cannabis

Although selling marijuana is now legal in 24 states and the District of Columbia, doing business as a legal marijuana company is a logistical nightmare. That's because marijuana is still federally illegal, and banks open themselves up to potential seizure by the FDIC if they take money that is...

"Cannabis clubs" allowing members to use the drug without facing a penalty are reportedly set to open in four Swiss cities. Zurich, Basel, Bern and Geneva have all agreed to launch pilot clubs, which have allegedly been in discussion for sometime, local broadcaster SRF reports...

Hey everyone; i'll be brief. As we are all here in this place for the same reason, I thought it pertinent to share this recent development with other Canadians, and international neighbours alike. With the promise of legalization in the air, 2 days ago, Sensible BC filed a petition with the...

Hey 420 and friends.. I've got a weird looking 3 week old plant. I know this is a cannabis plant since it is the offspring of a plant I grew last year. Only thing is I don't remember seeing foliage like this. It's almost rounded leaves and is furry feeling. Like a Swiss chard wrinkly...

A former employee of a medical marijuana dispensary in Saskatoon is blaming police for the loss of what he says is more than $1,000 worth of cannabis. Lane Britnell, who was one of four people charged after police raided the Saskatchewan Compassion Club and his home in October, says cannabis...

It used to be all about the THC. In other words, cannabis' popularity has always been attributable to this psychoactive chemical, which gets people "high." But marijuana's bad boy image has been getting a well-earned makeover in recent years, thanks in part to its surging popularity as a...

Legislation to allow the cultivation of cannabis in Australia for medical or scientific purposes will be introduced by the Federal Government today. Key points: Proposed amendments would allow for medical cannabis cultivation through a national scheme. Labor and the Greens showing...

A Georgia mother is pushing hard to get lawmakers to pass a bill aimed at expanding the state's medical cannabis law, allowing for marijuana to be grown and cultivated in Georgia for patients like her daughter. Norah Lynch, 8, of Snellville, suffers from Aicardi Syndrome, a genetic disorder...

Hello everyone. I have been reading through forums on here for years and finally decided to sign up. Cannabis has been a huge part of my life for about 10 years. I am 25 now. I started smoking when I was 14 and fell in love. It makes me feel like I feel I should feel. If that makes sense ha...

A campaign to legalise the medical use of cannabis is being launched amid warnings that up to 1.1 million people across Britain are currently breaking the law by taking the drug to combat the pain of chronic conditions. The drive, which coincides with a Coronation Street storyline focusing on...

For years, David Hua encountered problems when he ordered medical marijuana deliveries. Online menus were often outdated. Ordering over the phone took forever. Sending requests by email risked compromising private data. And delivery dudes were notoriously unreliable. "Sometimes it took an...

It was a watershed moment for the study of medical marijuana. This past December, Canadian university researchers, federal and provincial officials, patient advocates and industry representatives met in Vancouver to set priorities for evidence-based inquiries into a drug long overshadowed by its...

While medical marijuana advocates are trying to expand its use in the U.S., some advocates are taking the case to an international body. Today Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), Steph Sherer, and Michael Krawitz, who is Executive Director, Veterans For Medical Cannabis...

Hello, my name is Denise D. Cantin. I am a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine I believe that Cannabis is medicine. I have recently opened my own practice in Carmichael, CA. I would love to get more evolved with the community here in the Sacramento and Central valley area. My office is open Monday...

Vermont, the tiny state with big ambitions and maybe a slightly smudged lens through which it views personal freedom, is seeking to do something that has never been done before: legalize cannabis through the legislative process rather than at the ballot box. By now, everyone not living in...

New draft laws to allow Australians to legally grow medicinal cannabis do not meet the "key criteria" of letting doctors prescribe the drug to patients, Greens Leader Richard Di Natale said Wednesday. Health Minister Sussan Ley on Wednesday introduced a bill into the lower house to nationally...

As parent of a child with epilepsy, I have been following the Legislature's cannabis bills closely. While I commend Rep. Brad Daw and Sen. Evan Vickers for their interest and their bill, I feel Sen. Mark Madsen is closer to hitting the bulls-eye. Plenty of studies show cannabis works better...

Hello everyone, i live in south africa, soweto, I'm prepared to teach my fellow Africans about the usefulness of Hemp and turn more people to be cannabis activists. After I have learn that I started in 1937 in USA to poison the world that Hemp is not good yet they themselves have benefited and...

A marijuana industry trade show is coming to Tacoma this summer because, as Texas-based show promoter Eric Norton says, “Colorado is yesterday’s news.” The Cannabis Business Expo will be held July 20-21 at the Tacoma Dome. The show’s intent is to connect people and companies in the medical and...

A marijuana industry trade show is coming to Tacoma this summer because, as Texas-based show promoter Eric Norton says, “Colorado is yesterday’s news.” The Cannabis Business Expo will be held July 20-21 at the Tacoma Dome. The show’s intent is to connect people and companies in the medical and...