cannabis

Cannabis should be made legal in Britain for medicinal uses, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers who led an inquiry into the drug's potential to help patients. The recommendation from the group chaired by Lady Meacher would put the UK in line with at least 11 other European...

Cannabis should be made legal in Britain for medicinal uses, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers who led an inquiry into the drug's potential to help patients. The recommendation from the group chaired by Lady Meacher would put the UK in line with at least 11 other European...

In 1839, Limerick-born physicist William O'Shaughnessy was credited as the first expert to introduce cannabis to Western medicine after researching its benefits in Calcutta. His second trip to India saw him knighted by Queen Victoria and dubbed the "grandfather of cannabis research". Almost...

In 1839, Limerick-born physicist William O'Shaughnessy was credited as the first expert to introduce cannabis to Western medicine after researching its benefits in Calcutta. His second trip to India saw him knighted by Queen Victoria and dubbed the "grandfather of cannabis research". Almost...

On August 24, 2016, in response to Justice Phelan's judgment in the case of Allard v Canada, Health Canada implemented the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR), replacing the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). In Allard, Justice Phelan found the MMPR to be...

On August 24, 2016, in response to Justice Phelan's judgment in the case of Allard v Canada, Health Canada implemented the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR), replacing the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR). In Allard, Justice Phelan found the MMPR to be...

The legal cannabis industry in the U.S. may grow to $50 billion in the next decade, expanding to more than eight times its current size, as lawful pot purveyors gain new customers and win over users from the illicit market, according to a new report. Legalizing recreational use in California...

If Dr. Larry Bedard has his way, Marin General Hospital would become the first acute-care medical center in California to allow patients to openly consume medical marijuana in the hospital. Patients wouldn't be allowed to smoke it, since smoking is prohibited. But Bedard, a retired emergency...

The Pueblo City-County Library District is hosting a four-part cannabis information series through October. The first presentation, Pot Barons of Colorado, is 7 p.m. Thursday , at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library, in the InfoZone on the fourth floor, 100 E. Abriendo Ave. The discussions...

The Pueblo City-County Library District is hosting a four-part cannabis information series through October. The first presentation, Pot Barons of Colorado, is 7 p.m. Thursday , at the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library, in the InfoZone on the fourth floor, 100 E. Abriendo Ave. The discussions...

Few have said more about the benefits of cannabis than author, lecturer and psychedelic drug enthusiast Terence McKenna. McKenna used cannabis regularly as a creative aid meant to induce higher consciousness, bring a sense of mental clarity and make the expression of deep thought easier. He...

As hundreds of medical professionals, farmers, patients and cannabis activists descend on Israel this week for the Cann10 International Medical Conference from September 11 to 13, Israeli scientists are plowing ahead with new clinical trials in order to approve cannabis use for a wider variety...

The death of her son last year ignited a debate about medicinal cannabis, now Nelson woman Rose Renton hopes he will become a face for change at a string of rallies around the country. Alex Renton died in Wellington Hospital last year after his family successfully petitioned the government to...

Cannabis has never killed a single person, ever. Right now the most dangerous thing about Cannabis is being caught with it. Anyone who says different has quite obviously never done a single bit of scientific research and is instead subjecting the population to their own, flawed opinion. I would...

Cannabis has never killed a single person, ever. Right now the most dangerous thing about Cannabis is being caught with it. Anyone who says different has quite obviously never done a single bit of scientific research and is instead subjecting the population to their own, flawed opinion. I would...

Thankfully in New Zealand we live in a society where everyone is entitled to an opinion. However, opinion pieces, including this one, must be considered and questioned to verify the truthfulness of any claims made. Unfortunately columnist Mike Yardley recently wrote an opinion piece saying...

As a whole, the marijuana industry has come a long way in a short amount of time. When medical cannabis was first legalized in California in 1996 for compassionate use, support for nationwide legalization of the drug was only around 25%, per Gallup. A decade ago, just a third of Americans...

It could be years before patients can buy medical marijuana in Philadelphia, and even longer before the city sees a dime in economic benefits. Even so, Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Public Health and Human Services heard testimony Friday around what Pennsylvania's new medical...

It could be years before patients can buy medical marijuana in Philadelphia, and even longer before the city sees a dime in economic benefits. Even so, Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Public Health and Human Services heard testimony Friday around what Pennsylvania's new medical...

Huddled in the hot sun outside the Compassionate Sciences dispensary in South Jersey, a group of medical marijuana patients clutched bags that contained cannabis-infused oils they had just purchased. They began a lively debate on the best way to use the new products, though dispensary staff...