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Greater Sudbury native Derek Kesek hopes to give a whole new meaning to the saying, "flying high." The ambitious entrepreneur plans to launch the world's first aircraft made mostly of hemp by the end of the year. Hemp is the industrial variety of the cannabis plant – it's the strain for...

A Cumbria MP has called for the legalisation of cannabis for recreational use - sparking a row with an aspiring police and crime commissioner. Tim Farron, the Westmorland and Lonsdale MP, will back a motion calling for his Liberal Democrats party to extend its existing support for the...

Law enforcement officials across Georgia are proving to be the biggest obstacle to a bill that would allow medical cannabis oil to be manufactured and distributed in the state. "From what we hear, law enforcement is our biggest opponent," Katie Harrison told The Times last month. Harrison is...

A former employee of a medical marijuana dispensary in Saskatoon is blaming police for the loss of what he says is more than $1,000 worth of cannabis. Lane Britnell, who was one of four people charged after police raided the Saskatchewan Compassion Club and his home in October, says cannabis...

Legislation to allow the cultivation of cannabis in Australia for medical or scientific purposes will be introduced by the Federal Government today. Key points: Proposed amendments would allow for medical cannabis cultivation through a national scheme. Labor and the Greens showing...

The state Health Department's selection process for medical marijuana license applicants is layered in secrecy. The department won't identify the people who are deciding who will get the coveted licenses, and it also won't say who appointed those people to a selection committee. Questions...

A legislative committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would give immunity from state law to hospitals that allow nonsmoking marijuana for patients who need it. The bill, LD 726, also defines in law what incidental marijuana is, including nonflowering plants or plant byproducts...

Phillip Blanton considers himself a member of what he describes as a significant but often obscure population, one he contends is all too often defined more by stereotype than reality. The 66-year-old Blanton, who identifies himself as an authorized user of medical marijuana, came forward to...

A Northland woman is the first person in the country to receive publicly-funded medical cannabis to control severe epilepsy. The news comes as Kerikeri-based Green MP David Clendon is due to table a petition in Parliament today calling on the government to fund the medication for patients...

In an unprecedented move, Upland could be forced to hold a special election for a ballot measure aimed at overturning the city's total ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, according to a tentative opinion by an appellate court. But there's a catch. The California Cannabis Coalition's ballot...

A medical marijuana dispensary recently opened for business on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse. Patients who are prescribed marijuana for an ailment can go to the new dispensary – which is under family-owned Etain Health – but they must first also register with the Department of Health, obtain an...

Veterans and their supporters gathered at the War Memorial on the capitol grounds, with a message for lawmakers: legalize marijuana for medical use. Vets said it's helpful medicine for troops coming home with post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Right now they are given pills instead. "I...

Three-year-old Eliyah Hendrickson's body tenses up and convulses. His eyes move without his control. His arms and legs spasm as though trying to escape his torso. The toddler is seizing, a symptom of Dravet syndrome. It happens four times a day, and that's on a good day, his father...

A legislative committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would give immunity from state law to hospitals that allow nonsmoking marijuana for patients who need it. The bill, LD 726, also defines in law what incidental marijuana is, including nonflowering plants or plant byproducts that...

Growing medical marijuana sounded a little like agriculture and a little like the pharmaceutical industry Wednesday when the Frederick County Planning Commission decided not to make a recommendation to the County Council about allowing pot growing in farming districts. Growing cannabis for...

As a Louisville lawmaker pushes for the legalization of medical marijuana, dozens of doctors were in Frankfort Wednesday learning about the drug's pros and cons. Eric Crawford said medical marijuana would help him tackle several health issues, including severe glaucoma. "I'm on maximum...

With the potential for hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue on the table, California lawmakers are pursuing a 15 percent medical marijuana sales tax. Sen. Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, on Wednesday introduced legislation to set a statewide assessment; local jurisdictions would still...

New draft laws to allow Australians to legally grow medicinal cannabis do not meet the "key criteria" of letting doctors prescribe the drug to patients, Greens Leader Richard Di Natale said Wednesday. Health Minister Sussan Ley on Wednesday introduced a bill into the lower house to nationally...

Ottawa is being told to clarify the legality of medical marijuana. If there isn't a clear plan laid out in the upcoming federal budget, the City of Vernon will write a letter to the government insisting that certainty be provided to municipalities, the police, medical marijuana dispensaries and...

State Rep. Peter Cownie announced Tuesday he will file a bill in the Iowa House of Representatives authorizing the growth and distribution of medical cannabis oil in the state. The move follows a 2014 law that allowed Iowans to possess cannabis oil for the treatment of epilepsy. However, a...