Robert Veverka, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Czech cannabis magazine Legalizace, is facing a five-year prison sentence for «incitement and promotion of...
It's nearly the end of a (very) long court case begun in September 2019, which Newsweed has been following assiduously. Thirtysomething Jannick Murray-Hall is determined that...
The Cannabis Social Clubs model, consolidated in Barcelona over the last decade, could see its days numbered. The courts have annulled a regulation...
After years of bloody warfare against drugs and drug users, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could see the wheels of international justice turn on his...
As in France, many Spanish stores sell cannabis flowers with low THC content. A recent court decision, reported by ElDiaro, of...
The Canadian cannabis industry is highly regulated. The recent indictment of the former CEO of cannabis giant CannTrust is a reminder of this. Investigators...
In an important ruling handed down this Wednesday afternoon, the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) has clarified the legal situation of CBD in France. According to the...
Over the past few weeks, CBD owners have often come out of the courts happy. More and more of them are being acquitted (i.e. declared innocent at the end of...
Six months after legalizing the sale of cannabis, Maine is considering decriminalizing the use of all drugs, including cocaine and heroin. This...
After the Senate failed to meet its commitment to legislate the recreational use of cannabis by the end of April, the Supreme Court of Justice of...
The decision was eagerly awaited, despite its limited scope. In a decision handed down yesterday, June 15, the French Supreme Court ruled that CBD stores...
The manager of CBD'Eau, the leading franchise in France with over a hundred stores, was being prosecuted for drug possession and trafficking. He was...
A «Sarah Halimi» bill will be presented at the end of the month by Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti. Before that, the right-wing...
Last week, one of the world's largest confectionery companies, Wrigley, filed a lawsuit against a small but influential Californian company, Terphogz, promoter...
In recent months, German police and courts have been cracking down hard on CBD hemp manufacturers and sellers, claiming that the products...
While cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018, Quebec chose to ban self-cultivation. This provincial restriction was first challenged...
Christopher Mennillo, co-owner of Prohibition, a chain of smoking accessories stores based in the Montreal area, has taken legal action against the...
Clumsy activism, professional suicide or unbearable provocation? Julien*, an ex-policeman, received a three-month suspended prison sentence from the Pontoise Magistrates' Court on Thursday....
The German hemp industry was eagerly awaiting the verdict of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH). The court was due to rule on the verdict of the Hanfbar, a...
He says he is «confident», but blames a «public prosecutor's office with little knowledge of the product». Pascal Labiche is facing two years in prison (18 months suspended) and...
