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Nicky Haynes has almost forgotten the pain she used to be in. She has been taking Sativex, a drug derived from cannabis, for about five years and says it has hugely improved her life. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1994, and her condition progressively worsened to the point where...

As cannabinoids begin to enter the market in 2018 and 2019, we may begin to see a revolution in the field of pharmaceuticals, with Israel situated happily in the center of it all. Israel's medical cannabis industry is at a crossroads and according to Breath of Life Pharma CEO Dr. Tamir Gedo...

Since he became an advocate for marijuana legalization more than a decade ago, Mason Tvert, now director of communications for the Marijuana Policy Project, says he's been approached countless times by people who tell him he should stop using the word "marijuana" because of its racist origins...

Annalise Lujan started collecting pop-tabs for the Ronald McDonald House at the age of 4. She wanted to be a doctor someday, or maybe a gymnast. She definitely wanted to help people. "She is just a giving soul and loves to help others," says Maryann Estrada-Lujan, Annalise's mother. "She...

A bill that would allow Illinois farmers to grow industrial hemp is heading to the House. It passed out of the Senate last month. Current state law lets universities with four-year agricultural science programs grow hemp. The new measure would expand that to include all farmers...

The Tragically Hip says it's partnering with a medicinal marijuana producer to contribute "creatively to their efforts." The iconic Canadian rock band says it's teaming up with the company Newstrike, which it calls "a perfect fit" for the band. In a statement on social media, the group...

As Rep. Jason Chaffetz looks to leave office, one of his unintentional legacies could be this: propping up an underground market for marijuana in the nation's capital and making dealers more money. Chaffetz, R-Utah, helped lead the charge to block a voter-approved law in the District of...

Adam Bierman still sounds incredulous as he recounts his initial plunge into California's medical marijuana business. A former college baseball player who had never so much as taken a toke, he found himself in his apartment surrounded by 20 pounds of weed sealed in Ziploc bags. "I was...

The Colorado Department of Transportation just published its report on traffic deaths in 2015. The numbers show a 12 percent rise in traffic fatalities over 2014, and identify speeding, alcohol and an absence of seat belts as the three main causes in a total of 546 deaths. One parameter...

Tap “Health Benefits of Cannabis” into your search engine and you’re likely to see dozens of uses, including treating autism, regulating diabetes and slowing the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. People say it can help you lose weight, gain weight, manage depression and regulate seizures. Scott...

It was 2013, and Goldstein, a 30-year-old Canadian from the Vancouver area, was on her way to a Dave Matthews concert in Washington state, passing through the Peace Arch border crossing between the United States and Canada. She'd done this countless times before and had never been asked about...

With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, many people with green thumbs are preparing to put their saplings and seeds into the ground – the beginnings of this season's garden. It's usually the same old stuff: tomatoes, green beans, peppers, berries, carrots. But this year there will be an...

Mark Sink, a fine art photographer, moved home to Denver from New York City in 1991. He bought his two-story brick house in the city's urban Lower Highland neighborhood for $50,000, with the help of owner financing. More than two decades later, houses like his in the now-trendy LoHi neighborhood...

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Steven Siegel’s 15-year-old Jack Russell terrier, Pumpkin, fell ill and had to be rushed to the hospital. After seeing several specialists, tests determined that Pumpkin was in kidney failure. “I gave her every bit of medicine (that) science could give to us,” Siegel says. Nothing worked well...

Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O'Neill says it's time for the state to decriminalize marijuana. The lone Democrat holding an Ohio statewide office says making marijuana legal is working in Colorado and doing it in Ohio would bring hundreds of millions of dollars in sales taxes. O'Neill is...

The lead of the federally appointed task force on the legalization of cannabis says the world is watching as Canada looks to legalize the drug's recreational use by next summer. Anne McLellan, a former Liberal public safety minister, says other countries want to see how successful Canada is...

California's latest effort to legalize recreational marijuana has brought forth a massive interest in people who want to grow their own pot. Growing cannabis from seeds requires extensive work and attention, but purchasing clones derived from an existing plant cuts down the cultivation...

Today, S. 22, a bill to legalize cannabis in Vermont for adults over 21, landed on Republican Governor Phil Scott's desk — potentially making the state the first in the country to legalize marijuana through the legislative process, and not a ballot initiative. The bill has already been approved...

New testing limits for pesticides are causing some frustration for producers and labs who say these limits are being set retroactively, reflecting poorly on an industry with a reputation for otherwise robust regulations. In the wake of pesticide-related recalls from OrganiGram and Mettrum...