marijuana
Legal sale of marijuana begins in Canada
Canada is now the largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace as sales began early Wednesday in Newfoundland.
Inside The Americas
Legal highs: the pros and cons of legalising cannabis
Call it pot, marijuana, grass or skunk; the way we smoke cannabis is changing. Once confined to hazy student dorm rooms, its use is increasingly out in the open. From complete…
French tobacco shops ‘ready’ for legalisation of cannabis
As the French government re-examines the country’s obscure laws on cannabis use, tobacco shops are already looking to corner the market if the drug is legalised.
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Small farmers priced out of California's cannabis market
In the US state of California, the recreational use of cannabis has been legal since January. With 40 million inhabitants, the Golden State is the world's largest cannabis…
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A closer look at France's 'legal cannabis' derivatives
France is the latest country to consider legalising marijuana for medical purposes. Due to a legal vacuum, French people already have access to various types of so-called "legal…
Fans and players react online to Arsene Wegner's club departure
The sports world reacts to Arsenal manager Arsene Wegner's announcement that he is leaving the club at the end of this season. Also, actor Natalie Portman pulls out of a Jewish…
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Andalusia, the gateway to Europe for cannabis
More than 70% of cannabis in circulation in Europe transits through Andalusia, in southern Spain. The drug is transported from Morocco on speedboats across the Strait of…
San Francisco to dismiss thousands of pot convictions
Thousands of San Francisco residents convicted of marijuana offenses since 1975 will see those convictions dismissed or reduced under an effort announced on Wednesday by the…
Recreational marijuana use becomes legal in California
The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow…
In The French Papers
France 'goes crazy' for discount Nutella
FRENCH PAPERS - Friday, Jan. 26, 2018: Addictive substances dominate the French media today. Aujourd'hui en France asks an anthropologist to weigh in on the nationwide…
France to issue on-the-spot fines for cannabis use
The French government said Thursday it will start handing out smaller, on-the-spot fines as part of a new policy on cannabis use, ruling out a decriminalisation of the drug.
France looks to soften laws against cannabis use
France has the toughest laws against smoking cannabis in Europe yet more people consume this drug than in almost any other European country. A new government report recommends…