cannabis

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...

North of Las Vegas' bustling, fluorescent Strip sits the Paiute Nation tribe. Like many other Native American tribes across the United States, they've suffered from and struggled with poverty, depression, and alcoholism. With dwindling numbers - only 56 adult members currently remain as a result...

The county Board of Commissioners granted a small victory to medical cannabis advocates Thursday, moving to adjust proposed zoning regulations to allow growing, processing and dispensing as principal permitted uses in industrial zones. The board had been wrestling with how to deal with the...

The county Board of Commissioners granted a small victory to medical cannabis advocates Thursday, moving to adjust proposed zoning regulations to allow growing, processing and dispensing as principal permitted uses in industrial zones. The board had been wrestling with how to deal with the...

Steak and red wine, fish and white wine, any food and marijuana. That's generally the less informed opinion on what to pair with what, but over in Colorado (of course) there's a pot sommelier taking things to the next level. His name is Philip Wolf, and his company 'Cultivating Spirits' is...

Marijuana could become more of an an economic engine in the province, says the B.C. Independent Cannabis Alliance. That's part of the message the group - linked to more than 400 independent businesses - will be taking to the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria at the...

"Cam," my mother said, "the G6 flower is still our top seller, but the brownies and cookies are going like crazy!" Two years ago, hearing my mom talk about different kinds of marijuana would have been empirically weird, but today it is completely common. In November 2015, she, two business...

"Cam," my mother said, "the G6 flower is still our top seller, but the brownies and cookies are going like crazy!" Two years ago, hearing my mom talk about different kinds of marijuana would have been empirically weird, but today it is completely common. In November 2015, she, two business...

States with medical marijuana laws have a quarter less painkiller overdose deaths, and less painkiller prescriptions as well. Now, leading research institution UC Berkeley, and a cannabis technology company HelloMD, hope to learn more about why. UC Berkeley and HelloMD announced this week...

States with medical marijuana laws have a quarter less painkiller overdose deaths, and less painkiller prescriptions as well. Now, leading research institution UC Berkeley, and a cannabis technology company HelloMD, hope to learn more about why. UC Berkeley and HelloMD announced this week...

Despite being synonymous with cannabis culture for decades, Humboldt County is now lending their stamp of approval to regionally-grown marijuana. The sustainable cannabis grown by True Humboldt will be one of the first to participate in the County's seed to sale program that tracks the...

Despite being synonymous with cannabis culture for decades, Humboldt County is now lending their stamp of approval to regionally-grown marijuana. The sustainable cannabis grown by True Humboldt will be one of the first to participate in the County's seed to sale program that tracks the...

I hear that five different states have adult use cannabis legalization laws on the ballot this year. How do you think they will do? - Indra State So far things are on the upswing. Recent polls show 60 percent of California voters leaning toward voting yes on Proposition 64. Massachusetts is...

Proposition 64 would create a 15 percent retail cannabis sales tax and a $9.25-an-ounce bud tax as well as a $2.75-an-ounce leaf tax that could raise more than $1 billion per year in tax revenue, according to the California Secretary of State legislative analysis. In turn, that revenue would be...

There won't be wreaths of smoke wafting overhead at this weekend's Cannabis Expo at the cavernous Vancouver Convention Centre West. It's all business for more than 130 industry exhibitors, who will welcome an expected 10,000 of the curious on Saturday and Sunday, a month after the federal...

The legal cannabis industry is smoking hot: sales are projected to reach $6.7 billion this year and to top $21 billion by 2020, according to research firm IBISWorld. Twenty-four states now allow medical use of the drug, four states permit adults to partake for fun, and eight more - including...

Recreational marijuana usage elicits visions of dread-locked burnouts giggling over pot gummies, but a more refined market is developing - at least in Colorado. Cultivating Spirits is an upscale eatery in Silverthorne, CO offering cannabis pairings to complement their food and wine offerings...

Belize City, Mon. Sept. 12, 2016 — Today, a man who was charged with drug trafficking after police busted him with 119.2 grams of cannabis was allowed to plead down to the lesser charge of possession. Lusby Martinez, 32, was busted by the police's Mobile Interdiction Team (MIT) on Friday...

In November, residents of Denver, Colorado will be voting on a temporary measure to allow businesses to provide and indoor and/or outdoor space to smoke pot. Currently, tourists can purchase weed but have nowhere to smoke it, as it is only legal to consume in private residences. The new...

Cannabis has been used as a medicinal herb for thousands of years, even before Jesus Christ walked the earth, according to evidence from ancient civilizations in China, India and Egypt. The first clinical conference to discuss cannabis tinctures was held in 1860 by the Ohio State Medical...