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Why then has marijuana been banned throughout the world for so many years?
As they say in Hollywood movies, “Nothing personal – just business.” In the 30s of the last century, hemp was a serious competitor to the already formed alcohol, tobacco, cellulose, textile businesses. In 1916, the US Parliament expressed the opinion that by 1940, all paper products would be made from hemp, therefore tree cutting would no longer be necessary, as 1 hectare of hemp is equivalent to 4 hectares of forest in terms of productivity. Such news could not please billionaires who grew rich in deforestation and paper production from wood. But there were much more powerful forces. At that time, DuPont’s heirs patented a series of manufacturing processes that signified the entrance and the birth of the Fossil Energy Era.
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12.19.2019
In Ukraine, the court acquitted a man for the first time for growing marijuana
In Nikolaev region Voznesensky court fully justified Vitaly Rumyantsev who grew marijuana for medicinal purposes. This was reported in the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union. Rumyantsev, despite his first-degree disability, was judged for two years. A man could sentences for seven years of imprisonment, but human rights activists intervened in time. It turned out that […]
Read more...12.16.2019
The Prime Minister of Thailand described the benefits of medical cannabis
Prayut Chan-o-cha, Thailand’s Prime Minister, gave a speech on the benefits of medical cannabis at a UNESCO event, The Nation Thailand writes. Chan-o-cha demonstrated the vial of hemp oil and said that cannabis-based medications could become an affordable medicine for people with low incomes. At the same time, he emphasized that drugs should be prescribed […]
Read more...12.04.2019
Brazil authorized the use of marijuana-based drugs for medical purposes
The Brazilian National Agency for Health Control (Anvisa) has authorized the production and use of marijuana-based drugs for medical purposes. The regulator said this on its website on Tuesday. The permit is temporary and may be reviewed after three years. During this period, Anvisa expects to receive the results of ongoing scientific and technical research […]
Read more...12.01.2019
The use of marijuana is allowed in Singapore for the first time
The Singaporean authorities allowed the use of the drug based on marijuana for the first time, reports Straits Times. It will be used to treat epilepsy in a minor girl. According to the publication, the girl’s doctor asked for permission to import a drug containing marijuana, as conventional drugs do not produce the necessary results. […]
Read more...11.30.2019
Medical researchers reported about an unusual migraine cure
A new study by specialists from Washington State University, USA, has demonstrated some interesting relationships in the effects of cannabis on migraines and headaches. In particular, looking ahead, it may be said that inhalation of cannabis does indeed help to deal effectively with increasing migraine crises and headaches in general, not only in the short […]
Read more...11.24.2019
The journalist from the CIS who has defeated oncology urged to legalize marijuana
Famous Ukrainian journalist Yanina Sokolova, who managed to defeat the oncological disease, called for legalizing medical marijuana in the country. The journalist also added that medical marijuana “has nothing to do with the negative publicity”. Drugs of this type can anaesthetize patients with cancer, autists, seriously injured military people (for example, after amputations). “There is […]
Read more...11.19.2019
They started to study medical marijuana in Russia
In Russia, hemp research and search for cannabis which would not cause severe psychosis or other side effects, if they would be used for medical purposes. This was reported by Eugene Brun, the chief freelance drug psychiatrist of the Ministry of Health, RIA Novosti. “We don’t know which result would be when this research is […]
Read more...11.13.2019
Will medical marijuana be available to Estonians?
The Estonian Parliament discussed the issue of hemp legalization. Tynis Melder, the chairman of the Social Affairs Commission, supported the discussion about the availability of medical cannabis in Estonia, which could be used by doctors as part of treatment if necessary. On Tuesday, 12 November, the Social Affairs Commission of the Estonian Parliament discussed with […]
Read more...10.28.2019
France is experimenting with marijuana
The French Parliament has passed a law on a two-year experiment in the marijuana medical use for a limited group of patients, according to France 24. At its conclusion, a final decision will be made on whether to make the practice permanent and for all. A number of studies show that cannabis is effective for […]
Read more...10.15.2019
7.5 years imprisonment for 9 grams of hashish in the luggage
Despite the fact that the age of enlightenment, in which any more or less educated person is obviously in need of legalization of marijuana, in most parts of the world it is still possible to raise the term of imprisonment even for negligible doses of plants. The victim of such a situation was Naama Issakhar, […]
Read more...10.11.2019
New country on the legalization map?
The ruling ‘Sluga Naroda’ (‘Servant of the People’) Party of Ukraine has developed a draft law on the legalization of the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The bill is planned to be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada in the coming months. MP Yevhenia Kravchuk said that many of her colleagues intended to support the […]
Read more...10.08.2019
Australia is going to spend $2 million on cannabis research to help cancer patients
Patients in most parts of Australia are allowed to use marijuana by prescription, and a licence is required to cultivate and produce medicinal cannabis. Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said that access to medicines is now allowed for more than 11,000 patients, and most prescriptions were issued this year. “There has been only a limited […]
Read more...Legalization card
Hot debates concerning marijuana legalization and decriminalization are raging all over the world, and, bending under the weight of cannabis harmlessness evidence, dozens of countries have softened their laws. And today the legalization process covers larger and larger areas of the globe.
At the moment, hemp has different legal status in different countries - from a total ban to a complete legalization or permission to grow a certain amount, or acquire small doses for personal recreational or medical use. We have compiled a detailed table of cannabis legalization in the world for you, so that when going on vacation to any country, you would always know what you can do with cannabis, and what is better to refrain from.
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TOP 10 greatest athletes who use marijuana.
Until recently, the use of CBD in sports was prohibited by the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency Code (WADA). The slightest trace of marijuana in the athlete's body was followed by long disqualification.
07.15.2019
Read more...The greatest mistakes in history: Hemp prohibition.
Nowadays the questions of marijuana legalization or decriminalization are actively revised in the world. Somewhere positive decisions have already been made, but somewhere they have yet to be made. A little more than 80 years have passed since the beginning of the war against hemp, but the history of this struggle still leaves questions. And […]
07.15.2019
Read more...The big miracle of the little man
Those who set the goal of developing this world, have made a lot of mistakes. The idea was incredibly good, but its realization has been a failure, as it happens quite often. War, hunger, tyranny – all these things are a list of side effects than leap up on the humanity body as purulent boils, […]
07.10.2019
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