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.
Massachusetts voters will decide this coming November whether to partially roll back the legalization of cannabis in the state, as a repeal initiative has gathered enough...
More than a year after voters in the Cayman Islands voted in favor of decriminalizing cannabis, the Legislative Reform Commission (LRC)...
More than seven years after cannabis was legalized for adult use, Guam has officially issued its first cannabis operating license. The license was...
The canton of St. Gallen has officially launched one of Switzerland’s largest cannabis pilot projects, allowing up to 5,000 adult users to legally access...
Just a few weeks ago, the future of cannabis in Virginia seemed to be at a standstill. In May 2026, Governor Abigail Spanberger had vetoed two...
Nearly eight years after the Constitutional Court’s ruling authorizing the cultivation and possession of cannabis for personal use, South Africa is struggling...
The debate over the legalization of cannabis in Argentina has returned to the national political agenda following the introduction of a bill that...
Germany's Federal Commissioner for Drugs, Hendrik Streeck, has become the first prominent member of the conservative CDU party to publicly support...
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...
