Blog entries by Vaporize

Should the territory consider legislation to legalize medical marijuana and industrial hemp? That is the question Sen. Terrence Nelson hopes will be put to voters on Election Day. Senators will consider two bills in Committee of the Whole - today on St. Thomas and Tuesday on St. Croix - to...

Supporters of a medical marijuana initiative in Arkansas have submitted some 74,000 additional signatures to the secretary of state’s office, after submitting more than 65,000+ signatures last month. To get on the ballot, the measure needs 62,507 verified signatures. Out of last month’s total...

ROME — The police have discovered and seized a sprawling marijuana farm in an underground tunnel in the capital built during the era of Benito Mussolini, the fascist leader. The crop had an estimated street value of $3.7 million. Officers with Italy’s Guardia di Finanza, the financial police...

Cannabis was one of the world’s most important industrial crops for thousands of years until its prohibition began in the early 1900s. In shipping, it was used to make sails, ropes, nets, flags, charts and maps; most of the world’s textiles and fabrics were made from the plant; hempseed oil was...