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Denver - Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not by a long shot. The government still has many means to slow or stop the marijuana train...

Yesterday was a "great day" for Canadian hemp growers because the federal government eased regulations for testing and cultivation of industrial hemp. Health Canada, in a Notice to Industry document, said it was eliminating testing for THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) in most...

The federal government is cutting the amount of medical marijuana provided to veterans from 10 grams to 3 grams per day. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr made the announcement in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Ottawa has faced ballooning costs in recent years as the number of veterans...

Montreal — It's been a wild ride for Canada's marijuana companies, whose stocks enjoyed an exhilarating high in recent days before mellowing out. Last week, marijuana stocks suddenly skyrocketed, leaving market analysts bewildered. The enormous upswing in stock prices was even more amazing...

The following is an excerpt from the new book Marijuana: A Short History by John Hudak (Brookings Institution Press, 2016): As marijuana legalization proceeds, new issues will arise and the pressure to deal with existing issues will increase. How local, state, and federal governments as well as...

Opposition Spokesman on Industry, Anthony Hylton, is calling for the government to articulate a clear vision and policy for the development of the legal medical marijuana industry. This follows an online media report that investors are being frustrated by the bureaucratic inertia within the...

Toronto - Ontario's Liberal government defended allowing medical marijuana users to vaporize anywhere by saying they had consulted "very broadly" - but emails show those consultations involved the input of just two people, The Canadian Press has learned. Ultimately, the associate health...

Toronto - Ontario's Liberal government defended allowing medical marijuana users to vaporize anywhere by saying they had consulted "very broadly" - but emails show those consultations involved the input of just two people, The Canadian Press has learned. Ultimately, the associate health...

The NSW government will begin a medicinal-cannabis trial at the Calvary Mater Newcastle hospital for patients with advanced cancer "in the coming months". "Researchers are finalising the necessary arrangements to enrol the first patients soon," a spokeswoman for the government's Centre for...

The NSW government will begin a medicinal-cannabis trial at the Calvary Mater Newcastle hospital for patients with advanced cancer "in the coming months". "Researchers are finalising the necessary arrangements to enrol the first patients soon," a spokeswoman for the government's Centre for...

The father of a dying Brisbane child wants special permission from the Queensland Government to use cannabis oil in hospital. Steve Peek said doctors had tried every legal medication on his eight-year-old daughter Suli, who has a regressive neurological disorder that causes multiple chronic...

The father of a dying Brisbane child wants special permission from the Queensland Government to use cannabis oil in hospital. Steve Peek said doctors had tried every legal medication on his eight-year-old daughter Suli, who has a regressive neurological disorder that causes multiple chronic...

As you may remember, one of the big talking points during the last election was Trudeau's promise to legalize marijuana. Then the Liberals actually got elected and the process began. The first step was taken when Trudeau sent a Mandate Letter to Canada's health minister. In it, Trudeau...

Belleville - Local chambers are urging the provincial government to begin a consultative process aimed at developing a regulatory framework for the distribution of medical marijuana. Both the Belleville and District and the Quinte West chambers of commerce are standing behind a letter...

Kevin Coft and his medical marijuana startup are benefiting in a big way as the New Brunswick government embraces the job opportunities this budding industry could bring to the province. On Aug. 23, the government invested $4-million in Zenabis, a company Mr. Coft launched to build a proposed...

US Government labels cannabis as a Schedule 1 Narcotic, or in other words as narcotic with little to no known medical value. (Although it holds patents which state the opposite) the FDA approved Marinol is synthesized THC. Why is that people are been imprisoned for using raw cannabis, while...

US Government labels cannabis as a Schedule 1 Narcotic, or in other words as narcotic with little to no known medical value. (Although it holds patents which state the opposite) the FDA approved Marinol is synthesized THC. Why is that people are been imprisoned for using raw cannabis, while...

Despite the nation-wide majority clearly calling for some type of cannabis law reform, as well as the abolishment of the spectacular failure that is the war on drugs (or success, depending on which side of the elite scale you're on), the DEA showed its true quisling colors by choosing to ignore...

The City of Kelowna should receive a portion of tax revenues derived from legal marijuana sales. That's just one of several recommendations city staff have provided in response to questions asked by the federal government in advance of legislation which will legalize marijuana in Canada...

George Washington is often considered the greatest president of all time. One of the most beloved historical figures in history, Washington was a vital element of the formation of America. Along with the other Founding Fathers, Washington set the groundwork for how our country would operate for...