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Phoenix - Claiming the state is hoarding funds, two medical marijuana users want a judge to reduce the annual charge for the legally required registration cards. In legal papers filed here, the attorney for Yolanda Daniels and Lisa Becker points out the Department of Health Services collected...

Hi folks, I'm new here and I'm writing on behalf of my 68 year old mother who has been suffering from severe chronic pain in the coccyx area for a couple of years now. We've exhausted all other options and she is now stuck on morphine which only partially dulls the pain. We want to try...

While not exactly on the cusp of legality, the prospect of medicinal cannabis becoming a reality here has drawn considerably closer with the Government's decision to facilitate a Bill put forward by People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny. Minister for Health Simon Harris has confirmed he will not...

The politics of cannabis are exceedingly complex, and yet the truth is simple: this freely growing plant heals the human body — not to mention provides food, fuel, clothing and shelter, if only we will let it perform its birthright. In a previous article, we investigated the strange fact that...

This is exactly what we have been advocating for. We have said in the past, and still stand by it, that our goal is to promote medical use of marijuana. We are not just an advocate of the plant just for smoking sake. We want people to benefit the medicinal value of the plant. But across the...

With more than 4,000 voters exhaling "yes" on Question 4 on Election Day, the three Outer Cape towns made it clear they agree that recreational pot should be legal. As the Dec. 15 date of legalization draws near, local law enforcement is under the gun trying to figure out how to abide by town...

Fines are quadrupling for businesses operating without a licence in Vancouver as city staff struggle to shut down unlicensed pot shops. City councillors voted Wednesday to increase fines to $1,000 a day, from $250 a day, for unlicensed businesses and licensed operators who fail to comply with...

South Avis - The former modular home plant here may become home to a new industry for Pennsylvania. Christopher Woods, founder and owner of Terrapin Care Station, is already leasing 40,000 square feet in the newest section of the building, ready for a license from the state to produce medical...

A task force which has been looking at the legalization of marijuana over the last several months, has announced it has completed the research phase, and will release a report within the next few weeks. The Federal Government is working on legislation to legalize pot by the spring of 2017...

With the majority of Inland voters supporting the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in November, local governments in the region, which have generally preferred blanket bans on even medicinal marijuana, will need to have discussions on what to do moving forward. The passage of...

Independent ministers could vote against Fine Gael during a medicinal cannabis bill next week, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith of the Irish Examiner. It comes as they insisted they will "exercise" their right to a free vote on the issue. The decision was made by Independent Alliance TDs at today's...

A new marijuana shop - selling products like Mary's Triple Strength Sativa Bunnies and Chronic Kitchen Gummy Stars - has opened in downtown St. John's. CannaLeaf St. John's was operating Monday at 448 Water Street, and word had travelled among customers. One customer, who called the shop a...

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...

Two medicinal cannabis education trailers are operating in Tasmania in an attempt to encourage people to talk about its use. The crowdfunded project has been organised by a group called Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp Tasmania. The trailers will travel the state delivering educational...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has remained silent on the issue of international regulatory controls on cannabis since 1935. There have been breakthroughs and advancements in science about cannabis for the past 80 years. It is indeed high time for WHO to provide restructured advice about...

The Greens have made a radical change to their drugs policy which leader Richard Di Natale hopes will reignite the decriminalisation debate and pave the way for the legalisation of recreational drugs like cannabis. The party has officially ditched its blanket opposition to the legalisation of...

Hi, I am back to try a better journal. This has been going on for a couple months and has been pretty much chaos so far, but I am learning. Been thru several soils bought locally and most have been pure shit, but I have found one that I can actually grow in. Before you hammer me on what's the...

With the reality of Donald Trump as president, we can probably all agree that there are much more important things at stake than marijuana. Still, Trump's decision to appoint U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General has some in the industry freaking out at the possibility of a federal...

The legal use of medical cannabis made headway this week as South Africa's department of health plans to have cannabis recognised as a prescription drug, rather than an illegal substance. The Medical Control Council (MCC) has announced that their investigation into the use of medical cannabis...

Justin Zehmke advocates the complete legalisation of marijuana in Estonia, with licenses similar to the liquor trade needed to sell it commercially. He argues that at the very least, consider legalising the medical use. If I were to tell you about a miracle drug that has been scientifically...