Why Thailand’s having second thoughts about decriminalizing cannabis
CNN — Opening a cannabis dispensary wasn’t always top of the list of Wassaya Iemvijan’s ambitions. The former lawyer, from the Thai capital Bangkok, first turned to the plant as…
Marijuana farmers in Colombia push government to find a place for them
Cajibio CNN — On a recent Friday morning, about 200 coca and marijuana farmers gathered in the small town of Cajibio, southwestern Colombia, to hear the government out. Colombian’s government…
Saridewi Djamani: Singapore executes first woman in nearly two decades for drug trafficking
CNN — Singapore on Friday hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the first execution of a female prisoner in nearly two decades in what…
International Criminal Court rejects Philippine attempt to block drugs war killings probe
CNN — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the Philippine government to block an investigation by prosecutors into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on…
Leila De Lima: Philippine court dismisses drug charge against fierce critic of ex-president’s ‘war on drugs’
Hong Kong CNN — A Philippine court has dismissed a drug charge against Leila De Lima, a former senator who has spent the past six years in detention and is…
Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore executes man for trafficking two pounds of cannabis
CNN — A Singaporean man convicted of trying to traffic around 2.2 pounds of cannabis was executed on Wednesday, a sentence lambasted by rights groups and campaigners for its severity…
German government paves way for legalization of recreational cannabis
The German government unveiled plans for the legalization of recreational cannabis for adults on Wednesday, though many details have yet to be worked out and must be squared with European…
Singapore’s pre-execution photos seek to soften a policy activists say doesn’t work
Hong Kong CNN — Nazira Lajim Hertslet can’t help but gush over pictures of her brother Nazeri. asia, capital punishment, continents and regions, crime, law enforcement and corrections, criminal law,…
Titus Low: Singapore jails OnlyFans creator for defying police order to stay off the site
CNN — A Singapore court on Tuesday sentenced an OnlyFans creator to three weeks in prison for breaching a police order to stay off the adult subscription site while he…