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Legalizing pepper spray would give ‘false sense of security,’ experts warn
In Canada, any spray that is capable of injuring or incapacitating someone is currently considered to be a prohibited weapon, including any kind of mace or pepper spray.
#Canada #PepperSpray #SelfDefence
https://globalnews.ca/news/11733402/pepper-spray-legalization-canada/

David Scott Moyer Feb 23

#NYT this morning. #comment #drugs #legalization #cartels #Mexico

IronCladLou Feb 9

The #gop is full of crooks, and they just can’t stop themselves from crook-ing 🙄
#cannabis #legalization

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/08/florida-didnt-tell-its-opioid-advisory-council-about-4-million-spent-on-anti-marijuana-ads/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=SunSentinel/magazine/South+Florida+News

Hassmeister Jan 24

Da ich die Nordlichter verpasst habe, rauche ich jetzt als Ausgleich Gras selben Namens.

#Cannabis #Legalization #QWP

Needs Fixin'Jan 21

The blog "This Needs Fixin'" looks at systemic problems in our society and suggests ways to address them.

Here's a randomly-selected link to a vintage post from the archive, dated 2020/04/09:

Clean Slates: Dealing With Legalization

https://this.needsfixin.net/2020/04/09/clean-slates-dealing-with-legalization

#Law #legalization #balance

Clean Slates: Dealing With Legalization – This Needs Fixin'

Law, balance, legalization

Karl Theodor Jan 14

🌱 #Cannabis #MarketSize And #Forecast

... was valued at USD 21.32 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 226.09 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 30.00% from 2026 to 2032.

Increase in the #legalization of cannabis fuels the growth of the #CannabisMarket. Increasing awareness regarding the #medical characteristics of #marijuana in #epilepsy, #Alzheimer’s #disease, #arthritis, #anorexia, #chronicpain, and other #medicalconditions driving the #marketgrowth.

https://www.verifiedmarketresearch.com/product/cannabis-market/

Cannabis Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth, Opportunities & Forecast

Cannabis Market size was valued at $21.32 Bn in 2024 and is projected to reach $226.09 Bn by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 30.00%

Verified Market Research

Hassmeister Jan 12

Eine selbstgemachte vegane Schoko-THC-Praline in gold-metallic für einen entspannten Wochenstart.

#DIY #Vegan #Cannabis #Legalization #QWP

Gravitas Jan 1

Should Cannabis Be Fully Legal? | deep dive$

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/icVtqLihMvHv9hoDBovNMH

Should Cannabis Be Fully Legal? | deep dive$

PeerTube

DrWeb Dec 21

How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump – POLITICO

How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump

Lobbying, political donations and old-fashioned friendships went into persuading the famously sober president.

A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana, outside of the White House, April 2, 2016. Jose Luis Magana / AP

By Caitlin Oprysko and Natalie Fertig,12/18/2025 06:51 PM EST

Donald Trump’s executive order to ease restrictions on marijuana is the culmination of more than a yearlong campaign by the cannabis industry to persuade the president to embrace a cause the GOP has historically opposed.

The effort included not only traditional levers of influence such as lobbying and political donations, but encompassed opinion polling and one-on-one conversations with friends of the famously sober president.

“I’ve never been inundated by so many people as I have about” reclassifying marijuana, Trump said during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Thursday.

High on that list of people was Howard Kessler, a financial services executive and longtime friend of Trump’s who attended the future president’s wedding to Melania Trump in 2005. Kessler pushed and prodded Trump to sign the executive order, according to multiple cannabis industry and administration officials with knowledge of how it came about. He was also a champion for one of the other policy changes Trump announced Thursday: a pilot program that would allow Medicare to cover treatments involving CBD for seniors.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: How the cannabis industry leveraged a big win from Trump – POLITICO