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There are no pharmacies in Alberta licensed to sell medical cannabis but there is at least one pharmacist locally that would like to see that changed. "Pharmacies are the logical choice to be the distribution system. Pharmacists are highly trained and knowledgeable of drugs and drug...

There are no pharmacies in Alberta licensed to sell medical cannabis but there is at least one pharmacist locally that would like to see that changed. "Pharmacies are the logical choice to be the distribution system. Pharmacists are highly trained and knowledgeable of drugs and drug...

Marijuana legalization means that bigger corporate interests and institutional capital will enter the industry and start competing with the businesses and entrepreneurs who have been at it for decades. But what does this mean for the industry's activists and pioneers who protested federal...

Rabat — A movement called "Maroc Cannabis 2016," wants to legalize cannabis production in Morocco and to make it a taxable industry by the end of 2016. According to the World Drug Report released by the United Nations, Morocco remains the world's leading producer of cannabis resin...

In April, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize medical cannabis, a form of the plant popularly known as marijuana. That makes nearly half of US states. A major barrier to broader legalization has been the federal law under which all cannabis — even the very useful form known as...

Hesperia, California - Army veteran and amputee Jose Martinez received a standing ovation after he shared how medical cannabis relieved his pain and calmed his mind after he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan four years ago. Martinez joined several cannabis professionals who spoke at the...

Hesperia, California - Army veteran and amputee Jose Martinez received a standing ovation after he shared how medical cannabis relieved his pain and calmed his mind after he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan four years ago. Martinez joined several cannabis professionals who spoke at the...

A successful businessman with a growing footprint in several states says he was shocked when he was refused a personal life insurance policy by Mutual of Omaha, one of the nation's largest insurers. The company informed Derek Peterson, CEO of Terra Tech Corp., in a letter dated June 13 that...

"I had a run-in with Vicodin; that turned into a habit that I had to kick," said Laurent. "Opiate withdrawal - I never want to deal with that again." Laurent isn't this Detroiter's real name. He didn't want to use it because he uses marijuana both medically and recreationally, and because...

"I had a run-in with Vicodin; that turned into a habit that I had to kick," said Laurent. "Opiate withdrawal - I never want to deal with that again." Laurent isn't this Detroiter's real name. He didn't want to use it because he uses marijuana both medically and recreationally, and because...

Congress shot down three major marijuana policy reform bills this week. Congressional leadership surprised marijuana policy observers Wednesday night, June 22, by releasing a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spending package that did not include protections for military veterans seeking...

Congress shot down three major marijuana policy reform bills this week. Congressional leadership surprised marijuana policy observers Wednesday night, June 22, by releasing a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spending package that did not include protections for military veterans seeking...

A new P.E.I.-based business is putting the squeeze on cannabis - literally. Charlottetown's Advanced Extraction Systems Inc. has just sealed a deal with Canopy Growth, a medical marijuana company based out of Smiths Falls, Ont., to provide the equipment to extract cannabis oil directly from...

Nurses are now getting involved in the hotly debated matter of whether to legally allow access to medical marijuana (MMJ) for all patients. Sue Rosen a RN CLNC, Associate Editor and Legal Liaison for the American Cannabis Nurses Association is leading the charge to make medical marijuana...

Nurses are now getting involved in the hotly debated matter of whether to legally allow access to medical marijuana (MMJ) for all patients. Sue Rosen a RN CLNC, Associate Editor and Legal Liaison for the American Cannabis Nurses Association is leading the charge to make medical marijuana...

Genius Extraction Technologies and its massive installation of distilling tubes towered over the Cannabis World Congress expo floor. In the video above, co-founder Robert Gaither walks us through how the cannabis oil extraction process works, from its negative pressure and temperature system to...

The influence of Keith Stroup was everywhere at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition in New York City last week. Stroup is the founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. He started the movement in 1970 and he's never stopped; his entire adult life has...

Medicine Hat's first medical cannabis clinic will be open for business July 4. Patients will be assessed to determine whether medical cannabis will be beneficial for their condition. This could include chronic pain, inflammation, nerve pain, where sufficient relief from symptoms has not been...

Medicine Hat's first medical cannabis clinic will be open for business July 4. Patients will be assessed to determine whether medical cannabis will be beneficial for their condition. This could include chronic pain, inflammation, nerve pain, where sufficient relief from symptoms has not been...

The use of medical marijuana for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of health conditions and the subsequent therapeutic benefits has long been documented. Twenty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, have determined that Cannabis sativa (a.k.a. marijuana)...