“Portugal’s parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill on Friday to legalize marijuana-based medicines
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Only one party, the center-right CDS-PP, abstained in the vote”
Category: Cannabis
Kasim Reed, Atlanta Mayor
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/atlanta-mayor-signs-marijuana-ordinance-into-law/622984465
“I am pleased to sign this ordinance, which eliminates jail time as a penalty for a conviction for possession of less than an ounce [of cannabis], into law. … People are losing their jobs. People are losing their scholarships. Families are being torn apart for something that we should really be ashamed of. … Half of the country has awoken up to this. It’s time for Atlanta to be awake as well.”
Uruguayan presidential aide Juan Andres Roballo
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39522345
“Cannabis will be dispensed in pharmacies [in Uruguay] starting in the month of July [2017]”.
Colombian President
https://news.yahoo.com/colombia-legalizes-medical-marijuana-171023547.html
“Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree Tuesday legalizing and regulating medical marijuana, the latest softening of the country’s hardline tactics in the war on drugs.”
Chilean President
“Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has signed a decree that removes marijuana from the country’s list of hard drugs.
The decree also authorizes the sale of cannabis-derived medicines at pharmacies.”
Delaware State Senate
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/firststatepolitics/2015/06/18/senate-debate-marijuana/28927757/
“Senate lawmakers gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a measure that decriminalizes the possession and private use of up to an ounce of marijuana”
Canadian Supreme Court
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33098923
“The court ruled that prohibiting possession of non-dried forms of marijuana is ‘contrary to the principles of fundamental justice because they are arbitrary; the effects of the prohibition contradict the objective of protecting health and safety’.”