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  10 Countries That Smoke The Most Marijuana

  June 30, 2014 at 8:48 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  The United Nations just released its annual World Drug Report for 2014. The report, prepared by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, summarizes data on various illegal drugs around the globe, including marijuana. Along with drug trafficking updates, the UN also provides a breakdown of annual drug use by country. According to the UN’s latest data, here are the top 10 weed-consuming countries in 2014: 10. Jamaica (Photo: Peter Q/Flickr) Use: 9.86% of the population Status: Illegal, but soon [...]

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  Italy: Harsh Marijuana Law Dumped

  February 17, 2014 at 9:36 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Italy’s constitutional court on Wednesday struck down the country’s marijuana law which tripled sentences for selling, growing or possessing cannabis. The law has been blamed for prison overcrowding in the country. The court ruled that the law, passed in 2006 by Silvio Berlusconi’s conservative government, was “illegitimate,” without going into details, reports Steve Scherer at MSN News. Some estimates suggest 10,000 people could be released from Italian jails, which are the most overcrowded in the European Union. The prison rights group [...]

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