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If you blinked when you read that title, you aren't alone. In 2015, the US government added a page on their official cancer advice website about the use of cannabis and cannabinoids. From the article: "The National Cancer Institute, part of the US Department of Health, now advises that...

If you blinked when you read that title, you aren't alone. In 2015, the US government added a page on their official cancer advice website about the use of cannabis and cannabinoids. From the article: "The National Cancer Institute, part of the US Department of Health, now advises that...

Trenton - Medical marijuana advocates have been placing orange cones around the statehouse in an effort to get Gov. Chris Christie to sign legislation allowing medical marijuana to be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The advocates are calling it a "foot traffic study," in reference...

Trenton - Medical marijuana advocates have been placing orange cones around the statehouse in an effort to get Gov. Chris Christie to sign legislation allowing medical marijuana to be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The advocates are calling it a "foot traffic study," in reference...

Montevideo, Uruguay — Uruguay is home to the world's first government-regulated national marketplace for pot, so it's not surprising that growers have a competition for best marijuana. At the Cannabis Cup over the weekend, a panel of regional experts judged entries for aroma, flavor, effects...

Little Rock, Arkansas - Medical marijuana has a high chance of becoming legal in Arkansas. According to a Talk Business and Politics poll, nearly 60 percent of Arkansas voters support legalizing medical marijuana. The issue narrowly failed in 2012. Four years later, the majority of voters say...

Little Rock, Arkansas - Medical marijuana has a high chance of becoming legal in Arkansas. According to a Talk Business and Politics poll, nearly 60 percent of Arkansas voters support legalizing medical marijuana. The issue narrowly failed in 2012. Four years later, the majority of voters say...

Phoenix - Besides choosing our next president, voters in Arizona may have to decide whether to legalize the recreational use of a marijuana. That's if election officials find that pro-pot group the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted enough valid signatures on its petition to...

A new medical marijuana dispensary that has opened in Winnipeg's Exchange District doesn't actually sell weed on site but instead allows clients with a prescription to have it mailed to them. Weeds Glass and Gifts Ltd., a Vancouver-based company with locations in British Columbia, Ontario and...

A new medical marijuana dispensary that has opened in Winnipeg's Exchange District doesn't actually sell weed on site but instead allows clients with a prescription to have it mailed to them. Weeds Glass and Gifts Ltd., a Vancouver-based company with locations in British Columbia, Ontario and...

Salisbury, Maryland Cannamed Pharmaceuticals based in Wicomico County describes their mission as "being a model cultivation resource for Maryland's licensed processors and dispensaries" for medical marijuana. The company has committed $20 million from their net revenue, to go towards what they...

Salisbury, Maryland Cannamed Pharmaceuticals based in Wicomico County describes their mission as "being a model cultivation resource for Maryland's licensed processors and dispensaries" for medical marijuana. The company has committed $20 million from their net revenue, to go towards what they...

Hey, Mark Zuckerberg, can we talk about hemp? No, really, I'm asking: can we? Because a recent experience with Facebook left the impression that reporting on the plant used in products from soap to rope is taboo. Verboten. The leaf that dare not speak its name. This bit of anti-social media...

A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer recently named to a task force on legalizing and regulating marijuana says one of the biggest hurdles they face is dealing with impairment. "I do believe it's going to be a big concern," Supt. Marlene Jesso told CBC Radio's St. John's Morning Show...

Olympia, Washington — The state Department of Health wants medical marijuana patients and providers to be prepared for possible delays when the new medical marijuana law takes effect this Friday, July 1. "The law requires DOH to oversee the development and administration of the medical...

Olympia, Washington — The state Department of Health wants medical marijuana patients and providers to be prepared for possible delays when the new medical marijuana law takes effect this Friday, July 1. "The law requires DOH to oversee the development and administration of the medical...

Many news outlets have been reporting that the federal government of the United States will legalize medical marijuana on August 1st. Unfortunately, those reports are incorrect. Santa Monica Observer apparently broke the news on June 18th, which prompted more and more news outlets to pick up...

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal challenging a Montana law that limits medical marijuana providers to selling the drug to a maximum of three patients each. The justices on Monday let stand a Montana Supreme Court ruling that upheld key provisions of a state law that rolled back much of...

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal challenging a Montana law that limits medical marijuana providers to selling the drug to a maximum of three patients each. The justices on Monday let stand a Montana Supreme Court ruling that upheld key provisions of a state law that rolled back much of...

Nashville, Tennessee - Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan has joined Eugene Monroe in asking the NFL to research cannabis' potential benefits on long-term health. "I feel like the NFL has a responsibility to look into it, to delegate time and money to research this for its players," Morgan told...