cannabis

The so-called "Dr Pot" who injected cannabinoids into two women with ovarian cancer has been -referred to the medical practitioners' watchdog for identifying as a doctor with an anti-medicine outfit called the Church of Ubuntu. Andrew Katelaris, who is deregistered and permanently banned...

The gentle hum of whirring fans and the unmistakable smell of fresh cannabis drift through a garage at the back of a house on a quiet Calgary street. It's legal but the woman behind the small grow-op is keeping things under wraps. She's new here, on a month-to-month lease and – like many...

“There are people who may be thinking: I’m not really into cannabis—I’ve never done it. I was that person,” says Claudia Mata, a former New York City–based fashion editor. “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have said, ‘Oh, yeah, I’m starting a cannabis company.’ ” A recent move to the Bay Area, however...

After Washington legalized recreational cannabis in 2012, small shops began to crop up. At first, these stores tended to consist of little more than a counter with a mix of flowers and edibles, with only one or two staffers on hand. In short, it wasn't a personal experience and most people...

As Labor Day approaches, you may be asking yourself, "What did I learn this summer, aside from the fact that no one in Portland seems to grasp that a linen shirt is a viable alternative to a cotton T-shirt when it's 105 degrees?" My friends, there is still time to get yourself some schooling...

Despite cannabis' history in folk pharmacopoeias, clinical studies of its medicinal impact remain limited in many areas. Based on some promising early results, researchers are now calling for a closer look at its applications for certain mental health conditions for which more 'traditional'...

Armed men transporting bundles of marijuana in unmarked vans might seem like an illegal activity, but in states such as Colorado and Oregon it's a legitimate business. There's a growing need to transport cannabis from farms to dispensaries, and with Department of Transportation-regulated...

The storied Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark Capital has launched a slew of tech companies: Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, Instagram. Now its search for the next big thing has led it to ... pot. Benchmark recently invested $8 million in Hound Labs, a startup here in Oakland that's developing a...

Many states that are considering passing or have recently passed laws legalizing marijuana are looking to Colorado – one of the nation's first legalizers – for guidance. One of the things they're asking is how Colorado is managing cannabis-
impaired driving now that pot is legal, and the answer...

For a group of medical cannabis advocates, Saturday was about educating the public so they could, in turn, educate their state lawmakers. At the Indiana Medical Cannabis Town Hall Meeting, lawmakers, professors, veterans and other medical marijuana advocates came together at the Indiana...

Spindle Fibre Films in association with Victoria Catherwood, today releases an educational documentary encouraging informed conversation between Drs and patients around the use of Cannabis as a medicine in New Zealand. The premiere to be held at Wellington hospital, Small Lecture Theatre ~ Level...

A medical cannabis dispensary may be coming to Mulberry next year. Mulberry Mayor Gary Baxter said the city was approached by a company called Natural State Healthcare after the beginning of 2017, following the 2016 general election, during which Arkansas voters approved Issue 6 on the...

A hemp industry will also be created to produce hemp-based products. Hemp is non-psychoactive (does not make a person "high") and able to produce about 50,000 products. Fortunately, local farmers will have a rotational crop added to their plots during seasons. From seed oil to cooking flour...

Our nation's addiction to opioids has been building for 10 years and Illinois' failed medical cannabis policies compound this problem, putting our patients at a dangerous and potentially deadly disadvantage. The Tribune reported on President Donald Trump's declaration labeling the opioid...

The future for cannabis dispensaries in Davis is quickly taking shape. The Davis City Council will pore over a new ordinance for dispensary zoning at their upcoming meeting this Tuesday. Dispensaries looking to open in downtown Davis could benefit from the latest version of the ordinance...

Every year in April, Jiang Xingquan sets aside part of his farm in northern China to grow cannabis. The size of the plot varies with market demand but over the last few years it has been about 600 hectares. Like every other hemp farmer in Hexin in Heilongjiang province near the Russian...

Marijuana has a history that dates back thousands of years all the way to Ancient Egypt where cannabis was used for its healing powers. Now, marijuana is consumed for recreational purposes, and many lawmakers are taking action to legalize the drug completely. Many individual states have already...

Native American tribes want to begin growing and selling marijuana. They hope it will help end poverty on reservations, the large areas where many Native Americans live. However, there is uncertainty about the future of US marijuana policy. Cannabis is the plant that produces marijuana. The...

The plaintiffs in a lawsuit claiming Mendocino County's cannabis business tax is unconstitutional have appealed the court's decision to dismiss the suit. "All consumers of medical cannabis will ultimately pay that new tax, which is in addition to all the ordinary sales and other taxes that...

At first glance, the names Sour Diesel, Honey Bananas, Lavender Jones and Tangerine Dream might sound like flavors of a child's chewing gum stash. But they're not. They are some of the 60-plus strains of medical cannabis that are cloned, grown, then harvested in Camp Verde by Harvest...