cannabis

For the marijuana novice, weed is just weed. But for the cannabis connoisseur, there's a whole world of flavors, scents and effects — and it goes beyond just different types of strains. The next frontier of curating a cannabis experience, experts say, lies not in a strain of the plant — the...

Six applicants have filed for four coveted medical cannabis dispensary permits, according to City Manager Gabriel Elliott. At 2 p.m. Friday, Elliott, Mayor Rich Kerr, Mayor Pro Tem Jermaine Wright and two residents appointed at-large to a subcommittee were scheduled to meet inside Kerr's...

Cannabis legalization inevitably leads states and local governments to at least discuss the impact of cannabis tourism. In your standard legalization regime, adults 21 and older from anywhere in the world can (and absolutely do) come to certain U.S. states to buy and consume cannabis from...

Marijuana may be illegal at the federal level, but that hasn't slowed growth of the drug one iota within the U.S. or North America. In June, Mexico fully legalized medical cannabis, and right now Canada is debating legislation that would legalize recreational marijuana by the summer of 2018...

The LSU AgCenter has finalized its agreement with GB Sciences Louisiana LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of GB Sciences, Inc., to produce medical cannabis products for qualifying patients in Louisiana. GB Sciences, a cannabis company focused on biopharmaceutical development, has filed patent...

When Maine solicited advice on how to set up its new recreational cannabis market, about a dozen groups from all over the country, from national marijuana consulting firms to the manager of a small Maine town, chimed in: Ban marijuana social clubs, despite the voters' will. Discourage "drug...

Last November, California voters approved a ballot measure to legalize marijuana. Now, the state's lawmakers are formally calling on the federal government to reclassify cannabis. "The Legislature urges the Congress of the United States to pass a law to reschedule marijuana or cannabis and...

The Opportunities Party will make cannabis reform a high priority if elected to Parliament, and calls on all other Parties to do the same. With at least twenty deaths linked to synthetic cannabis in the past three months it is past time for the country to deal with what the Dominion Post...

In a nondescript southwest Santa Rosa industrial building, workers wearing blue gloves and lab coats pack ground-up dried cannabis flowers into pre-rolled joints printed with the Marley Natural label created by the iconic reggae singer's estate. With the thermostat set at a crisp 67 degrees...

An extensive indoor cannabis crop has been uncovered after emergency services responded to a house fire in Sydney's west. Firefighters extinguished a blaze at the property at Marayong at 6.30pm on Sunday and then discovered more than 250 cannabis plants growing in an indoor hydroponic system...

Provincial rules limiting recreational pot use to private property aren't going to work in the City of Toronto where people are more likely to rent or live close to each other, a cannabis lounge owner says. Abi Roach, a director of the Cannabis Friendly Business Association (CFBA) and owner...

Members of the Cannabis Friendly Business Association plan to ask Toronto's Municipal Licensing and Standards Committee Monday morning for regulation in light of the federal legalization of marijuana. Local lounge owners argue that provincial regulation, which says marijuana can only be...

Entrepreneurs looking to cash in on California’s new marijuana gold rush flocked to Los Angeles this week for the city’s Fourth Annual Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition, taking in advice and pitches from venture capitalists to a marijuana “sommelier”. Workshops were conducted...

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A group of about 30 law enforcement, medical, and treatment professionals met behind closed doors Wednesday at Cottage Hospital to brace for the full legalization of cannabis. Three months before recreational marijuana becomes widely available, Santa Barbara medical professionals are...

The City of Hollister is finally permitting two Prop. 215 medical cannabis dispensaries to operate within its jurisdiction, presumably by the end of this year. Revenue from taxes and fees on permitted medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing and dispensary operations will fund the creation of...

A rally in central Dublin is being held in support of seizure-sufferer Ava Barry (7) on Saturday afternoon calling on the Government to allow her access to cannabis treatment at home. Ava, who has a rare and catastrophic form of epilepsy known as Dravet syndrome, has been receiving treatment...

Police uncovered a sophisticated cannabis factory after a raid on a residential address - but nobody was at home. Officers suspect the property, in the Southchurch area of Southend, was being used solely for the production of the class B drug. They found 87 plants being grown in four...

The provincial government has secured suppliers of cannabis for the recreational-use market in anticipation of the federal government legalizing such use by July 2018. A Crown corporation has been established to oversee the sale of non-medicinal cannabis. "Your government is committed to...

Cannabis is of concern in Fortuna and council will soon hold a workshop considering changes to the city's current marijuana prohibition. On Monday the Friendly City invites the public to review a draft of city ordinance changes, along with of county marijuana ordinance amendments. Staff...