marijuana

Legal marijuana off to blazing start

Desert Hot Springs - Muslimchronicle

It's the first day that marijuana can be bought and sold legally in California, and store owner Nicole Salisbury's stock of pot edibles is already running low. The phone has been ringing non-stop for weeks with people from out-of-state expressing an interest in sampling her wares. "I'm so excited but I'm also a little bit nervous," says Salisbury, who has beenRead more

Israel dope dealers boost business

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

It only takes a tap on a smartphone to reveal it: a world of dealers posting photos of their products and promises of top-quality marijuana. "It's like e-bay," one Israeli user, who declined to give his name, told AFP. "Thousands of pictures of weed." Telegrass, an Israeli platform for drug-dealing, has won praise from its users but sparked alarm among drug counsellors andRead more

Bank boycott snuffs Uruguay's legal marijuana sales

Montevideo - AFP

Uruguay's unique new marijuana industry has run into a hurdle as international anti-money laundering rules are forcing banks to close the accounts of pharmacies legally selling the drug. Uruguayan pharmacies started selling marijuana last month under a 2013 law that made the South American country the first in the world to legalize pot all the way from production to sale.Read more

Swiss oasis for legal cannabis, without the high

Lausanne - Arab today

A grey-haired woman in her early 60s daintily lifts small trays topped with different varieties of marijuana to her nose, sniffing each of them carefully. "Which one would you recommend for someone with medical issues?" she asks salesman Paul Monot, co-founder of the DrGreen shop in western Switzerland. Posters of bright green cannabis plants advertise its wares, which, like thoseRead more

Israel Approves Partial Marijuana Decriminalization

Jerusalem - Arab Today

The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to partially decriminalize marijuana use in public in favor of fines and treatment, officials said. First-time users who confess will be fined 1,000 shekels ($270, 255 euros). The fine will be doubled on the second offense, with the third time forcing a probation period on the user. Police will refer a userRead more

Man caught growing marijuana in Abu Dhabi villa

Dubai - ArabToday

A 28-year-old man was arrested for growing marijuana plants in his Abu Dhabi home. Brig General Dr Rashid Bu Rasheed, director of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Abu Dhabi Police said: “The Asian man had soil, lighting and controlled the temperature in his home in order to grow and sustain the marijuana plants." Brig Gen Bu Rasheed explained that anRead more

Israeli Ministers Endorse Bill to Export Medicinal Cannabis

Israel - Arab Today

Israeli ministers on Sunday endorsed a draft bill to legalize export of cannabis for approved medical use, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked's office said, without elaborating. Adoption by the ministerial committee on legislation, which meets outside the full cabinet, means that the draft will now move forward as a government bill. No date was set for a first reading. Shaked's officeRead more

Palestinian police seize hundreds of marijuana plants

Ramallah - Arab Today

Palestinian police have seized 300 marijuana plants in a house in the village of Bruqin near Salfit. Villagers have accused Palestinians in 1948 areas of renting the house to grow marijuana. Palestinians from the West Bank say it is part of a growing phenomenon of people with Israeli citizenship using territory under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)Read more

Man arrested in Luxor with 15kg of marijuana in his possession

Luxor - Arab Today

Luxor security forces arrested a jobless person with 15 kilograms of marijuana, narcotic pills and two rifles in his possession. Acting on a tip, security forces searched the house of the 41-year-old man and found the drugs and weapons. During initial investigations, the man admitted that the seized drugs and weapons were for trading purposes. The public prosecution was notifiedRead more

Security forces seize narcotics depot, firearm in South Sinai

Cairo - Arab Today

Security forces have seized a depot of narcotics containing 1,300 kg of marijuana (bangu) in South Sinai. Police had acted upon information that some drug dealers stored huge amounts of "bangu" in a mountainous area in Nuweiba to be sold during Eidul Fitr holiday. Legal measures and security arrangements were made in coordination with the Central Security Forces to raidRead more