UN Report Calls for Drug Policies That Protect Human Rights, Reduce Harm
On Sept. 20, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council published the UN Human Rights…
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Volcanic Eruption Devastates St. Vincent’s Cannabis Growers
CANNABIS CULTURE – The eruption of La Soufrière, a volcano on the Caribbean island of…
Last Prisoner Project Launches Federal Clemency Campaign For People Imprisoned For Cannabis
Last Prisoner Project (LPP) has launched a new initiative to provide President Joe Biden’s Administration…
New Partnership Makes Names Of Cannabis Prisoners Front And Center
For many, the biggest casualties of the War on Drugs have been those convicted and…
Manitoba Man Challenges Province’s Recreational Cannabis Growing Ban
A Manitoba man is continuing his fight to grow recreational cannabis, challenging the provincial government’s…
Mother Fears Son Could Die As Brexit Stops Medical Cannabis Supply
Government gives two weeks notice that access to epilepsy treatment for nine-year-old Alfie Dingley will…
Brexit Letter Threatens To Leave Epileptic Children Without Access To Life-Saving Medicine
Medical cannabis prescriptions can help reduce seizures in youngsters. Children with severe epilepsy are at…
Man Who Was Serving 90-Year Sentence For Marijuana Released In Florida
While serving a 90-year prison sentence for selling marijuana, Richard DeLisi’s wife died, as did…
Richard DeLisi, Longest-Serving Pot inmate in US, to Get Early Freedom
Richard DeLisi was sentenced to 90 years in Polk County court. The man described as…
Kiwibank Shuts Down ‘Green Fairy’ Account After Giving Her ‘Local Hero’ Medal
“Green fairy” Rose Renton is having her Kiwibank account shut down less than a year…
Manitoba Man Taking Province to Court Over Ban on Growing Pot at Home
A Manitoba man has filed a constitutional challenge over the province’s rules about growing pot…
How Federal Marijuana Policy is Pushing Veterans into the Black Market
A California group is fighting to end a federal prohibition that makes it impossible for…