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UN: GLOBAL CANNABIS USE ON THE RISE

By Alex Halperin
07/01/2019 09:13 AM GMT-0700
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Almost 200M people worldwide smoke weed, according to the UN’s 2019 World Drug Report. And legalization and/or greater tolerance appear to be ascendant in much of the world.
DW.com

  • Attitudes to cannabis are liberalizing in Peru and much of Latin America.
    US News
  • The Miami Herald checks in on Jamaica’s MED scene.
  • France moved towards legalizing MED.
    Cannabis Wire
  • Low THC products known as “cannabis light” are gaining popularity in Italy.
    AP
  • Unsettled by an explosion of new more potent cannabis products, European Union authorities called for more vigilance in monitoring marijuana.
    Cannabis Wire
  • Canadian use climbed more than 60% between 2011 and 2017.
    BIV.com
  • A MED clinic in Thailand immediately filled its patient quota.
    The Nation (Thailand)

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