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Italy rolling back cannabis liberalisation
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2024
» ROME — Italy's flourishing "cannabis light" industry risks being uprooted this year when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushes a bill through parliament to deflower a crop that is legal across much of Europe.
Japan to criminalise cannabis use
Kyodo News, Published on 12/09/2024
» TOKYO - Japan will criminalise cannabis use and legalise medical products using substances derived from the plant under revised laws that will take effect on Dec 12, the health ministry said on Thursday.
World's tallest 'hemp hotel' trails South Africa's green credentials
AFP, Published on 03/05/2023
» CAPE TOWN - With 12 storeys, a breathtaking view of Cape Town's imposing Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint, the world's tallest building made with industrial hemp is soon to open its doors in South Africa.
Hong Kong bans CBD, with stiff penalties
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» A new law criminalising the possession, consumption and selling of cannabidiol (CBD) in Hong Kong came into effect on Wednesday, placing the substance on par with heroin in terms of legal classification.
Attack on US House Speaker's husband raises alarm
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: A man who clubbed the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the head with a hammer, shouting “Where is Nancy?”, faces a charge of attempted murder after the violent break-in at the couple’s San Francisco home.
Britain's cannabis market booms on Covid demand
AFP, Published on 19/08/2021
» LONDON: Britain's legal cannabis market has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic to become the second biggest after the United States, as consumers rushed to alleviate Covid-linked symptoms, industry experts say.
'Zombie fires' in Siberian forests stoked by climate change
AFP, Published on 24/09/2020
» SHIPUNOVO, Russia: Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest.
Press, Lloyd on target as USA sink England in SheBelieves Cup
AFP, Published on 06/03/2020
» ORLANDO - Superbly taken second-half strikes from Christen Press and Carli Lloyd fired the United States to a 2-0 win over England as the reigning world champions began the SheBelieves Cup in style on Thursday.
US hemp dreams may be dashed
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/09/2019
» The euphoria among American farmers from the burgeoning prospects of hemp, grown as an alternative to mainstream crops caught in a trade war, has turned to caution.
One stitch at a time: weaving rehab for Vietnam trafficking victims
AFP, Published on 17/01/2019
» QUAN BA (VIETNAM) - Thao Thi Van was just two when her mother disappeared during a trip to the market, likely taken by traffickers preying on women from the Hmong hill tribes of northern Vietnam to sell as brides or into brothels in China.