cannabis

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...

If anyone needs a reminder on the absurdity of the U.S. approach to drugs, consider the fact that cannabis is classified as a Schedule 1 drug with "no currently accepted medical use" and a "high potential for abuse," while alcohol is not even included in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Of...

Conservatively raised Becca Harmon said she would not have believed it if someone told her she would one day be sitting in a public park in Amarillo advocating for the legalization of cannabis. But then she had Jilli. Diagnosed with intractable epilepsy and severely developmentally delayed...

Conservatively raised Becca Harmon said she would not have believed it if someone told her she would one day be sitting in a public park in Amarillo advocating for the legalization of cannabis. But then she had Jilli. Diagnosed with intractable epilepsy and severely developmentally delayed...

The Estonian Green Party has started gathering signatures for a petition for easier access to medical cannabis in Estonia. "Results of a survey carried out already more than a year ago show that 67 per cent of Estonian residents support regulating cannabis similarly to tobacco, alcohol, and...

The Estonian Green Party has started gathering signatures for a petition for easier access to medical cannabis in Estonia. "Results of a survey carried out already more than a year ago show that 67 per cent of Estonian residents support regulating cannabis similarly to tobacco, alcohol, and...

If you're visiting the Valley, it might be unclear as to where one might legally partake in the town's recreational-cannabis offerings. I-502 only legalized the use of cannabis on private property, outside the view of the general public; so toking up in one of Walla Walla's parks - although...

Christopher Sayegh holds up two syringes filled with cannabis compound, primed to pump tiny amounts into a pomegranate sorbet, or a juicy cut of Wagyu Japanese beef as part of a bold new sensory experiment. As more US states move to legalize the use of recreational marijuana, the California...

The Minister with responsibility for drugs, Catherine Byrne, has pledged to examine a Bill tabled by People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny which aims to legalise the use of cannabis for medical use. Before the Dáil summer recess, Mr Kenny brought forward a Bill to legislate the use of cannabis...

The Minister with responsibility for drugs, Catherine Byrne, has pledged to examine a Bill tabled by People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny which aims to legalise the use of cannabis for medical use. Before the Dáil summer recess, Mr Kenny brought forward a Bill to legislate the use of cannabis...

Cannabis continues to be the world's favourite illicit drug with around 147m people using it annually. However, there are fears that the drug is becoming increasingly potent and that it could pose a public health risk. But how reliable is the evidence? And is it really getting stronger? The...

In a study of nearly 1,000 New Zealanders tracked over 40 years, people reporting nearly 20 years of consistent pot smoking did not show any signs of a decline in lung function, high blood pressure, diabetes, or any other deterioration of physical health. In fact, the only negative consequence...

People battling cancer and epilepsy are among patients in New South Wales who are now able to have their doctor prescribe medicinal cannabis. Under new laws, which came into effect on Monday, a specialist can make an application through NSW Health to the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods...

People battling cancer and epilepsy are among patients in New South Wales who are now able to have their doctor prescribe medicinal cannabis. Under new laws, which came into effect on Monday, a specialist can make an application through NSW Health to the Commonwealth Therapeutic Goods...

When Huanito Luksetic was arrested for growing marijuana to help him cope with multiple sclerosis, he could not have known his struggle would eventually pave the way for Croatia to legalise cannabis for medical use. "I knew it would happen eventually," says Luksetic, recalling the day in...

When Huanito Luksetic was arrested for growing marijuana to help him cope with multiple sclerosis, he could not have known his struggle would eventually pave the way for Croatia to legalise cannabis for medical use. "I knew it would happen eventually," says Luksetic, recalling the day in...

More than 95 per cent of respondents to a Daily Advertiser poll overwhelmingly supported an amnesty on medical cannabis but Wagga MP Daryl Maguire isn't convinced. On Wednesday, Griffith-based medical cannabis campaigner Kelly Cameron joined a chorus of voices calling for police to ignore...

More than 95 per cent of respondents to a Daily Advertiser poll overwhelmingly supported an amnesty on medical cannabis but Wagga MP Daryl Maguire isn't convinced. On Wednesday, Griffith-based medical cannabis campaigner Kelly Cameron joined a chorus of voices calling for police to ignore...

Only four days before the official summer solstice, the air is hot and heavy, the sky cloudless. The road along the highway is spotted with shrubbery, gas stations, and occasionally vast rows of crop, somehow withstanding, even thriving under the tenacious desert sun. Driving south from Tel...

Only four days before the official summer solstice, the air is hot and heavy, the sky cloudless. The road along the highway is spotted with shrubbery, gas stations, and occasionally vast rows of crop, somehow withstanding, even thriving under the tenacious desert sun. Driving south from Tel...