Month: September 2019

(CNN)Zimbabwe has just legalized growing marijuana for medicinal and research purposes — and several other African governments are considering tapping into the lucrative natural resource too. More than 10,000 tons of cannabis are produced on the continent each year, according to a UN survey, which advocates believe could be worth billions of dollars in a rapidly expanding global market for legal weed. African governments have not yet followed the trend of legalization seen in Europe and the Americas. However last year, Lesotho became the continent’s first country to offer legal licenses to grow…

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People wait in line at the Essence cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas, Saturday, July 1, 2017, as recreational sales of marijuana begin. By Chris Kudialis Thursday, April 19, 2018 | 2 a.m. Related content Las Vegas dispensaries expecting big crowds for 420 marijuana celebration Some Republican lawmakers, once critical of marijuana, now think highly of it. Here’s why Players free to smoke weed as dispensary sponsors Las Vegas soccer team More marijuana coverage Friday marks Nevada’s first 4/20 since recreational marijuana sales were legalized last July. With more than 45 dispensaries in…

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Nevada marijuana law permits recreational marijuana cultivation of up to 6 plants (a maximum of 12 per household) only if the grower is more than 25 miles from the nearest licensed dispensary. Growing more than 12 plants is a felony, though the court typically grants probation instead of Nevada State Prison. Common defenses to Nevada charges of cultivating weed include: The defendant had no knowledge the pot was growing on his/her property, or The defendant had a valid medical marijuana card, and he/she was too ill or lacked means to travel to a dispensary Even though Nevada recently legalized recreational marijuana, courts…

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Today’s political climate means uncertainty for certain immigrants. But for many, America is still the country where dreams can be fulfilled and some local immigrant families are finding the pathway to achieve the dream is lined with rows of cannabis   Image Credit: Hayley Young Sandip Saini tends the budding marijuana plants in his family’s greenhouse, located behind a convenience store in Bellingham. The cannabis is sold under their Khush Kush label. The family hopes this farm is their ticket to prosperity Even on the grayest Northwest day, Surjit Singh…

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Sisters Jackie, left, and Bria Cook, hand out marijuana cigarettes at a rally in Washington, D.C, to push for changes to the District’s medical cannabis law. Minority legalization advocates have raised concerns that they won’t have an equitable stake in the emerging business.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Natalie Jones Bonner, a 58-year-old entrepreneur in Biloxi, Mississippi, who has used cannabis to reduce inflammation in her knees and wrists, wanted her fellow Mississippians to experience the drug’s medical and economic benefits. So she volunteered to collect signatures for a ballot…

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