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Nepal's Gandaki province just made history by legalizing medical cannabis cultivation and use, even though the plant remains banned nationwide. The unanimous decision reconnects farmers with a crop once deeply woven into the country's cultural and religious traditions.
The Netherlands completed its first year of legal cannabis sales with zero criminal infiltration among licensed growers. What started as a decades-old policy headache is showing early signs of a workable solution.
States that legalized recreational cannabis saw daily opioid use drop by up to 11 percentage points among people who inject drugs. The finding suggests safer alternatives can help reduce dependence on dangerous substances.
Ten years after Jamaica decriminalized cannabis, the Caribbean is emerging as a global leader in medicinal marijuana cultivation and research. Recent US policy shifts could open new export markets for island growers.
