cannabis

Morocco has remained the world's largest producer of cannabis, according to a report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last week. The annual "World Drug Report 2017" showed that the area of ​​cultivation of cannabis in Morocco reached 47,000 hectares in 2015...

A regulated market in cannabis would net $70 million in new tax revenue, independent analysis carried out for Stuff reveals. The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research modeling shows a 25 per cent excise tax on legal marijuana would raise $40m, on top of an extra $30m from GST. The...

Teenagers won't just be smoking cannabis on the sly in the future – they could be openly smearing it on their face to prevent acne. Aussie company Botanix is developing the first new acne treatment in 20 years that aims to fight pimples using a synthetic version of cannabidiol. However...

Names like marijuana, grass, pot, Mary Jane and ganja are all terms that refer to the agreed international term cannabis. Over time the terms marijuana and cannabis have been used interchangeably, but should they? The truth is there is no marijuana plant. There is a cannabis plant that...

With cannabis legalization across multiple states in the U.S. and other countries around the world, there's been an explosion of research firms looking into the industry. ArcView Market Research became famous for its market-size predictions, Viridian Capital Advisors acquired notoriety for its...

On July 1, Shango Premium in Las Vegas opened its doors for recreational customer sales one minute after midnight. The+Source dispensary welcomed State Senator Tick Segerblom to make the store's first purchase, a pre-rolled joint of his namesake strain, Segerblom Haze. Nevada’s cannabis market...

We have discussed in this column the explosive growth of the cannabis market, fueled by technology, a receptive market and legislative developments. But there is growing murkiness from the Administration about throttling this growth. But first, some perspective. The cannabis industry now rivals...

If the sun is shining in Bristol, you will usually notice a certain smell in the air, especially if you're hanging around parks and open spaces. The consumption of cannabis is Bristol is often noticeable, with people brazenly smoking in public, but one teenager took that a step further...

Peter Dunne, the bespectacled politician in the bow-tie, was the unlikely hero of drug reform. In May, the Associate Health Minister ventured that "some, if not all" class C drugs should be reclassified and regulated. Outraged cries of "Minister for Stoners" were conspicuous by their...

The daytime temperatures, as usual for the summer months, soared well into the triple digits in Mesquite on Saturday. That didn't keep a line from forming at Deep Roots Harvest for the opening of recreational marijuana sales in Nevada. The heat was so intense that, by noon, just two hours...

An increasing number of Kiwis are turning to medicinal cannabis at the ends of their lives as they suffer from the effects of terminal illnesses such as cancer. They are the everyday successors to Helen Kelly - people prepared to break the law to avoid dying a slow and painful death. What...

You always expect the sun to come out for hippies, as though they have their own Californian microclimate. But in Britain, the summer of 1967 started late and ended up rather rainy. Even though the weather didn't live up to the look, this was the first Summer of Love. This is when pot became...

Forget bingo, tea dances and seaside trips. Residents from a chain of Seattle retirement homes are going on Pot for Beginners tours to learn about — and buy — cannabis in the city, where it's now legal. Connie Schick said her son roared with laughter when he heard she was joining a field trip...

The North American marijuana industry is on fire, and marijuana stock investors have clearly taken notice. A majority of pot stocks with a market cap north of $200 million have seen triple-digit percentage returns over the trailing 12 months. Cannabis research firm ArcView projects that legal...

Portland studios OMFGCo and JHL Design have designed a minimal interior for this store that sells recreational marijuana. Serra – a self-proclaimed "modern druggist" – opened in July 2016, after the state of Oregon legalized the recreational use of cannabis products in October 2015. The owners...

I've been writing this column for nearly a year and haven't devoted a single one to the subject of women and weed. Hopefully, this month's column will make up for that omission. Women have certainly played a key role ever since hippies and homesteaders from the Bay Area moved to the North Bay...

A new study has investigated what patients themselves prefer when it comes to managing pain — opioids, which are widely distributed for intense pain relief, or medical marijuana. The researchers found that the patients themselves much prefer medical marijuana, and many believe it is just as...

The use or sale of cannabis is banned in Hong Kong under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, which came into effect in 1969. If a police officer catches someone with a substance they suspect is cannabis, they may send the sample off for testing by a government chemist before charging the individual...

Every bride-to-be wants her wedding to be special. And trying to incorporate cannabis into your festivities is about as unique as it gets. With the increasing popularity — and legality — of hemp and cannabis products, trend watchers are predicting that we'll start to see more of these...

Ryan Day has never used cannabis in his life. But he grows it, and extracts its oil to produce a certain compound to try to save his son Haiden's life. It's the last thing Day wants to do after work every day, but, like other parents who use it as part of their child's medical needs, Day...