cannabis

A year after medical marijuana became legal in Minnesota, program supporters are hoping a surge of patients seeking treatment for intractable pain can help bring down the drug's high cost. Beginning today, patients with chronic pain that cannot be controlled well with existing treatment can...

A year after medical marijuana became legal in Minnesota, program supporters are hoping a surge of patients seeking treatment for intractable pain can help bring down the drug's high cost. Beginning today, patients with chronic pain that cannot be controlled well with existing treatment can...

Relax. Welcome to Colorado, where you can legally buy marijuana. With the passing of Amendment 64 in 2012, adults 21 or older in Colorado can legally possess one ounce of marijuana or THC - and as of last month, tourists can now possess up to an ounce (28 grams) of cannabis. (Previously...

Okanogan County appears to be close to having its first new zoning code in 38 years, now that the county's planning commissioners have made their final changes to sections regulating nightly rentals and marijuana operations. The commissioners have also made changes to the requirements for...

Last year, the annual Cannabis Day celebration in downtown Vancouver was marred by a police crackdown, resulting in four participants being pepper-sprayed and hauled away to jail. This year, organizers say a rival group called World Cannabis has "disrupted" the event outside the Vancouver Art...

As a former emergency medicine physician, I've seen my share of patients suffering due to opioid addiction and overdoses. After all, more than 1,000 people per day are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and...

As a former emergency medicine physician, I've seen my share of patients suffering due to opioid addiction and overdoses. After all, more than 1,000 people per day are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and...

Scores of applicants for permits to grow commercial cannabis were lined up outside the Calaveras County government center in San Andreas on Tuesday, clutching sleek portfolios and loose sheaves of paperwork less than 72 hours ahead of the final cutoff to register as commercial growers. "I think...

Four-year-old Wyatt Hauser sits down for lunch with some ham, bananas, blueberries - and a little something that's not so tasty. His mother mixes a small dose of cannabis medicine into his applesauce. Wyatt doesn't notice, but Jessica Hauser knows just how crucial that bit of cannabis is to...

Four-year-old Wyatt Hauser sits down for lunch with some ham, bananas, blueberries - and a little something that's not so tasty. His mother mixes a small dose of cannabis medicine into his applesauce. Wyatt doesn't notice, but Jessica Hauser knows just how crucial that bit of cannabis is to...

I got an interesting email yesterday from Erik Johansen, pesticide guru for the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). After the Guardian Mite Spray snafu, in which it was discovered that an allowed pesticide for cannabis secretly contained a disallowed pesticide, the agency decided...

DEA blocked marijuana research for 40 years, generating massive profits from the 'drug war' while committing heinous acts against growers. The medicinal value of cannabis cannot be ignored. This healing plant has successfully been used for treatment of pain, insomnia, rheumatoid arthritis...

The night Dahlia Mertens first dropped some marijuana leaves in her bath was a revelation. "I couldn't believe how relaxed it made me feel," Mertens says. Soon after she created her signature "hash bath" mixture. "It's essentially a big tea bag of cannabis mixed with lavender, chamomile and...

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most terrifying and debilitating illnesses imaginable, so combating it is especially important. Scientists at Salk Institute have found new evidence that supports the theory that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and many other compounds found in cannabis can help...

Alzheimer's disease is one of the most terrifying and debilitating illnesses imaginable, so combating it is especially important. Scientists at Salk Institute have found new evidence that supports the theory that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and many other compounds found in cannabis can help...

I've got to take issue with Julio Menocal's June 25 commentary on marijuana legalization. "An ounce of prevention ...": First, with more than 5,000 years of reported cannabis use (the oldest references are Chinese), there are no reported deaths from using cannabis. Even with more people...

As cannabis becomes more accepted (slowly, but surely) around the country, there are going to be major opportunities for the tech sector to create companies to take advantage of the growing business, and to invest in it. That is, if they want to. Despite changing attitudes, cannabis can still...

In early January, the California Growers Association (CGA), an organization of marijuana farmers, gathered at the Sacramento Grand Ballroom in the state's capital to nail down political strategy for the coming year. By most indications, the mood in the sweeping ballroom, with its intricate...

The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has received over 200 applications from interested investors to date, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Daryl Vaz, has disclosed. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Vaz noted that in 2015...

Whether you've consumed cannabis in one of its many forms or not, there's no doubt that this green-leafed drug has sparked the curiosity of consumers and non-consumers alike. As recreational cannabis sales continue to increase across the state, one Whatcom County retailer is leading the way...