cannabis

An opposition TD has introduced a bill in the Dáil that would see cannabis legalised for medicinal use. Anti-Austerity Alliance/ People Before Profit deputy Bríd Smith said there is demand for such medication by a number of specific groups of ill-health sufferers. She said that she has...

Jim McAlpine's plan to open the world's first gym for marijuana enthusiasts is coming along well. Pot-related businesses are having their moment in the United States, especially in the Bay Area, where McAlpine lives and plans to open his gym, Power Plant Fitness. Arcview Market Research...

The beginning of my dalliance with the fantastic world of culinary cannabis started at Sweet Leaf, a mini dispensary chain founded in Colorado. I gave them $25 and signed my name as a participant in Mason Jar Event Group's seasonal soiree of high-end food and green leafy contraband, and in...

Greece joins a growing number of countries that are embracing medical cannabis reform. The Greek Health Ministry has announced the formation of a group of academics, doctors, scientists, legal advisors, politicians and patient associations that are working together to discuss a framework for...

Greece joins a growing number of countries that are embracing medical cannabis reform. The Greek Health Ministry has announced the formation of a group of academics, doctors, scientists, legal advisors, politicians and patient associations that are working together to discuss a framework for...

Ellen Brown: The War on Weed Part II: Monsanto, Bayer, and the Push for Corporate Cannabis by Ellen Brown Posted on July 7, 2016 California's "Adult Use of Marijuana Act" (AUMA) is a voter initiative characterized as legalizing marijuana use. But critics warn that it will actually...

It's not exactly clear why the medical cannabis dispensary planned for downtown Oak Park — originally intended to open in January 2016 — still isn't up and running, but owner Brad Zerman says he aims to have the doors open by August. Zerman said the delayed opening of Seven Point Dispensary...

It's not exactly clear why the medical cannabis dispensary planned for downtown Oak Park — originally intended to open in January 2016 — still isn't up and running, but owner Brad Zerman says he aims to have the doors open by August. Zerman said the delayed opening of Seven Point Dispensary...

The fact is surprising, when you think about it. Why have philosophers not had more to say about the phenomenology and social, political, legal, economic, and medical aspects of cannabis? Plato wrote his dialogue Symposium about an after-theatre drinking party in ancient Athens, where Socrates...

Is cannabis a cure for brain cancer? Despite its high profile in the media as a potential agent, there's little scientific evidence to suggest whether it can actually make a difference. With a just-awarded grant, and the unique advantage of having human brain cancer cells to study, a team...

Is cannabis a cure for brain cancer? Despite its high profile in the media as a potential agent, there's little scientific evidence to suggest whether it can actually make a difference. With a just-awarded grant, and the unique advantage of having human brain cancer cells to study, a team...

UPDATED 11.47am One of the main New Zealand agencies that assesses addictions says Treasury should act on its own advice. Notes from an internal Treasury brainstorm on New Zealand's drug policy, show the Government could be saving the taxpayer $400 million through reduced policing costs, and...

Maybe it caught your attention along I-75 south in Byron: a billboard advertising the sale of cannabis, also known as marijuana. John Cater from Macon saw the YourCannabisOMS.com billboard. It's an online marijuana dispensary. "Edible Cannabis is legal in Georgia, that's what the billboard...

Maybe it caught your attention along I-75 south in Byron: a billboard advertising the sale of cannabis, also known as marijuana. John Cater from Macon saw the YourCannabisOMS.com billboard. It's an online marijuana dispensary. "Edible Cannabis is legal in Georgia, that's what the billboard...

Yesterday we reported how Congress' "opioid bill," or Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA), was a hollow achievement, as it ignored medical cannabis alternatives and said nothing about the role of Big Pharma in the opioid abuse epidemic. Among the information missing from the...

Yesterday we reported how Congress' "opioid bill," or Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA), was a hollow achievement, as it ignored medical cannabis alternatives and said nothing about the role of Big Pharma in the opioid abuse epidemic. Among the information missing from the...

Researchers have recently estimated that an average marijuana joint contains only 0.32 grams (0.01 ounces) of cannabis and that is much lower than some previous estimates. While it may seem odd to try and ascertain the amount of cannabis in a joint, the researchers believe major policy decisions...

Although it remains prohibited at the federal level, 23 states have in recent years approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes, while 4 states (Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Alaska, plus DC) also allow recreational use by adults. This year is a tipping point: a further 7 states are...

Clothes made from cannabis? We swear we haven't been smoking up. Hemp fabric, popular in Neolithic times, with 13th century Chinese and even Cleopatra, is having a fashion moment all over again. And not just with modern-day Rastafarians or the poorer characters on Game Of Thrones. You can now...

On Friday, the County of Humboldt announced that beginning August 1 and concluding in November, they will operate a pilot program designed to track the movement of medical cannabis through each step of the supply chain, as well as trace the product back to its origin, a technology known as...