カテゴリー: Cannabis
Tbilisi judge rejects lawyer’s offer of plea agreement for release of pregnant Teesside teenager, now 19, at hearingThe British teenager Bella Culley is to be held in a Georgian prison for at least five more weeks as she awaits trial on drug-smuggling …
New rules banning recreational cannabis use have put Thailand’s $1bn cannabis industry in limbo, with some stores fearing they will have to closeAlong Bangkok’s famous backpacker strip, Khao San Rd, storefronts offer a smorgasbord of highs – cannabis s…
Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlierWithin a day of Bella May Culley being arrested at a Georgian airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 14kg of cannabis, the …
Photographer Dougie Wallace has been looking at the impact of the decriminalisation of cannabis in Thailand, from Khaosan Road to the beach resorts, such as Krabi and Phuket, that attract touristsThe decriminalisation of cannabis in Thailand in June 20…
Prime minister Srettha Thavisin has said the drug will be for medical use only, adding that problems arising from drug use have been ‘widespread’Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, has said his government will “rectify” its cannabis policy…
Oil from the versatile plant makes cannabis medicine CBD and its fibre has a range of uses but the Taliban need convincingThe smell seemed unmistakable, the dried buds looked familiar and the Taliban checkpoint guards, who had never heard of CBD, a non…
Oil from the versatile plant makes cannabis medicine CBD and its fibre has a range of uses but the Taliban need convincingThe smell seemed unmistakable, the dried buds looked familiar and the Taliban checkpoint guards, who had never heard of CBD, a non…
Scientists observed fewer cases of avian bronchitis and superior meat after chickens given cannabisIt all began when Ong-ard Panyachatiraksa, a farm owner in the north of Thailand who is licensed to grow medicinal cannabis, was wondering what to do wit…
People will be allowed to grow it at home but smoking for recreational purposes is still forbiddenThailand will soon ease its rules on cannabis and allow people to grow the plant at home – but smoking for recreational purposes is still forbidden, and o…
Ideas ranging from wellness spas to profitable farms for rural communities could provide economic boost, say advocatesFrom Bangkok Hilton to Bridget Jones, Thailand’s reputation as one of the strictest countries in the world for drug offences is well d…
From the outside, the country seems like a likely candidate for progressive drug laws but internally, change is proving hard to bringAfter New Zealand’s referendum to legalise cannabis failed, social service agencies across the country are seeking a ne…
Decades-old tradition is grounded as priority shifts to tackling other drugs, such as meth Helicopters that have for decades taken to the skies of New Zealand every year to search for cannabis-growing operations will stay on the ground this year amid a…
As other countries make leaps and bounds in drug law reform, Aotearoa seems bound to the tired and worn path of prohibitionSadly New Zealand has voted no to legalising cannabis, but it was close: 48.4% voted in support of the Cannabis Legalisation and …
Yes campaign garnered 48.4% of votes, while the no vote won 50.7%, meaning the referendum does not passNew Zealanders have voted not to legalise cannabis in a referendum that painted a portrait of a country starkly divided over drug policy.The yes vote…
Latest poll shows the No campaign ahead slightly among registered votersSupport for the Yes and No campaigns in New Zealand’s referendum on legalising and taxing cannabis is split at 49.5% each, six weeks out from voting day.The No campaign, which aims…