cannabis

Throughout 2017, different countries in the region modified norms that regulate the use of cannabis and its derivatives. Advances in the use of cannabis in Latin America has set a precedent. During the last decade, governments have flexibilized legislation that regulates the use and...

A cousin to roses, strawberries, hops and nettles, cannabis is an annual flowering plant with environmental impacts that are as contested as its benefits. Some experts believe cannabis plants need a lot of water to grow, while others dispute those claims. Meanwhile, neighbors of cannabis...

Preventive medicine is a hot topic these days — everyone is looking for ways to stay healthy and avoid illness. Until recently, the mainstream medical community would hardly even consider the idea that cannabis could have a role to play in preventing serious diseases. That is slowly...

All that's left of the onions at the Wheeler Farms shed here is the smell. The only crop around it is the field of discarded shopping bags flagged to the thorns of desert weeds. For cannabis power couple Lisa and Bob Selan, though, this drive-by plot of high desert in suburban Antelope Valley...

Much of Coalinga's history is tied to the oil wells of Western Fresno County, but now the city's new cash cow could be cannabis. "Amazingly enough that you say that. We're still refining oil here in Coalinga right," said Coalinga Mayor Nathan Vosburg. He says two companies have already...

Zach Lazarus, chief executive officer of A Green Alternative, a marijuana dispensary in San Diego, California, has lost count every time he re-opened a bank account after it was closed because of his connection to the cannabis industry. Lazarus has had to play a game of "whack-a-mole" with...

California adults not content to ring in the New Year with the traditional fizz of champagne can look forward to celebrating with the buzz of marijuana, purchased for the first time from state-licensed retailers of recreational pot. Dozens of newly authorized marijuana stores are due to open...

As the daughter of a back-to-the-land homesteader and pot farmer, I learned never to speak of what my father did. We lived a simple life in times when only growing a few plants could sustain us. "Say I am a retired schoolteacher," he lectured. "You don't want to have to come visit your daddy...

As Canada moves towards legalizing recreational cannabis, there's a surprising group of entrepreneurs jumping into the market: cops and politicians. In 2015, former Toronto police chief Julian Fantino was "completely opposed" to marijuana legalization and supported mandatory jail time for...

A two-day conference promoting cannabis awareness, the health benefits of medical marijuana and the environmental and economic benefits of hemp is scheduled for next week at the Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa, according to an announcement. The Maui Cannabis Conference runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m...

You can buy recreational cannabis starting on Jan. 1, 2018, but finding a place to buy it will be difficult. As of Tuesday, the state of California had only issued 27 temporary licenses to dispensaries, and six of the licenses went to businesses on the Central Coast. Marijuana stores in...

The landscape for legal weed changed swiftly in 2017 as state regulators began to craft rules for where people could buy cannabis and how they'd tax it. Locally, that climate is set to shift even more next year as local governments continue to adapt to the new laws. Marijuana will likely...

Cowboy hats and flasks adorned with imitation jaguar and snakeskin prints dot the market of the Paraguayan border town of Pedro Juan Caballero. Cross the two-lane avenue outside and one will have entered Brazil. Not far away, one will find casinos, motels and brothels typical of a...

There's more to the cannabis industry than just the plants themselves. It's a lesson made crystal clear by Kush Bottles Inc. (KSHB) , a small-cap, Santa Ana, California-based company carving out a name for itself in a market that's just getting started. The company was founded in 2010 to...

California's new gold rush could be green, and government leaders are grappling with how to cash in once they know if -- and where -- new cannabis ventures will be allowed. Statewide, more than $1 billion could be collected from pot sales and other activity within the next several years...

One of a parent's favorite sayings to a child is, "Just because everyone else is doing it doesn't mean it's a good idea." But in the case of legalizing the sales of recreational marijuana products, it's time for the Clark County council to rethink its position and not just parrot that same...

Many residents of California are waiting for January 2018 with glee, as that's when the state's new cannabis industry regulations go into effect, meaning all adults can legally use the drug recreationally. Since this news was announced, we've seen more and more edibles come on the market...

Canadian marijuana companies were still feeling the Christmas cheer on Wednesday, as some pot producers saw big gains in their stock prices on the first day of trading after a holiday break. Smiths Falls, Ont.-based Canopy Growth Corp., Canada's largest licensed producer of cannabis, closed...

A new gold rush is sweeping California as the state prepares to launch legal marijuana sales Monday, bringing the powerful and largely underground economy finally into public view. Marijuana has long been one of California's most important cash crops, albeit one many visitors would never see...

For the first time in more than 100 years, it will be legal in California to buy marijuana for recreational use. But that doesn't mean it will be easy to find — especially if you live in the central San Joaquin Valley. State licenses for recreational sales will kick in on New Year's Day...