has

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has started to develop rules to fine unlicensed hemp growers and processors, an exercise made necessary by state legislators getting ahead of federal law. WSDA also may draw up penalties for violating the conditions of state-issued hemp licenses...

New Mexico has one of the highest rates of drug overdose deaths in the country, and last week President Donald Trump declared opioid abuse a public health emergency. He directed federal agencies to put resources toward the crisis, and his plan includes a massive advertising campaign. New Mexico...

A grandmother has told how a malignant tumour discovered in her breast has shrunk dramatically since she started taking cannabis oil. Now Lin Coxon’s case is being studied by medical researchers to see if it offers hope to others battling cancer. Doctors at the Royal Derby Hospital told her...

When Gov. Kate Brown last week released her new list of appointments to boards and commissions, much of the focus was on two senior state senators moving on to new positions. But just as she acted to renew the Senate chamber, Brown also proposed new blood for the Oregon Liquor Control...

A Linthicum medical marijuana dispensary has been approved by the county and the site has been granted a building permit for renovations. In September, GPD LLC received approval of its special exception to run the dispensary, and it received the building permits in October for renovations at...

The tide is turning on marijuana. And Big Pharma has no one to blame but itself. The horrific epidemic of addiction and death linked to the profligate distribution of opioid prescription pain relievers has moved Americans of all stripes to reconsider the advantages of a substance that used to...

Denver (October 26, 2017) - Five years ago this November, Colorado citizens voted to pass Amendment 64, the legislative act which legalized adult-use marijuana in the Centennial State. In recognition of this milestone, the Cannabis Business Alliance (CBA) has issued a release commenting on the...

A group of ten U.S. House members is pushing the Trump administration to begin researching medical marijuana's potential benefits for military veterans struggling to cope with war wounds. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) "is uniquely situated to pursue research on the impact of...

Brenda Davidson has told how she was left stunned with the results of just a few drops of the oil after it was recommended by her hairdresser. The 55-year-old mum of three from Orkney has revealed she couldn't believe the results after over a decade of taking strong painkillers offered her...

A Pensioner from Cwmbran living with multiple sclerosis (MS) has taken her fight to allow cannabis to be used for medical reasons to the Senedd. Sue Cox, who describes herself as 'the poster pensioner for pot', spoke at a meeting yesterday, Wednesday, where people living with MS and other...

Premier Brian Pallister thinks gangs and organized crime will get the upper hand on controlling sales of pot once marijuana is legalized for recreational use next year. That's because the federal government is requiring provinces to lay bare all of their plans by publicly outlining how they...

Several African governments are considering tapping a lucrative natural resource. More than 10,000 tons of cannabis are produced on the continent each year, according to a U.N. survey, which advocates believe could be worth billions of dollars in a rapidly expanding global market for legal...

When Karan Wadhera abandoned a successful career as an investment banker in Asia to plunge into North America's cannabis industry, former colleagues could have been forgiven for thinking he was smoking weed himself. But for Mr Wadhera, Indian by birth but who has a US education and...

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...

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...

The war on drugs has been going on for nearly half a century, and we have a winner: marijuana. Back then, possession of pot carried heavy penalties in many states – even life imprisonment. Today, 29 states and the District of Columbia sanction medical use of cannabis and eight allow recreational...

Hello everybody! First of all, allow me to thanks again who helped me with my first post in this amazing forum! Asking for help in understanding - Is my plant in the preflowering stage? I was asking, then, when would it be the right time to have my plant flowering... well... she has flowerd...

Despite strong opposition from former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and the overall limitations imposed by federal illegality in the U.S., 2017 is shaping up to be a great year for the North American cannabis industry. As more institutional investors...

Hey guys, I think one of my plants has finished way earlier then the others. The others are nice and large, with nice big buds with lots of white curly hairs. However this plant is short, has barley any buds and all the curly little hairs have curled in and turned orange. Should i start my...

University of Guelph researchers have published what is believed to be the first scientific paper in North America on improving medicinal cannabis plant production, helping move the industry into the realm of high-tech laboratories and evidence-based practices. "Growing marijuana has been...