The Bundesrat approves a partial legalization of cannabis in Germany, which is expected to come into effect on April 1. 2024-03-22
Lawmakers in Germany draft a plan to legalize the recreational use of small amounts of cannabis, pending formal approval by the Bundestag in 2024. 2022-10-26
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) votes to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug after removing it from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, where it was listed alongside opioids such as heroin. This change is expected to bolster medical research and legalization efforts around the world. 2020-12-2
Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn announces that Israel will begin a nine-month process to legalise and regulate recreational use of cannabis. 2020-11-12
Canada becomes the first G20 nation to fully legalise cannabis. 2018-10-17
The UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid announces that medicinal cannabis products are to be legalized by the end of this year, allowing cannabis treatments to be legally prescribed by specialist doctors following several high profile cases. 2018-07-26
Vermont governor Phil Scott vetoes a bill legalizing marijuana in the state. 2017-05-24
Legal sales of recreational-use marijuana, authorized by Alaska ballot measure 2 in 2014, begin in Juneau, the state capital of Alaska. 2016-11-25