cannabis

A Tamworth movement helped change the tide on medicinal cannabis in Australia, but our local advocates are struggling to take pride in today’s system, where compassion has taken a backseat to political point-scoring. Lucy Haslam says the medicinal cannabis conversation in Australia needs to be...

Recreational marijuana is almost normal. In the five years since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational use, Oregon, Alaska, California, Nevada, Maine, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia have followed suit. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart have a...

The proposed regulations to govern the medicinal cannabis unit (MCU) that was established at the health ministry are now being finalized and will be submitted to Cabinet shortly. At the same time, the ministry has reported that a total of 80 persons have been trained and certified to...

Senior citizens make up one of the fastest-growing demographics of cannabis consumers. Unfortunately, seniors are often uneducated about the advances in marijuana over the last few decades. So instead of creating a podcast or YouTube video, a team of cannabis professionals have joined with a...

Philadelphia City Council members Cherelle Parker and Cindy Bass are threatening to run a newly permitted medical cannabis oil dispensary out of East Mount Airy in a move that could throw a wrench into the Pennsylvania's entire program. The sudden opposition group includes State Rep. Chris...

The TGA has criticized claims that red tape turns patients to black market cannabis And one medicinal cannabis stakeholder says that doctors are unready when it comes to prescribing the drug. The TGA has responded to claims made on the Lateline program that patients are turning to the...

What is in cannabis that can make it dangerously powerful? And what about claims of medical benefits? Newsbeat hears from two scientists who study the drug. Remember these letters - THC and CBD Cannabis plants contain a substance called Cannabigerol that forms three other compounds when...

When it comes to cannabis legalization and things like age limit, distribution, and taxation, British Columbians are still hearing crickets from our provincial government. While some provinces have reached out to citizens through online surveys, others have shown interest in providing...

Vince Cable says the Liberal Democrats will keep pushing for the legalization of cannabis. The party's new leader believes it makes sense to "regulate and control the market" rather than let criminals "control the mixing of substances". The government say it has "no plans to legalize...

A group of marijuana activists are calling for a boycott of a major cannabis exposition because its keynote speaker next month will be Roger Stone, a longtime President Donald Trump adviser, infamous political trickster and longtime drug-decriminalization advocate. Stone recently won praise...

The next Napa Countywide Cannabis Roundtable is scheduled for 1-3 p.m., Friday in the board meeting chambers on the third floor of the Administration Building, 1195 Third St., in Napa. The discussion will include report outs from a recent trip to Oakland to tour manufacturing, cultivation...

Since moving to Los Angeles, I have non-stop been reviewing the work of other "cannabis attorneys" from all over California that were working for their clients under Proposition 215, and I have to say that far too much of what I've seen has disturbed me when it comes to corporate formation...

Brewers like to describe super-hoppy IPAs the way that they might talk about marijuana: "dank," "resinous," "sticky." It makes sense, after all: Both cannabis (pot) and Humulus lupulus (hops) are members of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants, and both rely on compounds called terpenes to...

Call it conscious consuming or mindful marijuana, microdosing cannabis could play an important role in the future of healthy consumption as part of the legalization of adult use cannabis in Canada. Microdosing certainly changed my approach to cannabis. Instead of consuming any old joint...

Decades before cannabis was made illegal in 1937, hemp was a big cash crop for Kentucky. In 1850, the Bluegrass State produced 40,000 tons of the stuff. During World War II, the government paid citizens to grow the plant. Now it's at the center of a bill that would legalize hemp on a federal...

A driver who was stopped near Painswick has tested positive for a Class B drug. Police pulled the driver over on Sunday night and following a drugs wipe it confirmed they had taken cannabis. Stroud Police tweeted: "Driver near Painswick supplied a positive drugs wipe for cannabis at the...

Local women in cannabis came together Sunday to celebrate their achievements and learn from each other for first 'Celebrate Women of Cannabis Conference' in the Arcata Community Center. Attendees came out to hear from expert educational cannabis speakers and learn about local up-and-coming...

For Canada, nationwide legalization has been in the cards for quite a while now, but, unfortunately, there have been endless delays due to the many issues that premiers still have. There's uncertainty regarding what may happen if cannabis is legalized, but I don't think there are critical...

Lawyers going into the marijuana business face potential arrest, disbarment, and even imprisonment. But they’re gambling that the smoke will clear, and the federal government will eventually legalize cannabis. Many of Philadelphia’s biggest firms — Duane Morris, Fox Rothschild, and Cozen...

Any private U.S. bank that is insured by the federal government is forbidden by law from knowingly handling money from cannabis businesses. That leaves people in the rapidly growing industry with few options when it comes to dealing with business basics like payroll, taxes, and finances...