Tag: Legalizing

04 JUN

Legalizing cannabis would pay for the NHS – non-profit report

The UK “can’t afford” to ignore the lucrative benefits of legalizing cannabis, an international development organization has warned, claiming the class-B drug could earn the economy up to £3.5 billion ($ 4.7 billion) a year. While Westminster is at loggerheads over the much-debated issue of legalizing the drug for medical purposes, a new report published […]

13 APR

Mexico’s tourism minister says Mexico should follow the US’s example and start legalizing marijuana

Thomson Reuters MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Taking a lead from the US, Mexico should allow states to begin legalizing marijuana while broader efforts are in limbo, a senior government official said, as the country seeks ways to tackle record gang violence. Tourism Minister Enrique de la Madrid, confronting rising lawlessness in and around the resort […]

31 OCT

More Americans are in favor of legalizing marijuana than ever before

Sales of legal marijuana are expected to increase 30% in this year. A new Gallup poll, 64% of Americans want to see weed legalized nationwide.  However, Attorney General  Jeff Sessions has voiced strong opposition to legalization and decriminalization.  Few, if any, industries are growing as quickly as legal marijuana. According to Marijuana Business Daily‘s 2017 […]