Australia legalizes medical marijuana cultivation
Australia has allowed “fit and proper” individuals and entities to cultivate medicinal cannabis crops under strict government license and guidelines in an effort to substitute imports with “domestic supply.” Read more »
As record number of states vote on marijuana, public health questions remain
This November, a record number of states will vote on marijuana use. Five — Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada — will consider recreational legalization, and four more — Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota — will decide on legalizing it for medical purposes. (Though Montana initially approved medical marijuana in 2004, the law has since been drastically curtailed.) Read […]
Arkansas court strikes down a medical marijuana proposal on ballot
The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down on Thursday one of two proposals in the November election to allow for the use of medical marijuana in the state, saying the proposal did not receive the required number of signatures to be on the ballot. Read more »
US ‘could legalise cannabis across country’ in wake of California decriminalisation vote
The decriminalization of recreational cannabis use in California could be a milestone towards ending the drug’s prohibition nationally, it has been suggested. Read more »