Decriminalization of cannabis use in Germany could soon become a reality, following a public announcement by the Association of German Criminal Officers (BDK).
The BDK aims to put an end to the current...
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor
One group was left out when California drafted Prop. 64, which legalized cannabis in the state: Native Americans. Until emergency regulations were drafter...
Just last week, a measure to reduce the local cannabis tax in Berkeley, California from 10 percent to 5 percent was approved by Berkeley City Council, making the recreational tax rate in city lower than...
When it comes to managing pain, an overwhelming amount of patients prefer medical cannabis to opioids, a new study found.
The study, published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, pulled...
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor
There’s been a lot of talk about how much electricity the cannabis industry uses in recent years. According to a report from Denver’s Department of Public...
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor
New Jersey is on the path to legalize cannabis, but some aren’t ready to take that step. It seems they know cannabis laws are going to change, but they...
District Attorney Larry Krasner is dropping all current and future cannabis possession cases. He told reporters he felt it was the right thing to do, given his office's resources could be better used to...
Uruguay’s drug-related crime rates have dropped by 20 percent since the Cannabis plant was legalized for distribution and sale in July 2017, based on a recent report by Telesur.
The sovereign state...
Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor
Vermont legalized social use cannabis in January, and it’s been working on setting up the system since. One concern some residents have expressed is that...
Chronically ill cannabis sufferers in the United Kingdom are seemingly getting fed up with the current cannabis laws, which prohibits the drug for medicinal use.
However, their voices are finally being...
Alliance One International Inc. has made history this week, after announcing its partnership with two major Canadian cannabis companies.
Secured through Alliance One’s complete indirect subsidiary,...
On February 9, 2018, Congress voted to safeguard medical cannabis states from federal persecution… again. This temporary resolution under the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment will last for six weeks...
