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Most if not all countries have laws regarding the cultivation, possession, supply or use of cannabis. Non-psychoactive cannabis products (e.g. fibre and seed) are legal in many countries, and these countries may license cultivation for these purposes. The herb is a controlled substance in most, though its use is condoned in some locales for medicinal purposes. In some countries, cannabis drug material is legal for personal use. In the example of Portugal, restrictions apply to its sale, distribution or consumption, and amount one is legally allowed to possess is limited to 25 grams. In many countries the consumption of cannabis is legal although it is illegal to possess, sell or distribute it or allow others to consume it on one's property. If the amount of cannabis a person possessed is considered as "minor", charges may be dropped. In the U.S.A (nationwide, in 2004) a person is arrested on "marijuana charges" every 42 seconds, on average [1]. Most other countries have very strict laws against the possession or consumption of cannabis. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1357x628, 35 KB) World laws on cannabis possession (small amount). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1357x628, 35 KB) World laws on cannabis possession (small amount). ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1236x1245, 69 KB) European laws on cannabis possession (small amount). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1236x1245, 69 KB) European laws on cannabis possession (small amount). ... A dried flowered bud of the Cannabis sativa plant. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cannabis sativa extract. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

At a 1925 conference to amend the International Opium Convention^[1], Egypt and other nations complained of abuse problems with hashish and proposed requiring Parties to prohibit non-medical, non-scientific use of the drug. India and others, citing traditional uses of the drug and its prevalence as a wild-growing plant, objected to the measure. A compromise was made that banned exportation of Indian hemp to countries that have prohibited its use, and requiring importing countries to issue certificates approving the importation and stating that the shipment was required "exclusively for medical or scientific purposes". ^[2]. The word Indian hemp was used so that trade with fiber and similar products from traditional European hemp was excluded from the convention. European hemp was considered as almost useless for use as a drug due to tradition and low narcotic effect. Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Opium article from The Daily Picayune, February 24, 1912, New Orleans, Louisiana. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual usage as a trance inducing drug and is found in pharmacological cults around the world. ...

Australia

Like many European countries, personal consumption of cannabis has been decriminalized, but buying or selling remains a criminal offense. This is applicable in all states except Tasmania and New South Wales where it remains completely illegal; however, this is not enforced for small amounts used for personal consumption.

Canada

The cultivation and possession of cannabis is currently illegal in Canada, with exceptions only for medical usage. However, the use of cannabis by the general public is broadly tolerated, and a campaign to legalize cannabis is underway nation-wide. However, the long-standing trend of black-market indoor grow operations in both urban and rural locations has sparked an active campaign by federal, provincial and municipal level police forces to enforce the illegal status of marijuana cultivation. The cultivation and possession of cannabis is currently illegal in Canada, with exceptions only for medical usage. ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cannabis sativa extract. ...

Ireland

Cannabis is considered a Schedule I drug in Ireland MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT, 1977. Various movements have been founded to legalize the drug, including an attempt at starting a cannabis legalization political party. Under Irish Law a Schedule 1 drug, such as cannabis, is a drug which is highly abusable with no medicinal value. Unlike English law, Irish law does not organize drugs in Classes A,B,C etc.

It is common for the Gardaí (police) to 'turn a blind eye' to small amounts of cannabis for personal use.

Mexico

On April 29, 2006, the Congress of Mexico passed a bill decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs intended for recreational use (up to 5g for marijuana). The new bill was hoped to relieve cartel-related crime as well as reduce drug-related arrests. A possibly unintended consequence would have been increased tourism. The move caused many in the US government to question Mexico's commitment to the "War on Drugs." However, President Fox sent the legislation back, asking that the decriminalization be removed. Pressure from the United States government is suspected in playing a large part. [2] Congress (formally: Congreso de la UniÃ³n or Congress of the Union) is the legislative branch of the Mexican government. ...

Netherlands

Cannabis is legal to possess and purchase in small amount in special shops for people age eighteen and over, but the cultivation and wholesale of cannabis is illegal. A recent court decision allowed a medical cannabis user to avoid legal prosecution for possession of a small number of cannabis plants; however, the state is appealing the decision.^[3] The drug policy of the Netherlands is based on 2 principles: Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal matter A distinction between hard drugs and soft drugs exists It is a pragmatic policy. ...

Spain

Personal consumption and home cultivation of cannabis have been decriminalized, but buying or selling remains a criminal offense.

Sweden

Cannabis is not seen as a soft drug. Possession and consumption is illegal, even for personal use. Drug testing is legal on anyone older than 14. If the person is younger the police or the school must ask permission from the parents. The penalty for the sale of cannabis is imprisonment, from 6 months to 10 years. Sweden has less users of cannabis and other drugs than many other comparable countries and is reported as a positive example by UNODC^[4] United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a United Nations agency which was founded in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention with the intent to fight drugs and crime on an international level. ...

Cultivation of industrial hemp, cannabis varieties with less than 0,2% THC, is legal if the farmer reports the fields and follow some other restrictions. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The acronym THC has several possible meanings: Teens Hate Chains, a Japanese singing group Tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active ingredient in Cannabis Tetrahydrocurcuminoids, extracted from Turmeric as an active ingredient in cosmetics Texas Historical Commission Therapeutic Humane Cannabis Act Thermohaline circulation The History Channel Terminal Handling Charges This page concerning a...

Switzerland

Cannabis is classified as an illegal narcotic in Switzerland.^[5] The production, possession, consumption and sale of illegal narcotics, even for personal use, is punishable by a monetary penalty or by imprisonment of up until three years, as are public incitements to the consumption of illegal narcotics.^[6]

The enforcement of the prohibition on cannabis is spotty, because around 500'000 Swiss people (or 7% of young people from 15 to 39) are believed to regularly use cannabis.^[7] Also, in 1998, some 250 hectares of land were used in Switzerland to grow cannabis,^[8] yielding more than 100 tons of narcotics per year.^[9] The produce is sold mostly on the street and – under the guise of e.g. "scent bags" – through "cannabis shops" clustered in the urban centers. These shops, of which there were about 135 in 1999 and which authorities believe earn about 85-95% of their income with illegal narcotics,^[10] are the target of irregular police crackdowns in some cities, while in others they are tolerated to some degree. Overall, enforcement varies substantially depending on the canton.^[11] Some tolerate limited public consumption^[12] while others periodically attempt to limit it. In Zürich, for instance, a fine of CHF 50 to 300 for first infractions was the usual practice in 1999.^[13] Nationwide, police registered some 27,000 cannabis-related infractions in 1999.^[14] A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... View of the inner city with the four main churches visible, and the Albis in the backdrop ZÃ¼rich (German: , ZÃ¼rich German: ZÃ¼ri , French: , in English generally Zurich, Italian: ) is the largest city in Switzerland (population: 366,145 in 2004; population of urban area: 1,091,732) and... ISO 4217 Code CHF User(s) Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Campione dItalia Inflation 1. ...

An attempt to decriminalize possession and consumption of cannabis failed narrowly in Parliament in 2004.^[15] As a reaction, a popular initiative that would amend the constitution to decriminalize cannabis has been introduced; it is scheduled for a nationwide referendum in 2008–10.^[16] The Federal Assembly in the chamber of the National Council. ... In political science, the initiative (also known as popular or citizens initiative) provides a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote on a proposed statute, constitutional amendment, charter amendment, or ordinance. ...

United Kingdom

Cultivation and use of cannabis was generally outlawed in 1928. In 2001, the UK government announced that possession of small quantities of cannabis would no longer generally be an arrestable offense although confiscation and a warning do apply. An arrest is still possible for distribution or cultivation and now cannabis oil is also a class C drug. Cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom refers to the transfer of cannabis to a different Class of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ...

United States

History

Although illegal now, the United States has had a long history of producing and using cannabis. The legal history of marijuana in the United States mainly involves the 20th and 21st centuries. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ... A dried flowered bud of the Cannabis sativa plant. ...

Decriminalization

Issues regarding the unalienable Right to Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness expressed in the Declaration of Independence have at times been raised in debate, arguing that those imprisoned for cannabis use are de facto political prisoners .[3] Multiple places in the United States have decriminalized cannabis (referred to as marijuana in the United States), for non-medical purposes; although, voters in Alaska, Colorado, and Nevada rejected propositions to decriminalize marijuana. ... Schedules of Controlled Substances Schedule I The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. ... The term inalienable rights (or unalienable rights) refers to a set of human rights that are in some sense fundamental, are not awarded by human power, and cannot be surrendered. ... For the 2006 film, see The Pursuit of Happyness. ... A copy of the 1823 William J. Stone reproduction of the Declaration of Independence The United States Declaration of Independence was an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... A political prisoner is anyone held in prison or otherwise detained, perhaps under house arrest, because their ideas or image either challenge or pose a real or potential threat to the state. ...

Crime

There have been over eight million cannabis arrests in the United States since 1993, including 786,545 arrests in 2005. Cannabis users have been arrested at the rate of 1 every 40 seconds. About 88% of all marijuana arrests are for possession - not manufacture or distribution. (FBI Uniform Crimes Report)

The US Office of National Drug Control Policy points out in Who's Really in Prison for Marijuana? that these convictions are in correlation with other crimes, including cultivation, and crimes not specifically dealing with marijuana.^{[citation needed]}

Large-scale marijuana growing operations are frequently targeted by police in raids to attack the supply side and discourage the spread and marketing of the drug, though the great majority of those in prison for cannabis are either there for simple possession or small scale dealing.^{[citation needed]} A grow-op is a short term for a marijuana grow operation in which cannabis plants are grown in a (usually domestic) setting, sometimes with the intent of creating large amounts of marijuana for commercial purposes. ...

Use of capital punishment against the cannabis trade

Several countries have either carried out or legislated capital punishment for cannabis trafficking. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...

Cannabis for non-drug purposes

Hemp is the common name for cannabis and the name most used (in English) when this annual herb is grown for non-drug purposes. These include the industrial purposes for which cultivation licences may be issued in the European Union (EU). When grown for industrial purposes hemp is often called industrial hemp, and a common product is fibre for use in a variety of different ways. Fuel is often a by-product of hemp cultivation. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Motto (Latin) United in diversity Anthem Ode to Joy(orchestral) Commission seat Brussels Official languages 23 Bulgarian Czech Danish Dutch English Estonian Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Irish Italian Latvian Lithuanian Maltese Polish Portuguese Romanian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Member states 27 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia... For the meaning of fiber in nutrition, see dietary fiber. ... Fuel is any material that is capable of releasing energy when its chemical or physical structure is changed or converted. ...

Hemp may be grown also for food (the seed) but in the UK at least (and probably in other EU countries) cultivation licences are not available for this purpose. Within Defra (the UK's Department for the Environment, Food and the Rural Affairs) hemp is treated as purely a non-food crop, despite the fact that seed can and does appear on the UK market as a perfectly legal food product. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities. ...

In the UK, at least, the seed and fibre have been always perfectly legal products. Cultivation for non drug purposes was however completely prohibited from 1928 until circa 1998, when Home Office industrial-purpose licenses became available under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ... The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is an Act of Parliament, by which the United Kingdom aims to control the possession and supply of numerous drugs and drug-like substances, as listed under the Act, and to enable international co-operation against illegal drug trafficking. ...

If industrial strains of the herb are intended for legal use within the EU then they are bred to be compliant with regulations which limit potential THC content to 0.2%. (THC content is a measure of the herb's drug potential and can reach 20% or more in drug strains). In Canada the THC limit is 1%.

Millennia of selective breeding have resulted in varieties that look quite different. Also, breeding since circa 1930 has focused quite specifically on producing strains which would perform very poorly as sources of drug material.

Hemp grown for fibre is planted closely, resulting in tall, slender plants with long fibers. Ideally, according to Defra in 2004, the herb should be harvested before it flowers. This early cropping is because fibre quality begins to decline as flowering starts and, incidentally, this cropping also pre-empts the herb’s maturity as potentially a source of drug material. UK licence conditions actually oblige farmers, however, to allow some flowering so that flower material can be tested for its drug potential.

Cannabis for religious use

Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual usage as a trance inducing drug and is found in pharmacological cults around the world. Hemp seeds discovered by archaeologists at Pazyryk suggest early ceremonial practices by the Scythians occurred during the 5th to 2nd century BC, confirming previous historical reports by Herodotus. In India, it has been engaged by itinerant sadhus for centuries, and in modern times the Rastafari movement has embraced it. Some historians and etymologists have claimed that cannabis was engaged as a religious sacrament by Muslims of the Sufi order. Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual usage as a trance inducing drug and is found in pharmacological cults around the world. ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up Trance in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A dried flowered bud of the Cannabis sativa plant. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Horseman, Pazyryk felt artifact, c. ... Scythian warriors, drawn after figures on an electrum cup from the KulOba kurgan burial near Kerch. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In Hinduism, sadhu is a common term for an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (pleasure), artha (wealth and power) and even dharma (duty). ... Haile Selassie I Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religion and philosophy that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, as God incarnate, whom they call Jah. ... In Christian belief and practice, a sacrament is a rite that mediates divine grace, constituting a sacred mystery. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ...

See also

Cannabis reform at the international level refers to efforts to ease restrictions on marijuana use under international treaties. ... A cannabis plant Although there are many conflicting studies involving health issues and the effects of cannabis, certain physical and mental health effects conclusions have been reached. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... School district drug policies are measures that teachers and administrators of a school put into place in order to discourage drug use by students. ... Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs Opened for signature March 30, 1961 at New York Entered into force December 13, 1964[1] Conditions for entry into force 40 ratifications Parties 180[2] The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs is the international treaty against illicit drug manufacture and trafficking that forms the...

References

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