cannabis

The city of Goleta will hold a public workshop on to develop a cannabis land use ordinance. The workshop will be held with the Planning Commission on Monday at 6 p.m. The purpose of the workshop is to provide the Planning Commission and the public with information on the range of...

Three years after recommending San Francisco allow medical marijuana dispensaries to open closer to schools, the Planning Commission has voted to maintain the 1,000-foot buffer between cannabis and kids. The commission recommended last Thursday that San Francisco keep the 1,000-foot buffer...

Deryn Blackwell, from Norfolk, was sent to a hospice shortly after his 14th birthday to live out his final few days. He was frail and in extraordinary pain after a relentless battle with a one in a billion form of cancer, Langerhans cell sarcoma. But after his parents secretly gave him...

Despite the growing body of scientific evidence showing that cannabis access is associated with reductions in opioid abuse and mortality, President Trump's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis remains mum on the subject. Their silence is unacceptable. It is time for the...

Despite a recent survey indicating strong support for allowing medical marijuana sales in Concord, city leaders may ban all commercial cannabis activities. Polling firm Godbe Research found that 69 percent of respondents support medical marijuana sales and about 51 percent favor recreational...

When Alex Roth's mother sent him an article announcing a new degree program being offered at Northern Michigan University, the sophomore immediately switched his major. Roth is now majoring in cannabis. The program, Medicinal Plant Chemistry, is the first program to offer a 4-year...

An Irish chef who works as a private chef to rock stars and celebrities in the US has spent the last four years cooking with cannabis. Aine McAteer has had a glittering career as a private chef to Hollywood stars like Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, John Cusack and Simpsons creator Matt Groening...

Hebrew University of Jerusalem is organizing Argentina's first international conference on medicinal cannabis. The International Conference on Cannabis' Endocannabinoid and Medicinal System in Argentina´s history will take place October 24-25 at NH Tango Porteño Hotel in Buenos Aires. In...

By the time the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, ensuring women the right to vote, Colorado women had already been voting for over 25 years. Colorado voters were the first to grant women suffrage (Wyoming was the first territory, but by a legislative act). Colorado...

The war on drugs has been going on since 1971, and we have a winner: marijuana. Back then, possession of pot carried heavy penalties in many states–even life imprisonment. Today, 29 states sanction medical use of cannabis, and eight allow recreational use. Legal weed has become about as...

So we have a new Labor-led government and while they keep saying they will release policy soon their coalition partners keep letting details out. Winston Peters, in his remarkable crowning speech, said Jacinda Ardern will release policy soon and then promptly mentioned the building of 10,000...

Facebook has been condemned by campaigners after cannabis seeds were openly sold on its site. The seeds, sold through the site by dealers, could be used to produce hundreds of pounds' worth of the illegal drug. Batches of the seeds costing up to £95 were brazenly advertised with varieties...

Canada's health minister says pilot projects have begun on roadside police testing for marijuana, and the plan is to have rules in place for edible cannabis around July 2019. "Our priority right now is to ensure that we can legalize cannabis by July 2018," Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Friday...

Six medical cannabis delivery drivers are facing misdemeanor charges after a San Diego Sheriff's Department sting conducted in Santee. Deputies placed orders through a website and sent the delivery drivers photos of ID's with a doctor's note to lure them to the Carlton Oaks Golf Club. San...

Canada's health minister says pilot projects have begun on roadside police testing for marijuana, and the plan is to have rules in place for edible cannabis around July 2019. "Our priority right now is to ensure that we can legalize cannabis by July 2018," Ginette Petitpas Taylor said Friday...

The first admitted insurance carrier has filed to provide coverage to California's legal cannabis industry and several more carriers have stated their intent to file products, according to state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. It also appears that standardized insurance forms for the...

Digital currencies may solve some the legal cannabis industry's woes by becoming an alternative to cash payments. Despite recent state-level ballot initiatives across the US that legalizes marijuana in one form or another, the drug still remains illegal at the federal level. While it's unlikely...

The term "marijuana millionaire" was coined amid the emergence of the legalized cannabis industry as new business owners spoke about their piles of cash. It was a tantalizing picture. The reality is that running a cannabis business doesn't always mean the owners are actually getting to keep...

SACRAMENTO – On Tuesday, Oct. 17, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted a new statewide policy establishing strict environmental standards for cannabis cultivation in order to protect water flows and water quality in California’s rivers and streams. Commercial cannabis cultivation is...

A merchant seaman who suffered a serious hand injury while hauling in an anchor grew cannabis to help cope with the pain. Stuart Dooley was caught growing the drug in three different rooms of a house he rented in Brixham after police were called to a minor disturbance at the address. The...