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A state lawmaker said he will file a bill that would legalize the production, sale and consumption of marijuana for adults in Kentucky as an effort to get more tax revenue for the state's ailing pension systems. Sen. Dan Seum, a Republican from Louisville, said that lawmakers have been...

There are few, if any, industries that have been as unstoppable as legal marijuana in recent years. Last year alone, voters went to the polls in nine states and wound up passing medical and/or recreational weed initiatives and amendments in all but one. In just 22 years, we've gone from no...

The 85 words almost seemed an afterthought when Congress hurriedly crammed them into a massive budget bill late in the Obama administration, as if lawmakers wanted to acknowledge America's outlook on marijuana had changed, but not make a big deal of it. Almost three years later, a...

Hi everybody! I have been a long-time reader of journals on this site. The majority of my growing knowledge was learned right here! So, I finally decided it was time for me to contribute my own journal. It is my hope that I can improve as a grower, and that others can learn from my countless...

This week, weed got higher than ever when it was launched into space by cannabis company Herban Planet. And CBD is no longer considered "doping' by the world authority that administers drug testing for Olympians. Read on. World Anti-Doping Agency Makes a Dope Decision The World...

he first month of the Tasmanian Government's Medicinal Cannabis Controlled Access Scheme is being bogged down in hours of paperwork and confusion over how it is meant to operate. Since the scheme started on September 1 the Health Department has received just three applications from medical...

Following the successful industrial hemp trials at Chitedze Research Station in Lilongwe, Government has approved the trials conducted in other environments. The Station has so far tested 10 varieties acquired from Europe, China, and Australia to assess if they have low levels of the...

President Trump's cabinet member who runs the U.S. Small Business Administration has a son with high hopes for the legal marijuana industry. Shane McMahon, the son of SBA Administrator Linda McMahon and body-slamming businessman and WWE founder Vince McMahon, has invested heavily in a company...

Jayla Agbonlahor, 6, is the UK's youngest approved user of Class B drugs. She takes cannabis oil to manage her seizures after developing a mystery illness just days after her first birthday. Her life became extremely difficult, as she was unable to walk, talk, eat or drink. But her parents say...

Since 2015, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has overseen a county with some form of legalized marijuana. And recently the plant has catapulted his office into the national spotlight. As regulations to launch Nevada's medical marijuana industry were hammered out in the 2013...

Pardon the pun, but the marijuana industry has been growing like a weed for years -- and it has rapidly changing perceptions about the drug among the public to thank for it. According to a CBS News poll conducted in July 1979, just 27% of those surveyed believed marijuana should be legal...

Hey there, new to indoor gardening but have been growing food outside for years. This is my first grow and isn't for personal use - I'm growing for a friend with ALS who has had success with "alternative" therapies and we're looking to throwing some MMJ into the regimen if/where appropriate. My...

Cannabis is evolving past the stoner age at a rapid pace, but are new marketing plans, products and events paving the way for this evolution, or is cannabis further away from being the next big thing than we think? Marijuana Business Daily quotes University of Northern Arizona sociologist, James...

Marijuana, which goes by several names such as weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane etc., refers to the dried flowers of a herbaceous plant scientifically known as Cannabis Sativa. The Cannabis plant is a source of over 400 compounds, including 60 cannabinoids. Of the 60 cannabinoids...

I purchase cuttings for my DWC grow and have come across something I never seen. All the cuttings have rooted and are growing fine except one of them. It has great root growth but doesn't show any leaf growth, at all. The cutting has three original leaves on it but nothing new. It has been 10...

I have a grow fridge temperature controlled with the fridge coming on when temps need lowering and a garden heater coming on when it gets too cold. I recently put a dehumidifier in but since then I have an ice build up on the back wall of the fridge. Has anyone got any idea how to stop this? I'm...

The owners of a medical marijuana provider business, as well as one of their patients, is suing the city of Billings over its ban on dispensaries within city limits. Rich Abromeit, co-owner of Montana Advanced Caregivers, and Nancy Moore are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed in...

I'm excited, I'm due to start my second grow next week and I just ordered a Triple-COB Kit. They're VERO 29 Chips, I got two 3500K's and one 3000K -- that should give me a decent spectrum for veg and a awesome spectrum for bloom. I sold my $350 LED light (at a $100 loss) to purchase this kit...

When my daughter was 12 years old, she had her first seizure and for over 10 years she has been battling epilepsy. She has taken one prescription medication after another, enduring side effects such as slowed thinking, slow reflexes, difficulty with word retrieval, depression, sleepiness and...

Twenty years ago, it was vilified as a "gateway drug." Now, cannabis has grown into a big business, with the potential to become even bigger as laws are scheduled to change to reflect shifting social attitudes towards marijuana and investment picks up to take advantage of increased demand...