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Voters in 26 states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws that legalize the use of marijuana in some form. But so far Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air appears to be the first and only U.S.-based air carrier to accept advertising from a cannabis dispensary. Allegiant Air's in-flight...

The federal government's Cannabis Act, if passed, would make it legal to produce, use and sell cannabis across Canada by July 2018. Once legalized, cannabis will be a carefully controlled substance in Ontario - subject to strict rules when it comes to retail and distribution. Ontario is...

I grew up in a strict household. My parents were an interesting blend of hippie and conservative, and my education about drugs went as far as "Don't do them." D.A.R.E. was big back when I was in middle school, and the education about marijuana mirrored the message from my parents, which in the...

Banned under the 1970 controlled substances act by Richard Nixon, hemp has recently started making a comeback as a cash crop for farmers in the American Midwest. To convince you that, though both are the same species, Cannabis sativa, marijuana and hemp are very different, I should mention that...

A medical student is about to take on the country with a documentary about medicinal cannabis and her terminally ill mother's "heart-breaking" secret use of it. The 30-minute investigative documentary, Mum, Cannabis and Me, premieres in Wellington on Friday night. It is narrated by fifth...

Medical marijuana can do wonders to help many patients who lost all hope for an effective treatment. As an incredibly effective alternative to traditional drug therapies, many studies proved cannabis' safety and effectiveness against diseases such as fibromyalgia, chronic pain, post-traumatic...

A Woman charged with drug offences over the supply of medicinal cannabis has labeled her prosecution "disgusting" and a "waste of money". Outside the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Friday, Jenny Hallam said people were dying every day because of a lack of access to the drug. "Parents get...

Hoban Law Group, the nation's largest, full-service cannabis and hemp law firm, has received approvals and is now airing the first national TV spot for the cannabis industry. The advertisement marks the first time that a national TV spot has used the word 'cannabis.' Bob Hoban, leading legal...

Quebec's largest labor federation and a major business group say the provincial government needs to pay particular attention to the workplace consequences of cannabis use. The Quebec Federation of Labor and the federation that represents Quebec's chambers of commerce made the comments today...

Predicting the marijuana future is as risky as growing marijuana itself. Still, it’s safe to say that while cannabis flowers will always be beautiful, the cannabis industry, which is now blooming, will not provide a pretty social and economic picture. Over the past 80 years, no one in the White...

Congress has once again put the cannabis industry on pins and needles. On Wednesday night, the U.S. House Rules Committee blocked a floor vote to keep in place the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment (formerly known as Rohrabacher-Farr). This amendment blocks the Justice Department from using...

If you are 18 years or older, the Saskatchewan government wants to know what you have to say about pot. The province launched a survey on its website Friday about cannabis use. The federal government has plans to legalize pot for recreational use by July 1, 2018, leaving it up to the...

A woman diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor has credited cannabis oil for making her cancer-free. Lynn Cameron was told she had just 'six to 18 months' to live and was devastated when chemotherapy and radiotherapy were failing to reduce the deadly mass. The 48-year-old began desperately...

Smoking cannabis behind closed doors could get you evicted from your home, campaigners have dramatically warned. Housing providers in Liverpool have launched a new initiative warning tenants they could be thrown out of their rented home if caught using the illegal drug. Posters and...

Chances are you'd struggle to find an industry that's been stronger over the trailing one-year period than legal marijuana. Cannabis research firm ArcView pegged North American legal weed growth at 34% in 2016 and foresees a compound annual growth rate of 26% over the coming five-year period...

Cannabis should be legalized — for medical use at least. I had a friend with MS who got great relief from muscle spasms by smoking grass — but she was forced to get her supply from a drug dealer. I thought at the time it was a -scandal that she should have to resort to an illegal source to...

Less than a year out from the legalization of cannabis nationwide, Quebec is holding public consultations on the matter. More than a dozen organizations gathered at the Palais des Congres Thursday to voice a wide range of concerns and pose many unanswered questions. Many of the groups also...

Never mind that you probably do it all the time. It's still illegal to bring cannabis across state lines. That's true even if it's legal in both states. But Botanica's Lena Davidson isn't trying just to bring cannabis from Washington to Oregon. She's trying to bring over a whole multi-brand...

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When career business executive Steve Hoffman was appointed the state's marijuana czar last week, pot proponents reacted with immediate skepticism. Here was a 64-year-old suit who once worked for Mitt Romney at Bain & Co., had no cannabis industry experience, and had voted against legalizing the...