cannabis

Chris Sayegh is a 24-year-old chef who has found a niche in the world of cannabis. He established a business that combines food and the controversial drug. His company, the Herbal Chef, offers a variety of food services catering to both the medical and recreational needs of marijuana users...

Minister for Health Simon Harris has promised the mother of an ill child that he will take action on the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes in January. The Minister made the promise to Vera Twomey after she embarked on a walk from Co Cork to Leinster House in order to draw attention to...

Minister for Health Simon Harris has promised the mother of an ill child that he will take action on the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes in January. The Minister made the promise to Vera Twomey after she embarked on a walk from Co Cork to Leinster House in order to draw attention to...

Carlsbad - Ralph Rider of Carlsbad describes the pain in his body as pins and needles. "I can't hardly walk in the morning until I medicate," Rider, a permitted medical marijuana user, said. Pain from neuropathy, as well as residual symptoms from a stroke and heart attack in 2013, were...

Carlsbad - Ralph Rider of Carlsbad describes the pain in his body as pins and needles. "I can't hardly walk in the morning until I medicate," Rider, a permitted medical marijuana user, said. Pain from neuropathy, as well as residual symptoms from a stroke and heart attack in 2013, were...

Cannabis activists around the world have watched legalization measures in nine U.S. states this election season with some envy. Apart from Switzerland, no European country has provisions that allow voters to directly change laws via initiative, as many American states do. It's a big reason why...

Voters on Tuesday night appeared to have soundly defeated a measure written by marijuana growers to regulate the cannabis industry in the county, opposing the initiative by 65.4 percent to 34.6 as of midnight, with 19.8 percent of ballots counted. Separately, voters seemed likely to...

In just a few decades, we've been flooded with information about a plant that's been suppressed for nearly a century but is finally being recognized. It's surprising we didn't know all this sooner, but in my opinion, it's great that we've finally reached this point. It makes sense that it took...

In just a few decades, we've been flooded with information about a plant that's been suppressed for nearly a century but is finally being recognized. It's surprising we didn't know all this sooner, but in my opinion, it's great that we've finally reached this point. It makes sense that it took...

Measure D, a voter initiative to establish permanent regulation for cannabis businesses in Calaveras County, was defeated Tuesday with 9,479 (54 percent) voting no, and 8,023 (46 percent) voting yes. Although the text of the measure primarily addresses issues such as zoning for cannabis...

It's been more than a month since the City of Victoria implemented its new cannabis laws, but now council is looking at allowing onsite consumption in some compassion clubs. During a meeting Thursday, council passed a motion to have city staff look at exempting existing non-profit cannabis...

This year's election season was historic in more ways than one. An unprecedented nine states considered liberalizing cannabis laws, and here's how it broke down: California, Massachusetts and Nevada saw their ballot measures pass. If Maine's ballot measure is also approved, that would bring the...

Update: At this writing, the Denver's elections division has not yet called the race involving Initiated Ordinance 300, formerly known as the Neighborhood Supported Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program. The latest count shows 300 leading with 100,284 votes, or 50.86 percent, to 96,893 votes, or...

As the US decides on a new president, Californians will also choose whether to legalise marijuana in a vote that could shape drug policy across the globe. Campaigners believe legalising cannabis in the US state — the world's 6th largest economy — could trigger a domino effect around the...

When David Livingstone explored these lands in 1855 he recorded that cannabis was used by local peoples to increase work efficiency, as a sexual stimulant, and for bravery in battle. Within a century, however, cannabis was transformed on a global scale, from a benign plant used as medicine...

Yolo County supervisors voted on Oct. 11 to enact a moratorium prohibiting additional permit requests for cannabis cultivation due to the high volume of permits the county had already received. The board met again on Oct. 25 and voted 3-2 to continue the moratorium, pending additional...

Last Sunday, around 150 activists, academics, and journalists, gathered in Leicester to attend the first Annual General Meeting of United Kingdom's Cannabis Social Clubs. A cafe space in Leicester was transformed into a forum for political action, as those who attended hoped this meeting...

With California voting on Prop 64 (the Adult Use of Marijuana Act) next week, it sometimes seems that full-blown legalization has eclipsed the conversation around medicinal cannabis. But even if California - and eventually the entire country - were to legalize cannabis for recreational use, it's...

With California voting on Prop 64 (the Adult Use of Marijuana Act) next week, it sometimes seems that full-blown legalization has eclipsed the conversation around medicinal cannabis. But even if California - and eventually the entire country - were to legalize cannabis for recreational use, it's...

Regardless of the fate of Questions 200 and 300 in today's election, Colorado State University-Pueblo's fledgling Institute of Cannabis Research will be taking on important and relevant work. Remember, marijuana will remain legal in Colorado even if Pueblo voters pass one or both of the ballot...