Cannabis Cultivation In The Netherlands Could Be Legalised Soon

The Netherlands’ contradictory laws on cannabis could finally be resolved as, for the first time, the majority of MPs look to back a bill that would legalise government-regulated cannabis cultivation. It would allow coffee shops to buy from licenced cannabis growers and would implement quality control. Currently, licenced coffee shops can sell small amounts of […]

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DEA Soon To Decide On Whether Marijuana Has Medical Value

The Obama administration is currently preparing to make a landmark decision on marijuana laws, determining whether or not cannabis has medical benefits. The decision in favor of the drug would put marijuana out of the USA’s list of most dangerous drugs, the Charlotte Observer reports. President Richard Nixon signed the Controlled Substances Act in 1970 […]

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Banking Fix for Marijuana Businesses Soon May be in the Works

Seattle PIBy Jake Ellison A key group of “high-level representatives from financial institutions, federal law enforcement agencies, regulatory authorities and others from the private and public sector” met yesterday at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., to talk over the nation’s banking industry and one item on their agenda was what to do with money from […]

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