cannabis

A meet-up group comprised of vocational, registered nurses and nurse practitioners interested in training and expanding their knowledge of treatments for medical marijuana patients has started to meet in Mendocino County in the hope of creating an official local chapter of a national non-profit...

Atlanta - When State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) announced his run for Mayor of Atlanta on November 12, 2016, he became the first candidate for Atlanta elected office to run on a platform that includes decriminalization of cannabis, or marijuana, within City limits. This would mean that...

Members of The First Church of Cannabis in Indianapolis had a mixed reaction to election results earlier this month. There was a general sense of dread about the Republicans' romp, with one person writing on the church's Facebook page: "You will probably need to be stoned to get through the...

Marijuana extractors in particular as well as cultivators and retailers across the nation can anticipate new fire safety guidelines in the months ahead designed to head off potentially deadly fires and explosions at cannabis businesses. A 10-member committee of fire code enforcers, equipment...

Thanks to Amendment 2, a lot more seriously ill Floridians will be able to rely on medical marijuana for relief. But what forms medicinal cannabis will come in, and whether it will be lawful to smoke it, appears far from settled. That's in part because while the amendment expands the use of...

The sense of satisfaction that comes from a home-cooked meal is indescribable, and let's face it...things can get boring in the kitchen really fast without a little culinary creativity. Staple sides have dominated dinner-plate real estate for years, and the time has come for the usual suspects...

Two medicinal cannabis education trailers are operating in Tasmania in an attempt to encourage people to talk about its use. The crowdfunded project has been organised by a group called Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp Tasmania. The trailers will travel the state delivering educational...

When: Wed, April 12, 2017 - Thu, April 13, 2017 Where: Phoenix Convention Center 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Contact: info@imperiousexpo.com (903) 595-0633 Imperious expos focus on developing business for medical and industrial cannabis while not excluding recreational trade. Take home...

When: Sat, January 14, 2017, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Where: Exdo Event Center 1399 35th Street, Denver, Co 80205 Contact: INFO@VANGSTTALENT.COM As America's fastest growing industry, the cannabis industry is in demand for experienced, talented, and ambitious professionals. Vangst is the...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has remained silent on the issue of international regulatory controls on cannabis since 1935. There have been breakthroughs and advancements in science about cannabis for the past 80 years. It is indeed high time for WHO to provide restructured advice about...

Please join us in welcoming @Dan Ultra formerly known as UltraDan to Moderator Team 420! :cheer: Dan's spirit of volunteerism is inspiring and without the commitment of members like him, we would never be able to continue in our mission. He has been instrumental in assisting others with finding...

Following the passage of Propositions 64, Placer County supervisors are trying to keep pace. The state recreational marijuana initiative allows people to grow a limited amount of pot indoors. Supervisors voted 4-0 to allow limited cultivation inside and outside in the unincorporated areas...

When: Nov. 25-27, Noon-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Noon-6 p.m. Sunday Where: Henao Contemporary Center, 5601 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL Contact: 407.490.4207 In a post-medical marijuana Florida, you can expect the weed talk to intensify in tandem with the potency of each new strain...

A Port Coquitlam pot shop is back open after it was raided by police Thursday. Today (Friday), Coquitlam RCMP Const. Jamie Phillipson told The Tri-City News that officers executed a search warrant on Cannabis Culture - a store selling marijuana for recreational uses, in the strip mall next to...

Marijuana businesses will have to continue to wait before setting up shop in Pismo Beach. The Pismo Beach City Council approved an urgency ordinance at its meeting Nov. 15 to ban manufacturing, processing, laboratory testing, labeling, storing and wholesale and retail distribution of...

Cats and dogs suffering from severe pain or disease are finding relief from cannabis treatment given to them from their veterinarian. Dr. Janice Huntingford has been giving cannabis oil to some pets dealing with issues like chronic pain, arthritis, seizures and cancer. The veterinarian at...

A few days before California voters decided to legalize recreational marijuana, Jason got an upsetting email from his business partner: The new owner of their rented warehouse in San Rafael wanted to come by for a walkthrough in 48 hours. For most businesses, that wouldn't be a big deal. But...

Atlanta - Advocates for medical marijuana are gearing up for a fight in the legislature this upcoming session. And one local mom is leading the charge. "It was a kick in the gut, honestly," Katie McKoy said. McKoy was in the hospital with one of her sons when the legislature shot down a bill...

AS senior MP's call for Theresa May to legalise cannabis in order to make more money for the Treasury kitty, how likely is it that the drug will be made legal in the UK? The marijuana trade in Britain is currently work £6.8bn a year and could be quite a money maker, as well as helping people...

The legal use of medical cannabis made headway this week as South Africa's department of health plans to have cannabis recognised as a prescription drug, rather than an illegal substance. The Medical Control Council (MCC) has announced that their investigation into the use of medical cannabis...