The legal #cannabis sector in Morocco (for industrial and medicinal cannabis) is inhibited by bureaucracy, the ban on recreational cannabis and the appeal of the illegal market. 1/4 www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Cultivation associations in Germany have been authorised to grow #cannabis and distribute it to their members for a year now. The authorities have authorised 293 such associations. There are a particularly large number of such associations in NRW and Lower Saxony. www.zeit.de/politik/deut...

The German #cannabis law is to be ‘evaluated’ in the autumn. If drug commissioner Hendrik Streeck has his way, it could be amended. An end to the cannabis law is conceivable. ‘I'm not ruling anything out,’ says Streeck. www.fr.de/panorama/ers...

Punitive drug policies haven’t worked. Around the world, alternatives are being trialled with success. Important conversation from the UN in Geneva. 🔴 WATCH THE RECORDING: https://idpc.net/events/2025/06/support-don-t-punish-advancing-towards-a-health-and-human-rights-based-approach-to-drug-policy

If 21 months of seeing the death of babies, women, children, journalists, doctors and other innocents was not enough, the ghetto plan should be turning on all the warning lights. Israel is behaving as if it is planning genocide and expulsion. www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

At the last CND in March 2025, Colombia led a resolution that creates an independent expert panel that will conduct a long-overdue review of the UN drug control ‘machinery’. Colombian ambassador Laura Gil explains the background. idpc.net/news/2025/07...

'Nothing ever happens in Vienna,' they said — but Amb. Laura Gil proved otherwise. She broke taboos, built coalitions & leaned on #CivilSociety to shift the dial on #DrugPolicyReform. 📺 Must-watch via @drugreporter.bsky.social & @idpc.net#CivilSociety#DrugPolicyReform.

Legal #cannabis farmers in Morocco are unable to dispose of their crops because their products do not meet strict Western requirements for medicinal cannabis. The situation is dire; many farmers are considering going back into illegality, says TNI's Pien Metaal. platformcannabis.nl/redactionele...

In Thailand #cannabis dispensaries must transition into medical clinics if they are to continue to run legally, says the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine that is working on a draft of the new ministerial initiative to regulate the plant. 1/2 www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

In Switzerland #cannabis could soon be legalised. The Cann-L pilot trial in Lausanne is serving as a model. One million Swiss francs is now escaping from the local black market. Consumers prefer products with a lower THC content for their health. www.tdg.ch/legalisation...

Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise #cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's narcotics list in 2022. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit drug in Europe: 24 million European adults have used #cannabis in the last year. euda.europa.eu/publications... The European Commission fails 24 million European adults by blocking a comprehensive legal regulation. www.dw.com/en/germany-w...

The coca leaf is sacred. UN drug policy must stop criminalising Indigenous traditions. The current WHO review is a rare chance to align drug policy with human rights. Will the UN meet the moment? More in our Coca Chronicles #5 with @wola-org.bsky.social. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

Cannabis cultivation in Morocco expanded from around 1,400 hectares last year to between 3,000 and 3,500 hectares in 2025, more than doubling in scale... But: there is no market. en.hespress.com/112102-moroc...

European Drug Report 2025: Europe’s #cannabis market continues to evolve, but it is unclear what direction future European policies will take. www.euda.europa.eu/publications...

Descheduling #Coca: Challenges and Outcome Scenarios of the WHO Review www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxA... Video of my presentation at the mckenna.academy Wisdom of the Leaf - Coca Summit in Cusco, Peru (3-7 February 2025)

🚨 Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director, has resigned. 🚨 The UN's drugs agency stands at a crossroads, and Secretary-General António Guterres now has a rare opportunity to appoint a champion of human rights-based drug policies. Ann Fordham - @idpc.net, explains in our blog: idpc.net/blog/2025/06...

The non-enforcement on the sale of illegal hashish in participating coffee shops within the Dutch cannabis experiment will be extended once more until 1 September 2025. This decision was taken following signals of shortages of regulated hashish. 1/2 cannabisindustrie.nl/verlenging-g...

Where too many politicians lack the courage to challenge the failed 'war on drugs', Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema has showed pragmatic leadership: "why leave a health-risk product to criminals? Alcohol & medicine are regulated, why not [currently illegal] drugs?" monocle.com/affairs/amst... 1/

An icon and one of the most inspiring world leaders has passed. José “Pepe” Mujica legalized cannabis, abortion, and same-sex marriage. A great loss in these times of imbecile weirdos in power ... english.elpais.com/internationa...

Legales Cannabis reduziert den Missbrauch der Droge. Besonders bei Personen, die neben Cannabis auch noch andere Drogen konsumieren, reduziert eine legale Abgabe der Substanz den problematischen Konsum, wie eine neue Studie aus Basel zeigt. www.swissinfo.ch/ger/legales-...

What strategies has the far-right used to gain power—and how can we resist? TNI seeks ideas that help movements sharpen their tactics. Call for essays, deadline for pitches: 2 June www.tni.org/en/article/c...

The legal distribution of cannabis can reduce problematic consumption, particularly among people who also use other drugs, according to a Swiss study. 1/2 www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...

La OMS decidirá en octubre si la hoja de #coca debe ser legal: Bolivia y Colombia lideran su defensa www.infobae.com/america/mund...

A Dutch investor emphasized that multiple companies are eager to import Moroccan #cannabis, and local stakeholders are urging both the Dutch and Moroccan governments to facilitate the process. 1/3 en.hespress.com/109954-dutch...

Una nueva sustitución de cultivos arranca coja con las comunidades www.lasillavacia.com/silla-amazon... La Silla Vacía #coca #Colombia #PNIS

This article in Swedish discusses the failure of Sweden's drug policy and advocates for the decriminalisation of personal drug use. Written by criminologists Felipe Estrada, Albin Stenström, and Henrik Tham ... 1/4 magasinetkonkret.se/avkriminalis...

According to the Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS), the number of #cannabis-related criminal cases in Germany has decreased by 45% in 2024 compared to 2023. The most notable decrease occurred in consumption-related offences. These fell by 65%. 1/3 www.bka.de/DE/AktuelleI...

🇺🇳 🧞‍♂️ At the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the voting genie is out of the bottle — and it grants no wishes to hardliners. 🗳️ IDPC Deputy Director, Jamie Bridge, on recent votes that spell transformation in global #DrugPolicy 🗳️ Read & share!

Cannabis: Was die Legalisierung verändert hat - Politik - SZ.de

Germany: The CDU/CSU and SPD want to review the legalization of #cannabis for adults – however, a reversal was not included in the coalition agreement. An open-ended evaluation of the law in the fall of 2025 has now been agreed upon. www.fr.de/politik/cann...

Energy-intensive indoor cultivation drives the cannabis industry’s expanding carbon footprint www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Netherlands expanded a government-run initiative on Monday allowing legal #cannabis sales. While growing cannabis is still illegal, cannabis shops — known as coffeeshops — in 10 municipalities will be allowed to sell cannabis from 10 licensed producers. apnews.com/article/neth...

El gobierno mexicano insiste en sus banderas políticas «progresistas», pero la #cannabis no parece ser una de ellas y la ventana de oportunidad para regular parece cerrarse. La sentencia de la Suprema Corte de Justicia ha evitado que la ventana se cierre del todo. www.tni.org/es/art%C3%AD...

I was scheduled to give a talk on Palestine at a student conference at @notredame.bsky.social. The University rescinded my talk a week in advance citing an extremely flimsy excuse. It is truly disgusting. Attached is the letter I received and my reply, link below...

The Netherlands’ experiment with regulated #cannabis production has entered a crucial phase. From today, all coffeeshops in the ten participating municipalities are only allowed to sell cannabis grown by regulated cultivators. 1/2 nltimes.nl/2025/04/07/n...

This fall, a global regulatory body could move to decriminalize the demonized #coca leaf for the first time in more than 60 years, giving everyone access to sacred, medicinal leaves with proven health benefits. 1/4 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Die Union will die Cannabis-Teillegalisierung zurücknehmen. Unternehmer warnen vor einer Gefahr für die deutsche Wirtschaft. Eine Rücknahme der teilweisen Legalisierung ist unwahrscheinlich, aber eine mögliche Verschärfung des Gesetzes ist möglich ... www.fr.de/panorama/ver...

From next week, 80 coffee shops, in 10 Dutch municipalities will only sell #cannabis from licenced growers, but hashish will continue to come from illicit sources. Coffee shops participating in the trial say the supply of legal hash is not yet in order. 1/2 www.dutchnews.nl/2025/04/lice...

Im ersten Jahr der Cannabis-Legalisierung hat sich in Berlin einiges getan. In Berlin haben bisher fünf Vereine eine Anbaugenehmigung erhalten; 21 Anträge seien noch in Bearbeitung. Ein Überblick. www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundheit/e...

Will Switzerland be the first European country to legalise #cannabis? It is starting to look like that. There are probably still bears on the road, but pilot projects show good results and a parliamentary initiative gains momentum. Follow the thread (with sub-threads) here: bsky.app/profile/tomb...

Wird die Schweiz die erste in Europa sein, die #Cannabis legalisiert? Es sieht langsam danach aus. Es gibt vermutlich noch Bären auf dem Weg. Pilotprojekte zeigen gute Ergebnisse und eine parlamentarische Initiative gewinnt an Schwung. Siehe den Thread (+ Unter-Threads): bsky.app/profile/tomb...

Will Switzerland be the first European country to legalise #cannabis? It is starting to look like that. There are probably still bears on the road, but pilot projects show good results and a parliamentary initiative gains momentum. Follow the thread (with sub-threads) here: bsky.app/profile/tomb...

Die Studie «Weed Care», ein Pilotprojekt zur kontrollierten Abgabe von Freizeit #Cannabis im Kanton Basel-Stadt, zeigt zudem positive Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheit der Teilnehmenden. 1/3 www.bs.ch/medienmittei...

Over the course of the two-year “Weedcare” recreational #cannabis study, depressive symptoms and anxiety decreased among the participants, Basel City’s Department of Health reported. They also showed less addictive behaviour. 1/3 www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-agi...

Die Union will die #Cannabis Legalisierung kippen, doch die SPD blockiert. Da die Säule zwei ohnehin nicht mit der Union zu machen wäre, könnte man als Kompromiss zu dem Schluss kommen, an den bisherigen Regeln festzuhalten. www.fr.de/politik/koal...

Die mutmaßlichen Koalitionspartner CDU/CSU und SPD konnten sich bisher nicht auf eine Änderung der von der vorherigen Bundesregierung liberalisierten Rechtslage für #Cannabis einigen. 1/3 www.lto.de/recht/hinter...

The proliferation of hemp-derived products, difficulties of regulating state-level cannabis programs, and more traditional opposition to cannabis legalization, have all contributed to a reactionary anti-legalization movement that has been making ... 1/2 www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...

A marijuana industry-funded political action committee (PAC) is promoting ads sharply criticizing the Trump’s predecessor and also emphasizing that American cannabis businesses are losing out to Canada, a more recent target of Trump’s ire ... WTF www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-in...

Conflicted over Coca Coca Chronicles Issue #4: Andean-Amazonian Indigenous Peoples in the three main #coca producing and consuming countries of Bolivia, Colombia and Peru see promise and peril in lifting coca ban ... www.tni.org/en/article/c...