cannabis

Two California state agencies are coming to Redding on Monday to present an overview of the medical marijuana industry, regulations still in the works and requirements for license applicants. "We thought, before we've already put out (specific regulations) and proposed them, it's good to have a...

It should come as no surprise that the Medical Cannabis Research Roundtable is calling for more funding for cannabis research. The usual bottom line on most cannabis studies - and there have been thousands of them - is that more research and research grants are warranted. More knowledge and...

D.C. has a complicated relationship with marijuana policy. The capital of the nation is generally considered America's gray area when it comes to marijuana legalization. Although previously subjected to stringent federal laws, D.C. residents expressed their approval of the legalization bill...

"I did want to start with a quick ice breaker," Kobi Waldfogel, our tour guide, tells the bus. "We'll go around, state your name... or alias if you choose, where you're from, and your favorite slang term for marijuana." As a tourist in Denver, a city I'd only been to once before, this...

A few months ago, this column discussed various applications of Cannabis, with particular emphasis on Cannabidiol - a medically active chemical derived from the plant. We touched on anti-seizure properties, as well as briefly mentioning animal studies that suggest strong anti-cancer effects...

A few months ago, this column discussed various applications of Cannabis, with particular emphasis on Cannabidiol - a medically active chemical derived from the plant. We touched on anti-seizure properties, as well as briefly mentioning animal studies that suggest strong anti-cancer effects...

Vancouver — A pot expo is taking over the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre this weekend — but it won't be like the controversial 420 rallies. Marijuana is entering the mainstream ahead of next year's federal legalization. Over 130 marijuana-related businesses and more than 10,000 people...

Fulton, Ill. - Since The Dispensary and Star Flower Clinic have opened, they have had a good weekly flow of people in their businesses. Star Flower Clinic, located at 1008 Fourth St., began seeing patients at the end of March. Things started slow but for the last three months, business has...

Fulton, Ill. - Since The Dispensary and Star Flower Clinic have opened, they have had a good weekly flow of people in their businesses. Star Flower Clinic, located at 1008 Fourth St., began seeing patients at the end of March. Things started slow but for the last three months, business has...

Decriminalisation campaigners suggest ending cannabis arrests could go a long way towards easing the workload for the police force. Rallies will be held outside 26 police stations around the country at 4pm today to call for a stop to all arrests involving the drug. Campaigners say cannabis...

I'm Pothead71. I'm also new to 420. I just finished registering. :cheertwo: I'm in the process of growing two female plants out back the house. They are about 3 feet tall and are starting to flower (I think). I don't know anything about when they will be ready. I'm waiting for my first good...

Close to four weeks without cannabis, and Helen Kelly is taking morphine every four hours to manage the pain. The former Council of Trade Unions president took her fight against terminal lung cancer to Cuba and the United State in August, in search of a miracle treatment. But the search...

Close to four weeks without cannabis, and Helen Kelly is taking morphine every four hours to manage the pain. The former Council of Trade Unions president took her fight against terminal lung cancer to Cuba and the United State in August, in search of a miracle treatment. But the search...

Cannabis is only allowed in Germany for select cases of serious illness, but this year the amount of legally-bought weed has shot up as politicians hope to pass a medical marijuana law. In the first half of 2015, around 33.8 kilograms of cannabis was sold to chronically ill patients. But that...

Cannabis is only allowed in Germany for select cases of serious illness, but this year the amount of legally-bought weed has shot up as politicians hope to pass a medical marijuana law. In the first half of 2015, around 33.8 kilograms of cannabis was sold to chronically ill patients. But that...

An increasing number of places around the world, including 25 US states, Canada, Israel and more than ten European countries, are relaxing laws on medical marijuana use — but Britain has yet to follow. A group of MPs in the UK is calling for access to medical marijuana, in a report which...

An increasing number of places around the world, including 25 US states, Canada, Israel and more than ten European countries, are relaxing laws on medical marijuana use — but Britain has yet to follow. A group of MPs in the UK is calling for access to medical marijuana, in a report which...

With the addition of Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2016, the total number of states in America allowing the use of cannabis medically is now 25. The non-state known as the District of Columbia or Washington, D.C., the nation's capitol, also has allowances for medical cannabis. They all have...

With the addition of Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2016, the total number of states in America allowing the use of cannabis medically is now 25. The non-state known as the District of Columbia or Washington, D.C., the nation's capitol, also has allowances for medical cannabis. They all have...

Last week, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), Australia's version of the FDA, announced formal plans to legalize medical marijuana throughout the country this November. The TGA has recognized the medicinal use of some cannabinoids since 1984, yet Australia's National Drugs and Poisons...