cannabis

Jacksonville's Land Use and Zoning committee unanimously approved a bill setting guidelines for cultivation and dispensing facilities for low-THC cannabis on Wednesday. Not before a brief hiccup. Councilman Aaron Bowman commented, "We did this because we thought we'd be one of the approved...

Imagine being in constant pain, so much so that you can't work, you can't walk around town, you can't lift things, you can't even find a restful position to sleep in. Imagine that every medicine your doctor prescribes to you is either too weak to make a difference or comes with crippling side...

New Rochelle, NY, January 21, 2016--Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research the new peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, announces a new partnership with The International Cannabinoid Research Society. This new collaboration promotes the missions of the Journal...

Texas will begin to prepare to issue licenses to retailers for the sale of marijuana-based products, reported MySanAntonio. The licenses will enable certain dispensaries to sell products with low levels of THC, such as cannabis oil. The state has approved the products for people diagnosed...

It's a tough go for legal weed growers. Today, the Canadian federal medical cannabis system, or Marijuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) is struggling to compete with the unregulated dispensary supply chain. Despite often lower prices, the tightest quality assurance in the world, and...

The Sanctuary Alternative Treatment Centers cultivation center in Rochester has been given permission by the state to begin growing medical marijuana. The Rochester center is the first center in the state to receive a conditional registration certificate for cultivation of therapeutic cannabis...

Israel could be just six months away from allowing general practitioners to prescribe cannabis, Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said Wednesday. Litzman is leading a reform of the Health Ministry's medical cannabis policy that seeks to devolve the authority to prescribe the drug from the...

Israel could be just six months away from allowing general practitioners to prescribe cannabis, Health Minister Yaakov Litzman said Wednesday. Litzman is leading a reform of the Health Ministry's medical cannabis policy that seeks to devolve the authority to prescribe the drug from the...

It was a quiet open house on Tuesday when Planning Services presented information on their proposed amendment to the horticulture use section of the land-use bylaw to include a definition for medical cannabis. Of the 15 people who came out to the Nan Boothby Library, most were asking questions...

The 2016 Cannabis Collaborative Conference (CCC), a two-day convention and networking event focused on the business side of the fast-growing cannabis industry, will take place February 3 and 4 at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center (Portland Expo Center), according to CCC producer Mary...

The 2016 Cannabis Collaborative Conference (CCC), a two-day convention and networking event focused on the business side of the fast-growing cannabis industry, will take place February 3 and 4 at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center (Portland Expo Center), according to CCC producer Mary...

Famous for its cocaine cartels–think Pablo Escobar and the hit Netflix show Narcos–Colombia now wants a cut of a different mind-altering substance: marijuana. The country's climate and regulations make it ideal for marijuana farming, Colombia's health minister Alejandro Gaviria said in an...

Last year, the state of Georgia dabbled with medical marijuana legalization. But nine months later Gov. Nathan Deal has yet to inhale. In April 2015, Deal ratified House Bill 1, nicknamed "Haleigh's Hope Act," which legalized low-THC – the psychoactive chemical that gets you a high – cannabis...

Americans for Safe Access-Illinois (ASA-Illinois) strongly supports the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board's decision to approve eight debilitating conditions that were not originally included in the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. The Medical Cannabis Advisory...

If there's one thing Las Vegas wants to do — it's attract more tourists. Even with 42 million visitors last year, the question always remains how to get that number even higher. The answer might lie in a new industry known as cannabis tourism. That's right — travel options that center...

The Melbourne City Council plans to extend its 180-day moratorium on low-THC cannabis dispensaries for another year, fearing that local regulations could run afoul of federal drug laws. In addition, council members rejected new zoning regulations governing cultivation, processing and...

Surna Inc. (OTCQB: SRNA), a technology company that engineers state-of-the-art equipment for controlled environment agriculture ("CEA") with expertise in cannabis cultivation, announced today it has secured a contract for approximately $725,000 with Las Vegas cultivator Cloud 9 Wholesale...

The Canadian cannabis industry is poised for rapid growth over the coming years. After rolling out the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR), the country opened the door to the corporatization of the cannabis industry. Health Canada projected that more than 400,000 patients would...

The Canadian Medical Cannabis Industry Association (CMCIA) has announced that OrganiGram Inc. is re-joining the Association as a member. OrganiGram, based in Moncton, New Brunswick, is licensed to produce and sell medical cannabis under Health Canada's Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations...

The grandparents of a five-year-old with terminal brain cancer have called in a lawyer after doctors refused to consider medical cannabis to treat the child. In August last year the child was given nine to 12 months to live after being diagnosed with an inoperable tumour on her spinal cord...