cannabis

The Calaveras County Planning Commission on Thursday denied five appeals by would-be cannabis farmers seeking to register commercial cultivation sites, including one from a man who rented a former gymnastics studio at the old Calaveras County airport near San Andreas that was eventually raided...

South Africa is a major player in the global cannabis industry, producing a top strain – Durban Poison – and a significant portion of the continent's supply, Cannabis Now reported. Until now, the tax benefits of legal marijuana have eluded South Africa, whose informal economy drives...

This year saw big election wins for marijuana in several states. In addition, Colorado crossed the $1 billion mark for annual marijuana sales. Now a new year is almost here and a new presidential administration for the cannabis industry to navigate. It's time to look ahead and see what's in...

Medical marijuana could finally become a reality next year in Maryland, one of the states slowest to make the drug available for purchase after legalizing sales. In 2016, regulators awarded long-awaited licenses to grow, process and sell cannabis while grappling with fallout from those shut...

While you're remembering how the good times rolled in 2016, here from the Patch archives is a story we thought we'd never write: (Originally published on Sept. 16, 2016) Congregants in this church aren't high on Jesus. In fact, the very name of the church sounds like lyrics from a rock and...

Another Northland Grey Power association has voted to back legalising medicinal marijuana Kerikeri Grey Power met this month for an extraordinary general meeting where the main items on the agenda were to confirm the legitimacy of its AGM held on May 30; reaffirm the appointments of the new...

hello guys. i am heading next month to moscow and i whould like to know what is the policy in moscow about hash and cannabis my russian is very well.

Despite Wall Street's interest in L.A.'s soon-to-be-booming recreational marijuana market, investors remain wary of weed's future as Donald Trump prepares to enter the White House in January. Some companies, such as Seventh Point LLC, already have invested millions in the recreational pot...

Maryland patients are several months away from being able to legally obtain medical cannabis to treat chronic conditions. But scammers are already trying to make a buck off patients desperate for the relief from the new drug, according to regulators and industry officials. State officials...

The appeal of chocolate gifts, as Forrest Gump once reasoned, is clear-cut: From the what's-inside-the-box factor to the anticipation of surprise flavor profiles, you never know what you're going to get. And with recreational or medical cannabis now legal–or, at least, in the process of becoming...

Despite legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational use in 2014, Colorado law remains complex. Possession and use of cannabis is legal for those over the age of 21, but those protections to not extend to public use, driving while in any way intoxicated, or to employers' substance...

In 2014, the Minnesota Legislature authorized the creation of a medical cannabis program in Minnesota. The law included a set of nine medical conditions that would qualify a person to receive medical cannabis. Now health officials are preparing to add post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a...

It was a damp November evening in the quintessentially Tacoma-esque neighborhood near Pac Ave. and 26th Ave, specifically, the lovely Tin Can Alley. An event where mum was the word, and an invitation was essential for your highly anticipated entry, our little city came together with just a...

Newcastle's Calvary Mater Hospital will be involved in a world-first clinical trial into the effects of medicinal cannabis on the appetites of cancer patients. Researchers are now recruiting palliative care cancer patients in Sydney and Newcastle for the trial of vapourised cannabis flower...

If you suffer from a chronic medical condition and have not found adequate relief from pain and other symptoms using traditional medicines, you may be thinking about trying medical cannabis (also commonly referred to as medical marijuana) as part of your treatment strategy. A growing number...

Tania Cyalume and Brandy Zurborg are the brains behind Bloorcourt's Queens of Cannabis, a dispensary that sells to approved medical marijuana patients. But it's so much more than that — it's also a healing centre. A knowledgable, articulate couple who live and work together, Cyalume and...

Hugh Quinn is unequivocal in his opinion about the decision to certify post-traumatic stress disorder as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana in Minnesota. "I'm 100 percent of support in it," the Itasca County veterans services officer said. "That and chronic pain." When the Minnesota...

After the results of the November election, more than half of U.S. states have now authorized medical marijuana. And eight of those states also allow recreational marijuana. So if pot helps some humans feel better, how about people's best friends? Northwest veterinarians are being asked about...

There is a high-end luxury marijuana market that caters to people willing to spend almost $3,000 for a joint and hundreds for luxury subscription boxes. While many people may think of recreational marijuana smokers as grungy stoners, a new study from Miner and Co. Studio has uncovered an...

Was wondering what the cost of Medical Cannabis was in the states that have legalized it. The state that I live in may get it passed this year and was wondering what type of prices people were paying.. Thank you.