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Rhode Island’s Legalization

Cannabis Life Network

Although, the State has had medical cannabis since 2006. Governor Dan McKee signed Rhode Island’s legalization of cannabis into law on May 25, 2022. The new law allows residents over 21 years old to possess and consume cannabis recreationally.

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Matriarch Sentenced for Role in Violent Multimillion-Dollar Honduran Cocaine Trafficking Organization

Cannabis Law Report

According to court documents, from 2006 until 2015, Erlinda Ramos-Bobadilla, aka Chinda, 62, served as a leader in the Montes-Bobadilla drug-trafficking organization, or Los Montes, one of the most significant drug-trafficking […]

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Malta: Prison over 0.02 grams of cannabis, and a 20-year wait for justice to be served

Cannabis Law Report

Arrested in 2001 but arraigned 18 months later, Eugenio Camenzuli posted a guilty plea on his first sitting in 2006, but spent 20 years before an appeal overturned a prison sentence for just 0.02g of cannabis. He was only arraigned 18 months later, in 2002, and then again in 2006 for his first sitting. Malta Today reports.

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Politician Architect Of Mexico’s War On Drugs Now On Trial In US For Trafficking Cocaine

Cannabis Law Report

Genaro Garcia Luna is accused of taking huge bribes to allow the notorious Sinaloa cartel to smuggle cocaine when he was public security minister during Felipe Calderon’s 2006-2012 presidency.

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Cannabis in Namibia – Laws, Use, and History

Sensi Seeds

In 2006, Namibia’s government made changes to their cannabis laws. Now, prison sentences of up to 40 years are in place for offences, though in practice, these are seldom used for cannabis-related crimes. Despite the risk of imprisonment, the drug is still commonly used across the country, and trafficking along the borders is a serious issue.

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Charlotte Figi namesake behind the CBD strain Charlotte’s Web, dies age 13 From COVID-19 Complications

Cannabis Law Report

High Times reports…… Charlotte and her twin sister Chase were born on October 18, 2006 in Colorado. Charlotte had a seizure when she was three … Read More.

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Cannabis laws in Belgium

The Cannigma

There are a number of cannabis social clubs throughout the country, some of which date back to 2006. Though recreational cultivation of cannabis is illegal, the country has a robust cultivation market, and small-scale cultivation is typically tolerated (there was a 440% increase in cannabis plants grown between 2006 and 2013).

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