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This is the final part of a 6 part historical series. Looking in the near future to the developments in the U.S.A. With president Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. What’s next? Chris and Mikki began their grassroots legalisation campaign in 1988 and championed last year’s successful California Prop. 64 campaign. Chris is the […]

In France, the laws on cannabis are very strict. Even medicinal use, with the exception of the Sativa spray for MS-patients, is not allowed. Nevertheless, the third edition of the UFCM iCare symposium on the use of cannabinoids in medicine was held in Strasbourg. This symposium was opened by a representative of the Mayor of […]

Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris are living legends in the battle for legal cannabis through their activism, journalism, vision and court-recognized expertise in cannabis cultivation and use. Cannabis News Network tells the story of Chris and Mikki in 6 episodes, published every Friday for 6 weeks. This is part 4: Medical vs Recreational. ‘If it’s […]

Cannabis News Network is launching a new series: Canna History. In cooperation with the Hash Marihuana & Hemp Museum, we are going to present multiple historical, entertaining, and need to know facts about cannabis and hemp. Insomnia, migraines, asthma, menstrual problems, maternity pain, hysteria, erection problems, blisters or simply a dry cough. About a hundred and […]

In times of the holidays, the police are checking drivers for alcohol and now more than ever also for drugs! Cannabis consumers, recreational and medical are not really aware of the consequences. Millions of people around the globe are facing serious consequences, losing their driver’s license, their jobs, facing high penalties and even imprisonment when using cannabis […]

“We hebben met deze Regulator geprobeerd om een discussie te starten, om mensen te leren waar eigenlijk de discussiepunten liggen, in plaats van eindeloos te blijven hangen in die discussie óf we moeten reguleren of niet. Wij wilden graag eens praten over hóe we dat dan moeten doen.” – Thijs Roes (De Correspondent) tijdens het […]

EN: Peter is deputy chief of police and Director of Operations at the Belgian police in Brecht. For years he fought in the front line of the war on drugs and believed he was serving society doing so. Meanwhile, his brother Tom was struggling with an addiction to hard drugs. In 2006 he died of […]

In this fourth installment of our Irish mini-series, we talk to Joel Stanley, one of the founders of Charlotte’s Web, who attended the Global Medical Cannabis Summit in Dublin last month. At the Dublin Hemp Museum in Ireland, he shares his story with us. For those who don’t know Joel Stanley, he’s one part of the Stanley brothers, […]

Voor het eerst sinds de Tweede Kamer heeft ingestemd met het reguleren van de cannabisteelt voor coffeeshops, komen de hoofdrolspelers van het nieuwe cannabisbeleid bij elkaar om te praten over de toekomst. Centraal staat de vraag hoe regulering van cannabis er in de praktijk uit moet gaan zien. Lang was de vraag in Nederland óf […]

“Dat betekent dat de internationale handel, die nu illegaal is en plaatsvindt, buiten de deur wordt gehouden. En dat heeft consequenties voor landen waar traditioneel cannabis wordt verbouwd, zoals Marokko.” – Tom Blickman (Transnational Institute) over Fair Trade Hasj tijdens het Cannabis Reguleren in de Praktijk seminar.