ISSUE No. 107

Half of the French have smoked weed at least once

https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/les-consommateurs-de-cannabis-sont-de-plus-en-plus-vieux-et-souvent-des-hommes-selon-une-etude-2180071

Canadian insurance companies have studied the impact of decriminalization on the number of accidents
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2022/12/12/698991.htm
https://thefreshtoast.com/news/does-marijuana-decriminalization-cause-more-car-accidents/

New research: how legalization and decriminalization affect the number of arrests
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2799196
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2022/12/19/study-cannabis-legalization-reduces-arrests-more-than-decriminalization-but-it-may-have-limits/?sh=48be7c3a3107

In the UK, those who got caught using grass for the first time will not be judged https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/12/17/first-time-drug-users-will-not-prosecuted-police-chiefs-plan/

CBD Does Not Reduce THC Effect, Cannabis Study Shows
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-022-01478-z
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2022/11/28/cbd-doesnt-reduce-thc-effects-cannabis-study-finds/?sh=2760cbea1d97

In New York, legal canna stores will have QR codes
https://thefreshtoast.com/news/new-york-reveals-tool-for-identifying-legit-marijuana-shops/


Super Bowl champion Chris Long told how he managed to use cannabis and pass drug tests in the NFL https://www.foxnews.com/sports/super-bowl-champ-chris-long-talks-cannabis-use-how-he-beat-nfl-drug-tests-eagles-current-run

ISSUE No. 105

Biden Signs Medical Marijuana Research Bill https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2022/12/03/biden-signs-medical-marijuana-research-bill/?sh=7587a45b7c69

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2022/12/02/bills-signed-h-j-res-100-h-r-8454-s-3826-and-s-3884/

Swiss Federal Commission for Cannabis Legalization

https://cannabisindustrie.nl/zwitserse-federale-commissie-voor-de-legalisering-van-cannabis/

https://www.prevention.ch/fr/article/cannabis-soll-kontrolliert-und-legal-zug%C3%A4nglich-sein-aber-nicht-gef%C3%B6rdert-werden

https://www.newsweed.fr/commission-federale-suisse-favorable-legalisation-cannabis/


A congress on the legalization of cannabis was held in Germany

https://www.canna-b.de/en/

https://www.agrarheute.com/pflanze/getreide/hanf-deutschland-anbauen-cannabis-fuer-arzneien-nur-drinnen-erlaubt-600951

https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/drogenpolitik-lauterbach-ringt-mit-eu-kommission-um-cannabis-legalisierung-brauchen-sehr-gute-argumente/28837736.html

Czech Republic plans to overtake Germany in terms of the ligaliza https://www.newsweed.fr/legalisation-republique-tcheque-mars-2023/

Colombia and Mexico will work together to change drug policy https://petro.presidencia.gov.co/prensa/Paginas/COMUNICADO-CONJUNTO-PARA-EL-FORTALECIMIENTO-DE-LOS-VINCULOS-BILATERALES-221125.aspx

https://www.newsweed.fr/colombie-mexique-remodeler-politiques-drogues/

Hemp oil production launched in Uzbekistan

https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2022/12/01/konoplya-v-narodnom-hozyaystve-v-uzbekistane-zapustili-proizvodstvo-konoplyanogo-masla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHHphpW5TIQ

Researchers from the University of Oregon will present information on the use of natural products, including cannabis, for the treatment of Covid-19 https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2022/11/29/university-researchers-exploring-cannabis-as-a-treatment-for-covid-19/?sh=5bda67311e17

https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/hemp-treatment-covid-19-topic-dec-6-oregon-state-science-pub-talk-0

https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-state-research-shows-hemp-compounds-prevent-coronavirus-entering-human-cells

New York is fighting the black market and investigating the quality of grass from illegal sellers
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/nyregion/cannabis-bacteria-pesticides-illegal-dispensary.html

The first 40 cannabis lounges have opened in Nevada https://www.fox5vegas.com/2022/12/01/luck-draw-nevada-cannabis-lounge-licenses-announced-lottery-drawing/

A short film about alcohol and weed during the holidays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLBJoINcuFY&t=17s

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ajherrington/2022/12/01/weed-drinks-save-the-party-in-new-holiday-ad-campaign-from-cann/?sh=14599f8245cc

https://people.com/parents/lake-bell-jokes-shes-better-parent-when-stoned/

ISSUE No. 104

A study funded from the US federal budget shows that the legalization of marijuana rather reduces the use among adolescents

https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(22)00491-3/fulltext

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/federally-funded-study-shows-marijuana-legalization-is-not-associated-with-increased-teen-use/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749379722004913

Oregon Governor pardons more than 45,000 people convicted of marijuana possession
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2022/11/23/oregon-governor-pardons-over-45000-people-with-marijuana-possession-convictions/?sh=56ae65b017b5

https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2022/11/oregon-gov-kate-brown-pardons-45000-people-with-marijuana-possession-convictions.html

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y3NEVl9zmq6yz-Rtc8lg8InbZWQ04bYl/view

The Spanish Ministry of Health will present its law on medical cannabis next month
https://www.newsweed.fr/ministere-sante-espagnol-loi-cannabis-decembre-22/

https://www.consalud.es/politica/ministerio-sanidad/sanidad-trabaja-ya-en-encaje-cannabis-medicinal-en-normativa-espanola_123029_102.html

In Ireland, they call for decriminalizing the use of grass https://www.thesun.ie/health/9788782/ireland-cannabis-laws-people-before-profit-decriminalisation/

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2022-11-24/29/#spk_273

Cannabis may help with fibromyalgia, says a new Israeli study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36333278/

https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/22/11/29822649/cannabis-can-help-fibromyalgia-says-new-israeli-study-confirming-previous-research

Cannabis Social Club will start opening in Malta in February 2023

https://www.newsweed.fr/malte-cannabis-social-clubs-fevrier-2023/

Renew, a cannabis sports car
https://elplanteo.com/renew-auto-deportivo-canamo/

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/meet-the-cannabis-car-the-hemp-built-renew-sports-car-that-is-greener-than-evs-183297.html

In Italy, a comedy about the disappearance of cannabis was filmed
https://www.ilcentro.it/cultura-e-spettacoli/giampaolo-morelli-vanesio-influencer-tra-cannabis-e-felicit%C3%A0-1.3038129

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgBIwQS87PU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI3wiYJNBIA

Rats, 500 kg of grass and Indian police
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/uttar-pradesh-rats-ate-over-500-kg-seized-weed-says-mathura-police-court-asks-for-proof-101669297853709.html

A new documentary about Louis Armstrong: he wanted to grow grass, asked the president to legalize cannabis https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/22/11/29844467/louis-armstrong-loved-cannabis-and-didnt-care-who-knew-it-new-documentary-looks-at-jazz-legends-

https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/louis-armstrongs-black-blues/