cannabis

Portland, Oregon - On its surface, Sunday's Summer Fair in North Portland was a celebration of the small businesses within Oregon's cannabis community. Upon digging deeper, though, patrons found it to be an education on the evolving state regulations attached to the budding industry. "We were...

BENGALURU: Cannabis derivates such as weed, hash and bang were pretty legal in India until 1985, when the Rajiv Gandhi government supposedly imposed a ban on it by categorizing it under other potentially harmful chemical drugs. There is quite a little conspiracy revolving around The Narcotic...

In what may be one of the funnier examples of irony, Iowa state senator Chuck Grassley is wrong on medical marijuana. While he is making progress to introduce the drug as a medicine, he is doing so too slowly. Adult patients can not get help from medical cannabis, however, children in the state...

In what may be one of the funnier examples of irony, Iowa state senator Chuck Grassley is wrong on medical marijuana. While he is making progress to introduce the drug as a medicine, he is doing so too slowly. Adult patients can not get help from medical cannabis, however, children in the state...

In Los Angeles County, a "cannabis tax" that was designed to provide homeless services, may soon be scrapped. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Board of Supervisors pulled the tax due to fears that this could keep voters from passing the legalization measure in November. I'm not sure...

Philadelphia - Marijuana has gone mainstream at the Democratic National Convention this week. Democratic officials, including Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer and his state's Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, mingled with pot industry executives Monday night at a reception at a sleek bar downtown...

Marijuana can make life better for some of the more than 5 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, but despite an encouraging new study, it remains a long shot as an antidote to the brain disorder that claims about 85,000 lives a year, experts say. Some assisted-living...

Marijuana can make life better for some of the more than 5 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, but despite an encouraging new study, it remains a long shot as an antidote to the brain disorder that claims about 85,000 lives a year, experts say. Some assisted-living...

Rome - Italian lawmakers began discussing Monday a proposal to authorise the recreational use and growing of cannabis - a highly inflammatory topic, with the government declining to take sides. If the bill becomes law, people will be allowed to grow up to five cannabis plants for personal use...

There's a lot to say about drug testing. For years, it's been a hot topic of debate between employers and workers, many of whom feel that drug tests violate their right to privacy. Employers, on the other hand, are concerned about liability - and are willing to ruffle some feathers in order to...

Denver — It's being called the "world's largest cannabis career fair" and it's coming to Denver this week. More than 50 companies will be looking to fill about 1,000 positions at the job fair on Thursday, according to Vangst Talent Network (formerly Gradujuana.) Organizers say there are...

The prime sponsor of the state's medical marijuana law now wants to make the product more affordable. Rep. Ted Wright, R-Sanbornville, sponsored the 2013 legislation that created the state's therapeutic cannabis program. It was his personal story of how marijuana had restored his wife's...

The prime sponsor of the state's medical marijuana law now wants to make the product more affordable. Rep. Ted Wright, R-Sanbornville, sponsored the 2013 legislation that created the state's therapeutic cannabis program. It was his personal story of how marijuana had restored his wife's...

Rumford - Several dozen people attended a seminar Thursday evening at the Rumford American Legion Hall to hear how cannabis oil can help fight heroin and opioid addiction. The seminar was organized by Don Hamann of Rumford, a state-licensed medical marijuana caregiver since 2011. He became...

Rumford - Several dozen people attended a seminar Thursday evening at the Rumford American Legion Hall to hear how cannabis oil can help fight heroin and opioid addiction. The seminar was organized by Don Hamann of Rumford, a state-licensed medical marijuana caregiver since 2011. He became...

Not long ago, whenever professional athletes dabbled with marijuana, it was bad news: multigame suspensions, ruined careers, endless stoner jokes. Not anymore. Just take a look at this week’s Sports Illustrated, which dedicated its cover story to former NFL running back Ricky Williams’...

The advocates of decriminalising cannabis now have an economic case to press. A Treasury official, in a document prepared for a brainstorming session, suggested the Government could save more than $500 million a year legalising the popular drug. The report, intended for internal use but...

Laws now proposed could, in the next year, allow cannabis to become a fully sanctioned industry in Calaveras County that contributes an estimated $15 million to $20 million a year in local taxes. Another proposal could ban the industry. Although every county voter will get a say, a much smaller...

Weed, pot, ganja, bud, herb, grass, green, dank, Cali, Dutchie, hippie lettuce, Mary Jane. That sticky-icky-icky herb goes by many different names, but the most common is of course, "marijuana." Why is that, when the plant's official Latin name is actually "cannabis?" In a recent article in...

Senator Chuck Grassley is moving too slowly. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to meet with our U.S. Senator from Iowa to discuss medical cannabis. Sen. Grassley was receptive to hearing about how my 4-year-old son Abram, who suffers from an extremely rare genetic mutation that causes...