cannabis

Towradgi's Ben Oakley wants less talk, and more action, on medicinal cannabis. The 20-year-old, who suffers from a rare and debilitating neurological disorder, was among the crowd at a workshop on the issue at Wollongong Hospital on Wednesday. He welcomed the talk by leading medicinal...

It's time for another roundup of weed news! This is the pure stuff, so go easy. The cost of your high is getting lower. The price of pot is plunging, again. Weed wholesale website Tradiv released a report this month looking at how the prices for cannabis flower has been falling steadily in...

On September 15, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) announced a major consumer safety investment: a $1.15 million contract with the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) to screen the state's cannabis for disallowed pesticides. Under the contract, the WSLCB will...

Sometimes the frontier between legal and illegal shifts abruptly, with the government's attitude going from "never, never, never" to "OK, we'll give it a try." It wasn't long ago that County Executive Steve Schuh made an unsuccessful attempt, in the face of the state-level decision to allow...

Sometimes the frontier between legal and illegal shifts abruptly, with the government's attitude going from "never, never, never" to "OK, we'll give it a try." It wasn't long ago that County Executive Steve Schuh made an unsuccessful attempt, in the face of the state-level decision to allow...

The fact cannabis isn't legalised is perplexing for many reasons. Let me start with the perception that legalisation will throw our country into ruin and lead to our children being hopeless drug addicts. This sort of talk comes from people who may mean well, but have a loose grip on the...

Having failed to convince the public that our disastrous War on Drugs will find success if we just wait long enough, prohibitionists have frantically switched arguments, and now warn about the supposed evils of "big weed" and "commercialization", rather than the substance itself. If we legalize...

The decision on where the growing, processing and dispensing of medical cannabis will take place in Sykesville town limits could soon be in the hands of the town Planning Commission. Earlier this month, the Sykesville Town Council requested that the commission look into the town's zoning...

The decision on where the growing, processing and dispensing of medical cannabis will take place in Sykesville town limits could soon be in the hands of the town Planning Commission. Earlier this month, the Sykesville Town Council requested that the commission look into the town's zoning...

The on-going debate about the legalization of marijuana rages on. The latest development is the possibility for "weed clubs", a place where adults over the age of 21 would be able to gather with their friends to enjoy their 64th amendment rights. Some places are already implementing these...

Medical cannabis is slowly becoming part of the mainstream discussion in the UK. The NHS is trialling a cannabis vape pen, you can now buy medical oils with a high CBD content (the chemical in weed that helps mitigate the symptoms of lots of nasty ailments) and just last week a parliamentary...

Medical cannabis is slowly becoming part of the mainstream discussion in the UK. The NHS is trialling a cannabis vape pen, you can now buy medical oils with a high CBD content (the chemical in weed that helps mitigate the symptoms of lots of nasty ailments) and just last week a parliamentary...

Kingston, Jamaica - Senior Government advisor Delano Seiveright wants American law students, academics and representatives of civil society representatives at Harvard University to press the US government to change "repressive" laws against the use of cannabis. Seiveright, who is also a...

The people behind Dr. Bronner's are just as concerned about legalizing cannabis as they are creating high-quality skin care products. The Vista, Calif.-based company dedicated to producing all-natural organic body care products will donate over $660,000 towards responsible marijuana...

Volusia County, Fla. - Voters will decide in November whether or not to legalize medical cannabis in Florida, but there is already a budding system for growing, recommending and delivering products for a very specific set of patients. Fox 35 has learned that those patients are having trouble...

Volusia County, Fla. - Voters will decide in November whether or not to legalize medical cannabis in Florida, but there is already a budding system for growing, recommending and delivering products for a very specific set of patients. Fox 35 has learned that those patients are having trouble...

Denver - After spending nearly a decade as a high school biology teacher, Tim Cullen cashed out on his retirement. It was 2009, and he had $80,000 to invest in his newly-formed medical cannabis growing operation in Denver. He hoped one day he'd make a profit. Seven years later, the Colorado...

Denver - After spending nearly a decade as a high school biology teacher, Tim Cullen cashed out on his retirement. It was 2009, and he had $80,000 to invest in his newly-formed medical cannabis growing operation in Denver. He hoped one day he'd make a profit. Seven years later, the Colorado...

State-sanctioned medical marijuana operational licenses are increasingly becoming a "pay-to-play, greatest barrier to entry" model. In this sort of system, there is usually some combination of the following, all geared towards minimizing the number of licensed cannabis businesses and towards...

State-sanctioned medical marijuana operational licenses are increasingly becoming a "pay-to-play, greatest barrier to entry" model. In this sort of system, there is usually some combination of the following, all geared towards minimizing the number of licensed cannabis businesses and towards...