As regular Newsweed consumers will have noticed, we've been on hiatus for the past 2 weeks. But since there's no news to wait for us, here's a...
Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced during his presentation of the 2022/2023 national budget that the island's Parliament may soon ask to authorize...
Arkansas voters are about to see a cannabis legalization initiative on their ballot this November, activists...
With discussions underway in Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark, Europe needs to define its own way of regulating...
Newly published study shows link between U.S. states with medical cannabis programs and fewer car accidents....
In an interview with Tribune de Genève, former President of the Swiss Confederation Ruth Dreyfus says she is «quite optimistic» about Switzerland's ability to...
The German government today announced the first of five expert hearings to prepare for the regulation of cannabis in Germany. In all, more than...
The Bloco de Esquerda, Portugal's left-wing democratic socialist party, presented a new bill to the Assembly last week, proposing the abolition of the...
Last Friday, the Luxembourg government approved a bill to amend the Grand Duchy's cannabis legislation. It will authorize...
The Spanish government is due to hold a final vote on proposals to legalize medical cannabis within the next three weeks. If the proposal is approved and...
Supermodel and businesswoman Heidi Klum reportedly recently met Burkhard Blienert, Germany's new drugs commissioner, at a private meeting and expressed her support...
After more than four and a half years of legalization, Uruguay's legal cannabis market serves between 39% and 56% of the country's cannabis consumers....
Japan's Ministry of Health is considering legalizing medical cannabis, while proposing to strengthen the criminalization of its recreational use. A panel of experts...
Rhode Island's Democratic governor, Dan McKee, signed the bill to legalize cannabis for adults in the state last Wednesday,...
Delaware's Democratic governor, John Carney, vetoed the state's plan to legalize cannabis on Tuesday, drawing the wrath of his colleagues...
A member of the Australian Green Party has reintroduced a bill proposing to legalize and regulate cannabis in South Australia. The...
In Austria, possession of even the smallest quantity of cannabis is a punishable offence. However, the prohibition of cannabis is being called into question, and...
The legislative committees of the Rhode Island State Senate and House of Representatives have approved the bill to legalize...
Rena Lalgie, Governor of the Territory of Bermuda, has decided to reserve her assent for the legalization of cannabis in the archipelago. She did, however, urge...
Guernsey's Health and Social Care Committee has submitted its cannabis legalization plan for consideration. The proposal is part of the...
