cannabis

Brit Burch was determined to get some pot. It wasn't that the Brandon University student was looking for a buzz. She wanted it to combat the negative side-effects of chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. But finding a physician to prescribe it was more challenging than...

Despite a subtle but unrelenting campaign by interest groups and civil society organisations for cannabis to be legalised in Ghana, the Mental Health Authority says the banned substance poses health hazards. Chief Executive of the Authority, Dr Akwasi Osei, says cannabis - also called...

Derrick Morgan says he has never been diagnosed with a concussion. Yet as the 27-year-old prepared for the relatively quiet months between his sixth and seventh NFL seasons, he had two priorities: working toward his MBA at the University of Miami, and finding a way to preserve his brain so...

What are some good ways for investors who are bullish on marijuana to invest? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Paul Cohn, Career VC, PE, Secondary and FOF Guy, on Quora: A great way...

Bloomington, Minnesota - A new medical cannabis clinic is opening in Bloomington, Minn. on Monday. The MinnMed dispensary on West 84th Street is one of 8 opening across the state by July 1. Minnesota has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country, only allowing patients...

Bloomington, Minnesota - A new medical cannabis clinic is opening in Bloomington, Minn. on Monday. The MinnMed dispensary on West 84th Street is one of 8 opening across the state by July 1. Minnesota has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country, only allowing patients...

Lansing - A cannabis congregation. A parish of pot supporters. Marijuana missionaries. Approximately 50 people gathered Sunday in south Lansing for the debut of a new church: The First Cannabis Church of Logic and Reason The gathering was a kick-off for what organizer Jeremy Hall hopes will...

Islambad - The Supreme Court has dampened the excitement of a Sindhi lawyer by returning his constitution plea for the state to legalise and regulate cannabis trade in the country. Applicant Amanullah Somroo has been in the capital with his wife for the last seven days to plead his case for...

Advocates on Friday pushed for access to medical cannabis, or marijuana, in order to ease the suffering of patients suffering from incurable diseases such as epilepsy. In an interview with Kara David on News To Go, members of the Philippine Cannabis Compassion Society (PCCS) said that...

Advocates on Friday pushed for access to medical cannabis, or marijuana, in order to ease the suffering of patients suffering from incurable diseases such as epilepsy. In an interview with Kara David on News To Go, members of the Philippine Cannabis Compassion Society (PCCS) said that...

Mankato - After all her work pushing for legalized medical cannabis in Minnesota, MaryAnn Nelson doesn't even have her daughter enrolled in the program. A year ago the Mankato mother and her daughter, Rachael, became something like the faces of the local push for medical cannabis. They and...

Mankato - After all her work pushing for legalized medical cannabis in Minnesota, MaryAnn Nelson doesn't even have her daughter enrolled in the program. A year ago the Mankato mother and her daughter, Rachael, became something like the faces of the local push for medical cannabis. They and...

You'd be hard-pressed to find an industry with faster growth potential than marijuana. Since it was first approved in California 20 years ago, medical marijuana has become legalized throughout half the country. Most interestingly, the last two states to legalize medical marijuana -...

A non-denominational church in Lansing, Michigan will be holding their first weed service - followed by a potluck - on Sunday as part of an outreach program designed to destigmatize marijuana usage and combine it with spirituality. According to the Lansing State Journal, the First Cannabis...

Health experts have warned that the public health care system is unprepared and ill-equipped to provide help for cannabis users, despite a rapid increase in the number of people seeking treatment for problems relating to the drug. Researchers gathering at a conference at the University of...

Health experts have warned that the public health care system is unprepared and ill-equipped to provide help for cannabis users, despite a rapid increase in the number of people seeking treatment for problems relating to the drug. Researchers gathering at a conference at the University of...

San Francisco - With a measure to legalize marijuana on California's November ballot, entrepreneurs and investors are rapidly lighting up the weed economy. An ecosystem of startups is expanding to grow, harvest and deliver an expanding array of marijuana-related products and services that are...

Some wear their hair in messy buns and have sleeve tattoos. Some have salon cuts and $2,000 suits. Some are joining blue-collar unions, getting health benefits as they grow and sell a plant they've long loved. Some say they never touch it, but they're standing guard outside shops and fiercely...

New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program is growing at an even more rapid pace than reported by the public health agency tasked with regulating the industry. Financial reports from growers that were made public for the first time this spring show total receipts during the first three months of...

New Mexico's Medical Cannabis Program is growing at an even more rapid pace than reported by the public health agency tasked with regulating the industry. Financial reports from growers that were made public for the first time this spring show total receipts during the first three months of...