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A view of the Maltese House of Parliament, where lawmakers are set to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis, Valletta, Malta. 
Justice
Malta just legalized recreational cannabis. Will other European countries follow? 
Officers gather kratom plants in Phang Nha province, Thailand. Thailand on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, decriminalized the possession and sale of kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia.
Health & Medicine
Thailand legalizes kratom, a mild narcotic leaf
A woman smokes a joint at cannabis coffee shop Prix d'Ami in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 13, 2020.
Lifestyle & Belief
Amsterdam officials move to ban tourists from its cannabis cafés
fake plants
Health & Medicine
Cashing in on the weed industry
Close up of cannabis plants seen in a greenhouse at the headquarters of AGES agency in Vienna, Austria.
Health & Medicine
Thailand approves medical pot in small step away from US-backed drug war
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Business
Coke eyes cannabis-infused drink market
a soldier and policeman face a field with their backs to the camera
Is medical marijuana the antidote to Lebanon’s trade deficit?
Smoke rises above a crowd assembled in front of the Ottawa government building
Move over gummy bears. Soon, you can drink weed in Canada.
pot
Colombia, known for illicit drug trade, ponders bet on legal marijuana
According to the State Department Jamaica is the largest Caribbean supplier of illegal pot to the United States.
Economics
Jamaica wants in on the booming marijuana market. But will farmers be able to cash in?
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Global Politics
Medical marijuana legalized in Peru
Cannabis plants.
Science
Marijuana could give a cognitive boost to older brains
Ethics Questions Reach Ivanka, The Future of Fox, World Cannabis Day
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Barcelona cannabis club
Lifestyle
Inside Barcelona’s private marijuana clubs pushing to legalize it
Ali Nasri Shamas holds a Kalashnikov assault rifle outside his hashish factory in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. Shamas says the region's hash growers are ready to turn their weapons against any Islamic militants crossing the border from Syria.
Conflict
Lebanon’s drug lords say they’re ready to join the fight against ISIS
Men hold up marijuana at the house of reggae legend Bob Marley.
Justice
Should the Caribbean embrace legal marijuana? Many say yes
Men hold up marijuana at the house of reggae legend Bob Marley.
Justice
Should the Caribbean embrace legal marijuana? Many say yes
Conflict & Justice
Could legalizing medical marijuana boost the economy?
Sebastian Castro teaches a workshop on how to plant marijuana from trimmings in preparation for the new rules that would allow consumers to have up to 6 plants at home if they get licensed.
Global Politics
Pot growers in Uruguay come out of the shadows
Conflict & Justice
Uruguay becomes the first nation to oversee a fully legal marijuana market
Health & Medicine
Israeli company says its developed medical marijuana strain that won’t get you high
Global Politics
Court OKs Netherlands ban on foreigners using famous marijuana cafes
Global Politics
DEA declares marijuana has no medical use
Dutch drug tourism
Conflict & Justice
Group Protests ‘Demonization’ of Pot by Planting Marijuana Seeds All Over German Town
The Evolution of Marijuana Culture
America’s Relationship with Marijuana
Marijuana Ballot Initiatives In Washington and Colorado Raise Legal Questions
Conflict & Justice
Israeli Company Removes THC for New Medicinal Marijuana
Coffeehouses Oppose Dutch Government’s New ‘Weed Passes’
Foreigners Banned from Marijuana Cafes in the Netherlands
Environment
Fighting to Stem its Growing Debt, Spanish Town Considers Cultivating Cannabis
Global Politics
DEA declares Marijuana has no medical use
Cannabis, O Canada
Industrial Hemp Harvest in Deutschland
Conflict & Justice
California’s Prop 19: the politics and practicality of Marijuana prohibition
Business, Economics and Jobs
Marijuana: the (legit) 21st century cash crop?
Conflict & Justice
The Dutch formula to deal with marijuana
Conflict & Justice
Legalizing marijuana a double standard?
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Dutch drug tourism