Thailand looks set to crack down on legal pot market with ban on ‘recreational’ use

Thailand looks set to crack down on legal pot market with ban on ‘recreational’ use

BANGKOK — Two years after Thailand made pot legal, the country appears set to crack down on its freewheeling drug market with a ban on “recreational” use. Legal cannabis has fueled Thailand’s tourism and farming trades and spawned thousands of neon green shops, but it’s facing public backlash over perceptions that under-regulation has made the … Read more

Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge

Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the owner of a medical marijuana dispensary who sued Mississippi over state regulations that he says censor business owners by preventing them from advertising in most media. In a Monday ruling, U.S. District Judge Michael P. Mills said he agreed with Mississippi’s argument … Read more

Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for marijuana treatment

Kentucky governor backs longer list of conditions eligible for marijuana treatment

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Access to medical marijuana in Kentucky should expand to include a longer list of severe health conditions, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in advocating a change that would make hundreds of thousands more people eligible for treatment when the program begins next year. The measure passed by the GOP-led legislature in 2023 … Read more

A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soon

A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is coming soon

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans plan to unveil a proposal soon to legalize medical marijuana in the state and could vote on it sometime in 2024, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said. Republicans have been working behind closed doors for years on a medical marijuana bill. Along the way, they have rejected calls from Gov. Tony … Read more

Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia

Ukraine lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuana and help ease stress from the war with Russia

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s parliament voted Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana, after the war with Russia left thousands of people with post-traumatic stress disorder that many believe could be eased by the drug. The new law, which will come into effect in six months’ time and which also allows cannabis to be used for scientific … Read more