Sunday 1 August, 2021
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalised recreational marijuana use for adults earlier this week.
Pro-legalisation campaigners said the Supreme Court ruling left cannabis users facing many uncertainties.
The two referendums represented significant potential changes to New Zealand’s social fabric.
This will make it significantly less of a grey area in Irish law – and it could also herald the start of the Irish cannabis industry.
Those most likely to give it a go for the first time were men aged 45 to 64.
The move has been welcomed by some, while others say the new rules are still too restrictive.
Medical marijuana dispensaries are already common in parts of the country.
No deaths were reported, but officials said two people suffered life-threatening symptoms.
A number of other people have also been hospitalised by the contaminated drug, with symptoms such as coughing up blood and internal bleeding.
But finding a shop to buy non-medical pot in California won’t be easy, at least initially.
Patrick and Barbara Jiron brought 27kg of marijuana on a cross-country road trip in the US.
Macron has made controversial comments in the past about French colonies.
* Sort of. A new American study has found that those smoking the drug daily are having about 20% more sex than non-users.
The crime tends to be less violent.
“With this stuff, I feel the same relaxation as before, but since there is no high, I can still get things done and play with my kids.”
Originating in the US, 4/20 is a date when cannabis advocates unite to light one up together.
This would make the country only the second to do so, after Uruguay.
Uruguay will become the first nation to make the step later this year.
A US study has found that cannabis almost certainly reduces chronic pain and eases nausea from chemotherapy.
Companies wishing to sell CBD can apply for a licence from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
It now reads Hollyweed, after the state passed a vote with legalised the recreational use of marijuana.
Denver now allows bars and restaurants to give patrons the option to use marijuana alongside a cocktail or meal.
The seizure is part of an ongoing operation into targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin and Kildare regions.
There was more than just the presidency at stake in yesterday’s vote.
‘Which gummy bears are infused with marijuana?’
TDs will debate medicinal cannabis use in the near future.
There have been a number of calls for cannabis to be legalised in Ireland for medical reasons.
Researchers from NYU studied how alcohol and marijuana affected sexual experiences.
This week, Bríd Smith tabled a Bill calling for the use of cannabis to be permitted for sufferers of illnesses such as Multiple Sclerosis and cancer.
It suggests the drug “hijacks” the rewards system.
For women who continue to smoke throughout their pregnancy – they are five times more likely to have a preterm birth.
Canada is expected to become the first G7 nation to do so.
The tunnel was equipped with a rail system and an elevator hidden in a closet in a Mexican house.
Could Ireland go down the Portuguese route?
A host of parody videos have been doing the rounds.
For medical marijuana users, of course.
Users tell TheJournal.ie about their experiences.
Bill Bratton grabbed a joint off a schoolgirl on the street, and threw it in a sewer. Could you imagine?
As laws become more liberalised, cannabis is becoming a multi-billion industry.
“It’s not a performance-enhancing drug. It has nothing to do with athletic competition.”
