ADULT-USE cannabis legalisation is picking up pace in the Americas. On Wednesday the July 14, Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer released a draft bill which would federally legalise cannabis in the United States.
Earlier this year, New York joined the ever-growing collection of US states in which adult-use cannabis is already fully legal. Last June, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that the government should legalise the recreational use of cannabis, bringing the country a step closer to becoming the largest legal market for adult-use cannabis in the world.
And Europe? It’s still lagging behind. For now, there’s no country in the EU that allows for the legal production, commercialisation and consumption of adult-use cannabis. Things, however, are just beginning to move on the ‘Old Continent’ as well.
There are a few governments that are taking the first tentative steps towards legislation that allows for adult cannabis use (at least on a trial basis). June saw two political parties in Portugal – Left Bloc and Liberal Initiative – each present proposals for the legalisation of adult-use cannabis.
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The outcome of the debate was an agreement that both bills be sent to the Health Committee for a period of 60 days, during which public hearings can be made, amendments presented, and negotiations carried out before the deciding vote takes place in Parliament.
Luxembourg, Switzerland and The Netherlands have all passed regulation to get the ball rolling in the legalisation process. In Switzerland and the Netherlands, new laws allow for the initiation of pilot schemes wherein cannabis can be legally produced, imported, and distributed to registered users. [Read More @ Businesscann]
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