Recreational cannabis, sometimes referred to as "adult-use" or "social cannabis", is legal in some 20 countries and half of the US states. Each legalization brings its own set of lessons: impact on public health, effects on the black market, tax revenues, changes in consumption patterns. Newsweed follows the political debates, market data and impact studies in all the countries where recreational cannabis is legalized or in the process of being legalized.
The launch of a legal adult-use cannabis market in Virginia has been delayed yet again after Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed...
In mid-May, Colombian legislators approved a new reform proposal in committee. The bill, put forward by deputy Alejandro Ocampo, was approved...
A new research project in Neuss, near Düsseldorf, may soon be testing regulated cannabis retailing under the framework established by the...
Two years after the launch of its pilot program for the regulated sale of cannabis, the city of Lausanne reports a significant impact on both...
A parliamentary committee meeting held in Philipsburg on April 9 gave new political impetus to the project to legalize cannabis...
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro took advantage of 4/20 to put the pressure back on the state legislature. In a message published Monday on...
North Carolina could be one step closer to legalizing recreational cannabis, after a governor-appointed commission released a new...
Zurich City Council has voted to extend its adult-use cannabis pilot project, «Züri...
On April 1, 2024, the Cannabis Consumption Act (KCanG) came into force in Germany. It legalized the possession and cultivation...
Five years after the passage of the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), New York State has now surpassed 3.3 billion...
The election of José Antonio Kast to the presidency of Chile confirms an assertive turn to the far right. After defeating Jeannette Jara with 58 % of the...
The debate surrounding the legalization of cannabis in Germany continues to divide the political landscape, but one key voice is calling for caution in the face of...
Adult-use cannabis sales in Canada reached C$5.5 billion in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025,...
The Die Linke parliamentary group has tabled a motion in the Bundestag calling for a thorough reform of current legislation and full legalization,...
Efforts to legalize cannabis for adult use in Florida and Hawaii have suffered major setbacks. Between legal battles in the Sunshine State...
The city of Anoka, a suburb north of Minneapolis-St. Paul has opened Minnesota's first government-run cannabis dispensary, a model yet...
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is once again urging his state's lawmakers to legalize cannabis for adult use, arguing that the evolution of...
Washington state lawmakers are once again addressing one of the last unresolved aspects of cannabis legalization in the state:...
Wisconsin Democrats have once again introduced a bill to fully legalize medical and recreational cannabis for...
The Parliament of the island of Grenada has approved amendments to the Drug Abuse (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2026, which decriminalizes cannabis...
