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Seeking higher office: Marijuana found growing near lawmakers' building in central Tokyo
In a nation governed by one of the world's most draconian anti-cannabis laws, it's rare enough to stumble upon marijuana plants thriving on the side of a road. Imagine the surprise, then, when a crop of marijuana was found earlier this week in what is ...
Japan's 1.3 million marijuana experimenters surpass inhalant abusers for first time: survey
An estimated 1.3 million Japanese aged 15 to 64 have used marijuana, surpassing those abusers of paint thinner and other inhalants for the first time, a survey by The National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry shows. The center, based in the western Tokyo suburb of ...
Fight brews in Canada between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Senate over home-grown pot
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced a political challenge to his marijuana legalization bill Wednesday as a fight brewed over whether Canadians should be allowed to grow the plant at home. After several months of study, the Senate proposed a ban on home cultivation, as ...
Canada clears major hurdle in legalizing recreational marijuana
Canada's Senate passed a bill Thursday legalizing recreational marijuana, moving it closer to becoming the first member of the Group of Seven nations to legalize the production, sale and consumption of the drug. The Cannabis Act (Bill C-45) passed the Senate with 52 votes for, ...
Japan sees record number of marijuana cases in 2017 as youth involvement rises
The data showed a notable increase in the number of cases involving people aged below 20, raising concern that use of the drug is becoming more widespread among juveniles.
Ex-Speaker John Boehner morphs from strong marijuana foe to pot industry adviser
The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner. The Republican former speaker of the House has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a company that cultivates, processes and dispenses cannabis in 11 U.S. states. Boehner's endorsement, after saying nine years ago he ...
Japan's juvenile crime at postwar record low, but rising marijuana use concerns police agency
The number of teens implicated in cases involving marijuana increased by more than fivefold between 2013 and 2017, the National Police Agency said, raising concern that use of the drug is spreading among juveniles. A total of 297 people aged between 14 and 19 were ...
Thousands of San Francisco residents convicted of marijuana offenses since 1975 will see those convictions dismissed or reduced under an effort announced on Wednesday by the city's district attorney. California's Proposition 64, which legalized recreational pot use and possession and reduced criminal penalties, allowed people ...
Canadian cannabis producer Aurora's 1.1 billion Canadian dollar ($890 million) acquisition of rival CanniMed Therapeutics on Wednesday will create a global pot behemoth as the legalization of recreational-use marijuana takes hold. The deal is the largest yet in Canada's hot cannabis industry, which has seen ...
Australia, aiming to become major cannabis supplier, OKs exports
Australia agreed to allow exports of medicinal cannabis Thursday in a boost to budding domestic manufacturers, as it eyes becoming a leading world supplier. The country's first medical marijuana farm received its growers' license in March last year and others have followed, with the government ...
U.S.'s legal cannabis industry to generate $40 billion, 400,000 jobs by 2021: study
The legal cannabis sector is expected to generate $40 billion and more than 400,000 jobs by 2021 in the United States, according to a study released Tuesday. The estimate by consulting firm Arcview includes direct purchases by consumers of $20.8 billion and indirect revenue for ...
Mexico will legalize sales of marijuana-based medicines, foods, drinks, cosmetics and other products early next year, its health regulator said on Wednesday, bringing some forms of cannabis into legal commerce even as the country struggles with the illicit drug trade. Mexico legalized the use of ...
