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Colorado Cannabis Revenue Shows Increase
Colorado recorded its biggest recreational marijuana tax haul yet in April, topping more than $3.5 million in sales and excise taxes, according to numbers released on Monday [June 9]. The Denver Post reports that the state’s recreational marijuana stores sold more than $22 million worth of product in April, which they said was likely boosted by... Read more of this article
Cannabis Reform Debate In House Of Assembly
Parliamentarians debated the Cannabis Reform Collaborative report on Friday [May 30] in the House of Assembly, with many MPs speaking in favour of changing the cannabis laws, many citing the adverse effects that being stoplisted has on young Bermudians. The debate started out with Premier and Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley saying, “I... Read more of this article
Poll Results: Voters Split On Cannabis Reform
According to a recent poll by Profiles of Bermuda, one-third of voters [33.8%] felt that people using small amounts of marijuana should not face legal punishment [or decriminalisation], while a similar amount [33.1%] felt that marijuana should be legalised as long as government regulated it. Just over one-quarter of voters [27.4%], however, felt that... Read more of this article
Activist Wants Amnesty For Cannabis Growers
Alan Gordon says “immediate amnesty” must be granted to persons growing cannabis for gravely ill patients who cannot afford medicine with or without a permit. “There is only one way to allow the immediate medical cannabis called for by the CRC Report,” said Mr. Gordon, saying he was speaking for an unofficial collective of nearly two... Read more of this article
Estimated $2.6M Sent Overseas For Cannabis
Last year Bermuda sent an estimated $2.6 million abroad to pay for cannabis, according to the report from the Cannabis Reform Collaborative [CRC] which was tabled in the House of Assembly last Friday. The report recommended that Government should “decriminalize personal possession and personal cultivation immediately,” and “develop a phased approach... Read more of this article
CRC Report: Decriminalize Personal Possession
Today [May 9] in the House of Assembly, Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley tabled the report from the Cannabis Reform Collaborative [CRC], which recommended decriminalizing personal possession of cannabis and enabling access to medical cannabis. The report’s Executive Summary said, “There is strong evidence and a growing conviction... Read more of this article
Cannabis Reform Paper Presented To Minister
[Updated with video] The Cannabis Reform Collaborative [CRC] has completed its review and presented Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley with their 130-page paper this morning [Apr 17]. CRC Chair Stratton Hatfield gave an overview of some of the findings of their research, saying that cannabis related offences are “overwhelming the criminal... Read more of this article
Gordon Asks Jamaica For Ganja Oil Shipment
Medical ganja activist Alan Gordon — in an open letter to Jamaica’s Health Minister copied to The Jamaica Gleaner — asked for a permit to export enough medical ganja oil extract that he said would help over 300 Bermuda cancer patients to have 18,000 large doses over a 2-3 month period. Mr. Gordon says that Bermuda’s Cabinet has previously... Read more of this article
CRC Document To Be Submitted On April 17
Following a series of focus groups and a community conversation event, the Cannabis Reform Collaborative will submit its final advisory document on April 17, 2014. A spokesperson said, “The Cannabis Reform Collaborative [CRC] has been proactively completing its mandate to consult with and collect feedback from the community. The collaborative... Read more of this article
Cannabis Activist Alan Gordon On Channel 82
Bermuda’s Channel 82 will be airing an episode of Straight Talk with Carla Zuill this evening [Mar 19] that will showcase local cannabis campaigner Alan Gordon. On the show, Mr. Gordon will discuss current cannabis legislation in Bermuda as well as the criminal justice system’s treatment of cannabis users. Video promo for this evening’s... Read more of this article
CRC Launch Online Survey On Cannabis Reform
The Cannabis Reform Committee [CRC] has launched an online survey to better understand the public’s opinion around Cannabis Reform. Late last year Government announced that work had begun to produce a paper on cannabis policy reform. At that time, the Ministry said, “The paper will identify the benefits and consequences of reclassifying, legalizing,... Read more of this article
2.5 Hr Video: Cannabis Decriminalization Forum
The PLP hosted “Free Up 1.0″ — an open mic on the decriminalization of cannabis — last night [Mar 16] at the Devils Hole Club starting from 7:00pm. The event was moderated by Senator Diallo Rabain and panelists included Senator Marc Daniels, Alan Gordon and Michael Brangman. The full 2.5 hour video of the meeting is below: Those... Read more of this article
