cannabis

Green Relief Inc. of Flamborough, Ontario has become the Hamilton's area's first and Canada's 28th licensed producer of medical marijuana. It is also Canada's first, and North America's largest, aquaponics commercial grow facility. The commercial aquaponics facility was the brainchild of Lyn...

Australia's "most progressive" medicinal marijuana legislation, which would give more sick Queenslanders access to the presently illegal drug, has been released for public comment. If passed, the Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Bill 2016 would create a formal process for Queensland doctors...

Ms Kelly - who was the president of the Council of Trade Unions - says the country's medicinal cannabis system does not work. Her application to use medical cannabis was turned down by the Ministry of Health earlier this month. The government is reviewing the guidelines on applications, which...

Marijuana might look and smell natural, but its ecological footprint is anything but green. Pot is power hungry. The $3.5bn cannabis industry is one of the nation's most energy intensive, often demanding 24-hour indoor lighting rigs, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems at...

Hello! I'm new here so I hope this is the right place to ask this question... If I want to have a career in the legal cannabis industry what should I do for my degree? I don't have the resources available to grow myself, or learn hands-on from someone who grows (don't live in a legal...

1. Pot. Weed. Mary Jane. Sticky-icky. Nicknames aside, much of the world calls the psychotropic plant by its scientific name, cannabis, and – until the early 20th century – so did Americans. 2. About a hundred years ago, however, the term marijuana became common in the United States, the...

Humming to himself, Charles Jones makes his way up a muddy hiking trail snaking through the Colorado foothills on an unseasonably warm winter day, his colleagues Dave Georgis and David Lohndorf following close behind. Part of the way up the trail, with the city of Boulder stretched below, Jones...

Robyn Griggs Lawrence has a steak recipe so good it'll make you feel high. Literally. Seared Wagyu New York Strip with Cannabis Rub is just one of more than a hundred gourmet-inclined recipes Lawrence compiled for her Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook, now entering a second printing. Now she's taking...

The federal government should use a court decision ordering it to rewrite the rules on medical marijuana as an opportunity to legalize the storefront sale of such medicine, experts and commercial growers say. A Federal Court judge in British Columbia ruled earlier this week that patients have...

Jack Richards used to count backwards and wait for unconsciousness. Undergoing an extreme form of chemotherapy for a rare tissue cancer, he'd request powerful antihistamine injections to buy some peace in a week of "not being able to look at food, vomiting consistently [and being fed] through...

While more pain patients are turning to medical marijuana than ever before, a substantial number are consuming tobacco mixed with their treatment. Though it is not a common practice in North America, combining tobacco with cannabis has become particularly popular in Europe and Israel, where it...

Officials from the Ministry of Health have been asked to take another look at the guidelines for considering medical cannabis applications. Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne has asked officials to take another look at its guidelines for considering medical cannabis applications. The...

Dr. Sisley, renowned medical cannabis researcher and expert, and medical director, Manoa Botanicals, will lead a series of discussions in Honolulu on the science of medical cannabis and its potential for treating a variety of ailments and diseases on February 25, 26 and 27. Her 20-year work...

The mainstream media, pharmaceutical firms, and alcohol companies want you to associate cannabis use with lazy stoners who make late-night runs to Taco Bell due to extreme cases of the munchies. And while there may be regular consumers of herb who live a sedentary, snacking-based lifestyle, they...

The federal government will have to mull a new system to distribute medical marijuana and Canada's multi-million dollar cannabis industry was thrown into flux Wednesday after a judge ruled patients can grow their pot at home. Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan struck down a law introduced by...

Pennsylvania's bill to create a medical marijuana program is nearing a vote in the state House of Representatives, where amendments to the proposal abound. House Majority Leader David Reed, R-Indiana, plans to bring the measure, Senate Bill 3, up for a vote when members return from recess the...

A key state House committee passed legislation Wednesday that would expand the list of medical conditions that can be treated with cannabis oil. House Bill 722 would add HIV/AIDS, epidermolysis bullosa, post-traumatic stress disorder, Tourette's syndrome and other disorders and illnesses to the...

Just two minutes before the Monday grand opening of Logan Square's first medical marijuana dispensary, co-owner Doug Marks steps out of the space's Milwaukee Avenue entrance. The entryway is easy to miss–the word "moca," short for Modern Cannabis, is stamped on the door in bright yellow, pink...

As more states legalize marijuana for medical use, the cannabis customer base has reached an older demographic. Nearly 85% of medical marijuana patients had some form of higher education – nearly 15% held a postgraduate degree – and about 45% of patients were parents, according to a survey of...

Kentuckians for Medical Marijuana met at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Pikeville to discuss the support of the use of medical marijuana being approved in Kentucky. Over 80 individuals packed the conference room to listen to supporters such as Jaime Montalvo, Eric Crawford and Dan Seum Jr...