cannabis

A new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review found that people are increasingly substituting prescription medication, alcohol, and illicit drugs with cannabis, signaling a shift in the public's understanding of marijuana's medicinal benefits. Of the 473 adult cannabis users...

This could be the year that Canadians will be able to buy and consume cannabis products – legally. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to legalize pot during his election campaign and he has already put together a task force to study how to do so. This week on CBC Montreal's Daybreak...

A medical organization is making recommendations for Hawaii's nascent medical marijuana dispensary system, saying it wants doctors to have a say in the process. "We feel we have to stand up as a medical society to have a clear voice – for the Department of Health, the state, doctors and...

Medical cannabis is set to hit pharmacy shelves in Israel in the form of cigarettes, cookies and oil, while the number of doctors permitted to prescribe the natural painkiller and the number of farmers allowed to grow it will substantially increase, according to a Health Ministry reform. At...

Montreal is abuzz with the federal Liberal government's electoral promise to legalize marijuana. So CBC Montreal's Daybreak is rolling out a week-long series it's calling Montreal 420, which will take a look at the challenges and opportunities facing the city if the federal government...

For more than four decades, Smiths Falls was known as the “Chocolate Capital of Ontario” because of its iconic Hershey factory. But Hershey bolted in 2009, and a few years later, the plant was sold to a very different sort of company: Tweed Marjuana Inc. In 2014, it re-opened as Canada’s largest...

After using cannabis for 1 ½ years to keep myself alive, I was recently reported, apprehended, and charged with a felony. Now a medical refugee in Colorado, I'd like to explain why I need cannabis – and why I'll be working to change Utah's laws to allow people like me to have safe, legal access...

After using cannabis for 1 ½ years to keep myself alive, I was recently reported, apprehended, and charged with a felony. Now a medical refugee in Colorado, I'd like to explain why I need cannabis – and why I'll be working to change Utah's laws to allow people like me to have safe, legal access...

When she was born, doctors didn't expect Remie Miette Ellett to live. In anticipation of her death, her mother gave her the name that means "sweet little remedy." "I just really wanted her to have a pretty name I could remember her by," Sarah Ellett says. "She has proven she is really just what...

When she was born, doctors didn't expect Remie Miette Ellett to live. In anticipation of her death, her mother gave her the name that means "sweet little remedy." "I just really wanted her to have a pretty name I could remember her by," Sarah Ellett says. "She has proven she is really just what...

Before he was approved for medical marijuana in Illinois, Lake Villa resident Steven Bourgeois began using cannabis oil obtained out-of-state to treat severe back pain associated with spinal scoliosis. The 63-year-old was then diagnosed with prostate cancer but opted out of radiation or surgery...

A Knesset lobby for the use of medical cannabis has been established with Likud MK Sharren Haskel at its head, it was announced on Thursday. "It has become accepted that medical cannabis has significant health benefits and an important place in the development of the world of medicine,"...

Italy may well be on its way to becoming the largest country in Europe to legalize marijuana. An Italian tracking group has found that more than 250 lawmakers from across the political spectrum have given their support to a proposal that would largely decriminalize production, distribution, sale...

Terminally ill former trade unions boss Helen Kelly wants a referendum on whether cannabis should be legalised, and says she is talking to MPs about making it happen. Kelly, who has lung cancer, has been taking cannabis oil sourced from the black market to relieve her pain and believes it is...

European Union countries are unlikely to legalize marijuana any time soon as some parts of the United States have done recently, EU drug monitoring agency chief Wolfgang Gotz said on Thursday. He did not spell out why he expected no corresponding EU moves. But in a statement, his agency said...

I trust in cannabis cos i have used both cannabis and cannabis oil to treat debilitating conditions of patients i care for. it's a miracle plant in all respect. i have done a lot of research on its therapeutic abilities. i am particular interested in its pain relief, anti depressant and...

Hash oil is available at marijuana dispensaries for medical card holders only. It's a very concentrated form of T.H.C., the compound in cannabis that gets you "high." Doctors say research is showing it's an effective way to treat certain cancers. "Research shows that they can stop the...

CANCER survivor David Hibbitt is setting up a patient support foundation — after putting his recovery down to taking cannabis oil. The 33-year-old was diagnosed with stage-three bowel cancer in July 2012, and underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy before having surgery in March 2013. But when...

Is marijuana kosher? If it's medicine, it doesn't matter. That's the message from Canada's largest kosher certification agency after its board of rabbis held a debate on whether to certify cannabis oils as kosher. The Kashruth Council of Canada met Thursday to discuss an application from...

In 2014, the U.S. market for legalized cannabis grew as fast as a weed, increasing nearly 75% to $2.7 billion, according to The ArcView Group. The California-based cannabis research and investment company estimates that this year the market will stretch toward $4.5 billion in sales. "At this...