Photo credit: Lukasz Stefanski. Seven months after Germany legalized adult-use cannabis, the country’s so-called “cannabis clubs” finally distributed cannabis for the first time to its members last Saturday. At midnight on April 1, Germany’s Cannabis Act (Cannabisgesetz or CanG) entered into force. The legislation legalized the recreational use of cannabis in the European … [Read more...] about What Does Legal Cannabis the EU’s Economic Powerhouse Look Like?
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Cannabis in Europe: Amsterdam and Beyond
Amsterdam Canal. Photo Credit: Zena Velasquez When traveling abroad, habitual cannabis consumers—particularly those from a place where they can legally purchase cannabis from a state-regulated dispensary—want to know if they can continue to (legally) use cannabis in their destination. There are, of course, the well-known destinations that attract cannabis tourism, … [Read more...] about Cannabis in Europe: Amsterdam and Beyond
The Killing of Sarah Halimi: When Anti-Semitism Arises and Cannabis is Used to Avoid Justice
Portrait of Sarah Halimi. Photo courtesy of the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement. Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of violence. In April 2017, Sarah Halimi — a 65-year-old retired kindergarten director — was beaten and thrown to her death from her apartment in Paris by her neighbor, Kobili Traoré. Four years after her murder, the French court ruled … [Read more...] about The Killing of Sarah Halimi: When Anti-Semitism Arises and Cannabis is Used to Avoid Justice
Poland Nears a Total Abortion ban as More Women Travel Abroad for Procedure
COVID-19 is on the Rise for the Second Time
Written by: J. Laura Countries across the world are preparing for lockdown and restrictions amid the second wave of COVID-19, which has already taken nearly one million lives as of September 18th, 2020, according to Statista. Since the first cases emerged in China last year, the novel coronavirus has infected more than 30 million people globally, reports … [Read more...] about COVID-19 is on the Rise for the Second Time