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The 2016 US presidential election has been one of the most hotly contested — and controversial — in recent memory, pitting two deeply unpopular candidates against each other in a war of attrition that, one way of the other, has the potential to change the course of world politics. The Trump vs...

Turkey has legalised cannabis production in 19 provinces in order to crack down on illegal production, according to new regulations by The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock. Published in the Official Gazette in late September, "Hemp Cultivation and Control of Regulations" will...

The Barnett Government has finally shown support for medicinal cannabis but has issued a warning that recreational use remained prohibited. With just five days to go until federal laws makes medicinal cannabis a controlled prescription drug, Health Minister John Day said he "welcomed the...

The Barnett Government has finally shown support for medicinal cannabis but has issued a warning that recreational use remained prohibited. With just five days to go until federal laws makes medicinal cannabis a controlled prescription drug, Health Minister John Day said he "welcomed the...

In a climate of race and gender storms, much of it driven by political discourse, a quiet one is brewing in the emerging cannabis industry, which recorded $6 billion in sales during 2015. According to the most current data from ArcView Market Research, those sales represent a $4 billion increase...

The widespread use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back millennia, where early Chinese doctors, such as surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), used the plant as an anesthetic by reducing the plant powder and mixing it with wine for administration before surgery. In fact, the Chinese term for...

The widespread use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back millennia, where early Chinese doctors, such as surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), used the plant as an anesthetic by reducing the plant powder and mixing it with wine for administration before surgery. In fact, the Chinese term for...

"A couple of years ago I heard about a meeting of small cannabis farmers in Laytonville getting together to organize themselves politically," says Jane Futcher, a longtime journalist who lives with her partner on a 162-acre ranch seven miles south of Laytonville. When she arrived she found it...

Growing cannabis legally will be a step closer on Sunday when federal legislation comes into effect allowing the drug to be grown for medicinal purposes. The Office of Drug Control will start accepting applications for cannabis cultivation licences on Monday. People or organisations...

The medical space is on the verge of a major shift as medical cannabis is set to be legalised from the beginning of November. The landmark decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration will allow those prescribed medical cannabis to consume the plant, however maintain that the natural...

The medical space is on the verge of a major shift as medical cannabis is set to be legalised from the beginning of November. The landmark decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration will allow those prescribed medical cannabis to consume the plant, however maintain that the natural...

Medicinal cannabis companies have welcomed the WA Government's decision to allow doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis, calling it the final hurdle which had to be overcome to set up a homegrown industry. From Tuesday, medicinal cannabis growers and manufacturers can apply for a licence and...

Medicinal cannabis companies have welcomed the WA Government's decision to allow doctors to prescribe medicinal cannabis, calling it the final hurdle which had to be overcome to set up a homegrown industry. From Tuesday, medicinal cannabis growers and manufacturers can apply for a licence and...

Denver - When the New Jersey lawmakers arrived at the Denver International Airport a couple weeks ago, a young woman with shoulder-length dreads greeted travelers with a smile and samples of "Happiness Cream." Welcome to Colorado, the first state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana for adults...

In a country that prides itself on individual freedom and just laws, it's inane that we're still debating whether cannabis should be legalized. Of course it should - and for recreational, not just medical use. It's less dangerous than alcohol and tobacco. Instead of spending money on the...

How well do you know your weed? A Berkeley laboratory recently found that 84 percent of medical marijuana samples contained large amounts of pesticides. Steep Hill, a Northern California-based cannabis testing lab, says their findings were much higher than expected and "are cause for concern for...

If California is going to transition successfully to full legalization of cannabis, our state is going to need its own cartel. For the record (and to reassure my friends in federal law enforcement), I am not smoking anything. And I am not suggesting that California encourage a criminal...

Amid the hailstorm of statistics loosed by recent 'current events,' one set showed that U.S. adults now approve of legalizing cannabis in landslide numbers. Nevertheless, the DEA again refused to endorse the drug earlier this year based on an array of research which, it turns out, indicates risk...

Portland, Maine - Marijuana entrepreneurs and cannabis industrialists took over the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine (USM) Saturday. The second annual New England Cannabis Convention is a chance for many vendors and medical marijuana caretakers to offer their expertise. With...

While most hotels, hostels and homestays ask guests not to smoke inside, a new travel site is actively encouraging people to smoke weed at their lodgings. Bud and Breakfast is basically a property listing site that advertises itself as a "cannabis friendly accommodation site". The...