cannabis

Green Leaf Medical, LLC, a prospective applicant for one of the Maryland Medical Cannabis cultivation and processing licenses, has just signed a research agreement with Dr. Maneesh Sharma and the Interventional Pain Institute, located in Baltimore, MD. Per the research agreement, Green Leaf...

Calgary sleep specialist Dr. Adam Moscovitch and New Brunswick physician Dr. Paul Smith join Ontario's Dr. Paula Williams on investigation team The study is open to participants diagnosed with PTSD including Veterans and First Responders to assess the benefits of Medical Cannabis TORONTO...

The Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015, passed on Tuesday, means Victoria is the first Australian state to permit medicinal marijuana. The Government said it would only be available to people in exceptional circumstances, with children suffering from severe epilepsy the first to access...

French politicians across the board on Tuesday slammed a Socialist minister's call to legalise marijuana, re-igniting the debate in a country where cannabis use is common. A day after minister for parliamentary relations Jean-Marie Le Guen said prohibition had not caused drug use to fall, his...

Recreational use of marijuana is already legal in several U.S. states, including Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska. And according to industry watchers, event meccas including California, Nevada and New York could be next. And so ready or not, event planners in some areas are seeing...

Medical cannabis is gaining more and more traction as an acceptable form of medicine. It controls the symptoms of many different illnesses and it provides pain relief. There is evidence that it cures cancer without killing the patients' healthy cells, unlike chemo and radiation which often kill...

A Southern Colorado school district could be the first in the state to allow medicinal cannabis on school grounds. The police would allow students who are registered with the state to use medical cannabis, to access it at school. 11 News first brought you the story of Jax Stormes, a boy who...

There has been talk in recent times of medicinal cannabis being legalised in Australia and some have been waiting with bated breath for the announcement. And the Victorian government has finally passed its bill, with some people now able to manufacture and consume the drug. Victoria is the...

A WAGGA mum has called on the NSW government to immediately legalise medical marijuana after Victoria became the first state to decriminalise the drug. Lizzie Macquarie has pleaded with Premier Baird to mimic the historic decision by the Victorian parliament on Tuesday to legalise the...

KIM LANDERS: The Victorian Government is grappling with new regulatory hurdles as it becomes the first Australian state to legalise medicinal cannabis. Even though State Parliament has passed the legislation, licences aren't yet available to grow or manufacture medicinal cannabis. And as...

Doctors and the Liberal Opposition in South Australia are keen for the state to take another look at legalising medicinal use of marijuana. On Tuesday Victoria passed laws to allow children with severe epilepsy to use medicinal cannabis from next year, and New South Wales is conducting a...

Living with multiple sclerosis, asthma and arthritis leaves Huhana Hickey in constant pain. Using medicinal marijuana in the form of Sativex is the best way for her to manage her discomfort. "Medicinal cannabis is where you don't end up in a fog all the time, where your brain doesn't always...

Pressure is mounting on the Tasmanian Government to legalise the medicinal use of cannabis in the wake of Victoria's historic decision to become the first state in Australia to do so. The Victorian Government passed the Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015 yesterday, giving patients legal...

Consensus is growing among Maine physicians that cannabis can effectively treat some medical conditions, and the number of people seeking prescriptions is rising right along with it. But access to medicinal cannabis is still complicated by federal guidelines that hinder research on the...

Diamond pot-leaf earrings, studded vaporizers and odor-proof Italian leather handbags are just a few, ahem, higher-end products by and for women that are elevating cannabis culture. These entrepreneurs are "a bit more Prada than tie-dye," says Venice native Jeanine Moss, co-founder of AnnaBís...

Victoria has become the first state to make medicinal cannabis available to people in exceptional circumstances, with the passing of historic legislation in parliament. Children with severe epilepsy will be given first access to medicinal cannabis from early 2017, following the passing of the...

'Mr Nice' Howard Marks dies aged 70 Howard Marks, who has died aged 70 of cancer, was Britain's best-known and most charming drugs smuggler, and also a successful author and raconteur. He translated a lifetime of international cannabis dealing and a long stretch in an American jail into a...

As the presidential candidates make various stops around New York ahead of the state's April 19 primary, a medical marijuana company is asking that candidates clarify their positions on medical cannabis. Vireo Health of New York, one of five companies licensed to produce and sell medical...

After decades of thriving in legally hazy back yards and basements, California's most notorious crop, marijuana, is emerging from the underground into a decidedly capitalist era. Under a new state law, marijuana businesses will be allowed to turn a profit, which has been forbidden since 1996...

Reversing his original order in a case involving five children taken by the Department of Children and Families, a Riley County, Kansas judge has allowed use of medical cannabis by the children's parents. Writing that visitation with the children can continue even if the parents test positive...