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Ghana has dropped to 3rd on the 2015 global rankings of countries where Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as India Hemp or marijuana, is largely smoked or used. Ghana, who only last year was cited in a United Nations 2014 Report as the number one consumer of the substance in the world, remains...

I have an AZ MMJ card and am thinking about looking for a new job. I know in AZ you can't be discriminated against for MMJ by an employer as long as you have a current card. (I don't plan to apply to any companies with federal contracts, etc). I haven't had a drug test in years. I'm curious...

An oil derived from marijuana plants proved effective in a rare form of epilepsy that afflicts 30,000 Americans, its maker said this morning. GW Pharmaceuticals, a London-based company, is developing a drug called Epidiolex, a pharmaceutical-grade form of cannabidiol (CBD), an oil found in...

An oil derived from marijuana plants proved effective in a rare form of epilepsy that afflicts 30,000 Americans, its maker said this morning. GW Pharmaceuticals, a London-based company, is developing a drug called Epidiolex, a pharmaceutical-grade form of cannabidiol (CBD), an oil found in...

There is a significant academic debate about decriminalization of marijuana in the country, and this has received some degree of political and public support. Some have argued that decriminalization will open a floodgate for drug use in the country, while others (like myself), do not agree...

An experimental drug derived from marijuana just passed another critical hurdle toward being approved to treat certain kinds of epilepsy. A phase 3 trial reported Monday found that the drug, Epidiolex, was more effective at reducing the number of seizures in patients with a type of epilepsy...

An experimental drug derived from marijuana just passed another critical hurdle toward being approved to treat certain kinds of epilepsy. A phase 3 trial reported Monday found that the drug, Epidiolex, was more effective at reducing the number of seizures in patients with a type of epilepsy...

The "war on drugs" has accomplished little in the eyes of detractors, except for criminalizing those in need of help and fostering violence at the hands of criminals. After more than four decades of the drug war, the globe faces a crisis of prescription drug abuse, a meth epidemic, a growing...

Health experts have warned that the public health care system is unprepared and ill-equipped to provide help for cannabis users, despite a rapid increase in the number of people seeking treatment for problems relating to the drug. Researchers gathering at a conference at the University of...

Health experts have warned that the public health care system is unprepared and ill-equipped to provide help for cannabis users, despite a rapid increase in the number of people seeking treatment for problems relating to the drug. Researchers gathering at a conference at the University of...

Marijuana has been legalized in Colombia for medicinal and scientific use. But is Colombia ready? Last year, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a law that legalized the growth and sale of medicinal marijuana. He joins Latin American countries like Uruguay who hope to take the...

Marijuana has been legalized in Colombia for medicinal and scientific use. But is Colombia ready? Last year, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a law that legalized the growth and sale of medicinal marijuana. He joins Latin American countries like Uruguay who hope to take the...

A group of Democratic lawmakers is renewing pressure on the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove marijuana from its current position on a list of the most dangerous drugs, a category that includes heroin and ecstasy. Marijuana's classification as a "Schedule I" drug is "a main barrier"...

The use of medical marijuana for millions of patients suffering from a wide range of health conditions and the subsequent therapeutic benefits has long been documented. Twenty-three states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam, have determined that Cannabis sativa (a.k.a. marijuana)...

Despite growing bipartisan support for allowing marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes, the federal government still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I drug with no medical value and a high potential for abuse. That means many scientists can't research a drug that has the potential to ease...

Orrin Hatch, Thom Tillis, and Chris Coons are backing the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2016. Also signing on is Rep. Morgan Griffith, who has championed legislation allowing for cannabidiol-rich medical cannabis preparations. Harris, a physician who has also conducted National...

Orrin Hatch, Thom Tillis, and Chris Coons are backing the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act of 2016. Also signing on is Rep. Morgan Griffith, who has championed legislation allowing for cannabidiol-rich medical cannabis preparations. Harris, a physician who has also conducted National...

I have an upcoming pre-employment drug screen with SterlingBackcheck or SterlingDirect.com and I am looking for info on whether or not it will be a monitored drug screen. I haven't smoked in almost a week, I have a bottle of Mega Cleanse ready to go but I have also been reading up on subing my...

Good morning I HAVE to pass a drug screen on Tuesday,. Has anyone ever used Puricleanx2 to pass a drug test? I have never tried this. I was just wondering if it would take out the THC In my body in one day Like it clams. If you have used this product. I would like to hear about it...

The end of marijuana prohibition is coming. But how the federal policies will change could have a dramatic effect on the nation's burgeoning legal marijuana businesses, which could fall victim to the same scourge that has hampered so many other nascent industries: regulations. At the end of...