sheriffs’ departments in Colorado made 210,000 arrests for the crime of possessing small amounts of marijuana, according to a report released today by the Marijuana Arrest Research Project.
Illegal Drugs Trade Now Worth £200 Billion
The worldwide illegal drugs trade is now worth an estimated £200 billion (~ $321 billion US) – bigger than the entire output of Denmark and Portugal.