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Australian company International Goldfields will acquire an 85% interest in Uruguayan biosciences company Jardin de Invierno SA, trading as WinterGarden Biosciences. WinterGarden is an emerging agriculture bioscience and biotechnology company based in Uruguay, aiming to become one of the first...

New York doctors are signing up to recommend medical marijuana more quickly than some had anticipated. As of Jan. 28, 306 physicians had registered with the state, and they had helped 465 patients get certified for the program. But cannabis medicine remains out of reach for many who are...

"The Oregon Health Authority is proposing to destroy the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program by over-regulation that will make criminals out of thousands of patients and the growers who provide for them." - John Sajo Were Oregon voters boondoggled when they "legalized" marijuana? Some say "Yes"...

WS: First of all, can you give us a brief overview of ExtraktLab's product range and business model? JW: ExtraktLAB's mission is to supply our customers with best-in-class cannabinoid extraction, separation and purification technology. Our goal is to enable our customers to rapidly and...

I HAVE GOOD NEWS! Today we're going to explore how you can shatter the myth of the lazy, unmotivated, forgetful stoner and defend cannabis consumers everywhere. And you can do it while stoned! I also have not-so-good news! It's going to involve taking time out of your day. Not much, but you...

A senior minister will continue to work with the woman spear-heading access to medicinal cannabis despite her being investigated by police. Toni-Marie Matich, co-founder of United in Compassion (UIC), was last year thrust into the public eye through her work with Children's Commissioner...

Dear Governor Deal: When I began growing my medical marijuana plant last month as a political statement about Georgia's need to make cannabis oil available for medical use, I had no idea the kind of nerve it would hit. Dozens of people from all across Georgia have contacted me in support of...

There's a lot of money to be made in cannabis, which isn't news to farmers whose interests have been piqued by marijuana legalization in states like Colorado and Washington. However, cannabis plants are incredibly needy, and there's often an initial hesitation to produce a drug that's still...

Last Friday marked Madelena's three-year bone marrow birthday, and coincidentally, her 17th birthday as well. How lucky we are to have her with us, and so hale and hearty. Madelena is a miracle, as we were able to get her diagnosis in an earlier stage of her disease, MLD, and she was able to...

More than two years after shelving an ordinance that would have allowed a medical marijuana dispensary in their city, Napa leaders will see what parts of the old law could be revived in a new road map to legal, local cannabis sales. Tuesday night, the City Council agreed to have Napa staff...

Although some Illinois dispensaries have reported low patient enrollment nearly two years after the start of the state's medical cannabis program, Evanston's dispensary has seen steady business since its fall opening, an employee said. Pharmacannis, a medical marijuana provider and Evanston's...

Amid economic woes stemming from the downfall of Chinese stock market and rapid drop in oil prices, legal marijuana sales across the United States are doing surprisingly well. As a matter fact, it is expected to hit a new high this 2016. New data released on Monday by the Arcview Group, which...

A new report finds that legal cannabis sales will continue to grow year over year. With $5.4 billion in sales in 2015, this year is expected to bring in $6.7 billion and $21.8 billion by 2020. Crack all the stoner jokes you want, but America's homegrown marijuana industry is expected to bring...

In states which have legalised cannabis, American authorities are raking in almost $1 billion in tax. Recreational marijuana sale, which is legal in Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia, has increased by 184 per cent. The industry was worth around $351 million...

A speaker at the Cannabis Collaborative Conference said the fast-growing industry has an entrepreneurial model to emulate in the organic food movement. "As big as natural food industry has grown, this new cannabis industry stands to make it small by comparison," said Tom Burns, who oversaw...

On Friday, 150 area people filled the Alpine Ballroom at the Resort at Squaw Creek to discuss, debate and dissect one of the most controversial topics recently in the North Tahoe-Truckee region: marijuana. In an event hosted by the Squaw Valley Institute titled "The Cannabis Industry and...

Dozens of Victorian children with severe epilepsy will soon be able to test a cannabis-based drug in the hope it will treat their seizures. The Austin Hospital in Melbourne is recruiting 60 children with intractable epilepsy to participate in a trial of cannabidiol (CBD) produced by an...

The owner of a medical marijuana lounge in north-end Halifax wants cannabis products seized in a police raid last year returned to him. Christopher Enns, owner of Farm Assist Cannabis Resource Centre, was in Nova Scotia provincial court this morning to make the demand. Police raided Farm...

The legalization of marijuana for medical use has surfaced as an issue in the Republican primary for the state House District 91 seat in Stokes and Rockingham counties, drawing a clear contrast between two of the candidates. The candidates are incumbent Kyle Hall of King and challenger Ira...

First, I apologize for my ignorance. I'm new to 420 magazine tonight and don't usually sign up for message boards but I'm really impressed with the knowledge and respect shown around here. especially with those who are new. This is my first post, so it's kind of an intro so bear with me. I...