cannabis

In June 2014, the disgraced former CEO of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) signed Florida's medical marijuana bill into law. It was a fitting beginning to a regulatory process that has been marred by shadowy fraud in the selection of lucrative vertically integrated licenses in what could...

Rachael Speegle, director of operations at the Verdes Foundation, New Mexico's highest-grossing medical cannabis producer in the first quarter of 2016, says when she was working as a registered nurse she never felt conspicuous or disadvantaged as a woman. When she transitioned into the world...

Rachael Speegle, director of operations at the Verdes Foundation, New Mexico's highest-grossing medical cannabis producer in the first quarter of 2016, says when she was working as a registered nurse she never felt conspicuous or disadvantaged as a woman. When she transitioned into the world...

There are pairings and tastings for wine, beer and even coffee. Why not cannabis? That was the question Nug Run founder Nick Ocampo asked himself, after getting a medical marijuana prescription four years ago to help with his insomnia. Ocampo, who has been in a beer club since college, dove...

People in Canberra seeking medicinal cannabis will so get the support of the ACT government as it would soon be starting a medical marijuana scheme. The government is developing an evidence-based framework for the scheme, Assistant Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris announced on Thursday. The...

People in Canberra seeking medicinal cannabis will so get the support of the ACT government as it would soon be starting a medical marijuana scheme. The government is developing an evidence-based framework for the scheme, Assistant Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris announced on Thursday. The...

Last month, offensive tackle Eugene Monroe retired from the NFL at 29 years old, after seven seasons with the Jaguars and Ravens. Monroe's retirement came just a few months after he declared his advocacy for medical marijuana as a way to combat the constant pain that comes with life as an NFL...

Last month, offensive tackle Eugene Monroe retired from the NFL at 29 years old, after seven seasons with the Jaguars and Ravens. Monroe's retirement came just a few months after he declared his advocacy for medical marijuana as a way to combat the constant pain that comes with life as an NFL...

The pool in the front yard of Dr. Francis D'Ambrosio's Hollywood Hills house is shady and filled with inflatable loungers that drift in the breeze. An empty energy drink can and full tray of butts rest on the table near the entrance. Just inside, in a home office to the side of his dining room...

The pool in the front yard of Dr. Francis D'Ambrosio's Hollywood Hills house is shady and filled with inflatable loungers that drift in the breeze. An empty energy drink can and full tray of butts rest on the table near the entrance. Just inside, in a home office to the side of his dining room...

Humboldt County's proposed excise tax for medical marijuana farms has created a rift between local growers. Several farmers have come out against the tax model, calling it premature, hasty and partial to larger farms. Other cultivators say they are supportive of it and feel that the time is...

Cannabis campaigners from across the country will descend on the North-East this weekend for a large-scale pro-legalisation festival. Activists battling to legalise marijuana will arrive in Redcar for the third annual Canna Campfest on Friday, August 5. The North-East's biggest event of...

Increasingly, the stigma around cannabis appears to be disappearing. Look no further than what the Presidential candidates and people in the tech world have had to say. At best, they want it legalized; at worse, they don't have much of an opinion. But what about the average American? There...

The Santa Rosa City Council declared Tuesday that medical marijuana support services such as testing labs and oil extraction businesses can legally be located in certain nonresidential areas of the city. The move, which takes effect immediately, opens up significant new areas of the city to...

The Santa Rosa City Council declared Tuesday that medical marijuana support services such as testing labs and oil extraction businesses can legally be located in certain nonresidential areas of the city. The move, which takes effect immediately, opens up significant new areas of the city to...

The Beaumont City Council will consider naming two members to a joint committee with neighboring Banning to study cannabis when it meets Tuesday, Aug. 2. Many cities have been looking at marijuana laws in the face of changing state laws and a November initiative that could legalize pot in the...

FOX5NY - Fill a bag with trash and get a free joint. That was the deal at a cleanup event Sunday in Bancroft park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was sponsored by The Pothole Cannabis Club. The club has hosted similar events at other parks in the past. In this most recent even, more than...

Preparations of the leaves and resin of the cannabis plant have been in use for more than 2,000 years. First introduced into western medicine in the mid-19th century, cannabis was prescribed in the past for a diverse range of complaints including anxiety, arthritis and rheumatic disorders...

Preparations of the leaves and resin of the cannabis plant have been in use for more than 2,000 years. First introduced into western medicine in the mid-19th century, cannabis was prescribed in the past for a diverse range of complaints including anxiety, arthritis and rheumatic disorders...

The news is gloomy for Connecticut's head-in-the-sand conservatives who scoffed at the 2012 legalization of marijuana for the treatment of debilitating ailments. That conjured image of a stoner paradise, with nodding-and-winking proprietors of state medical-cannabis dispensaries happily...