¿Qué pueden aprender los países de África Occidental sobre la legalización del cannabis en los Estados Unidos, Portugal y los Países Bajos?

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¿Qué pueden aprender los países de África Occidental sobre la legalización del cannabis en los Estados Unidos, Portugal y los Países Bajos?

31 octubre 2016

Los modelos de regulación legal del cannabis en diversos lugares del mundo podrían servir de base para cambiar las políticas nacionales en África Occidental, como ilustra esta infografía, que compara la regulación de la planta en los Países Bajos, Portugal y los Estados Unidos.

Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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By Hanna Anderson Just like in West African countries, Canadian citizens have been discussing the legalization of marijuana for quite some time. And similar to countries like Ghana, with strict and repressive drug policies, Canada has been experiencing tension between authorities and pro-marijuana users. However, the new Canadian new liberal government, led by Justin Trudeau, has just announced the launching of a marijuana legalization task force and with it, the beginning of the legalization process. Hopefully, by the spring of 2017 marijuana will be legalized in the country for recreational use. There’s still a long way to go and until then possessing, producing and selling marijuana are illegal, just as it is in other West African countries with rigorous regulations. On the other hand, what can we expect from the whole process? What are its goals? There are still a lot of unanswered questions for Canadians, questions that all countries looking to legalize marijuana will face. This infographic from OMQ Law, a criminal law firm based in Toronto, gives us a neat comparison of legal regulations in countries which has, at least partially, legalized marijuana for recreational use. The cases of Portugal, Netherlands, and five US states provide examples of different legal frameworks that may be feasible, not just for Canada, but for all West African countries.

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