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Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc's stock lost more than half its value on Monday after the U.S. drug developer said its synthetic cannabis-based gel for epilepsy failed a mid-stage study. Zynerba's gel contains a synthetically processed formulation of cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive...

Curtis Nalls, 38, John Banks, 34, and Cassondra McDougald, 32, all of Niagara Falls are accused of conspiracy to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of marijuana into the United States from Canada, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. Border agents in November 2016 received information that...

Dewmar International BMC Inc. said Thursday that subsidiary U.S. Hemp Corp. is under contract with one of the vendors that has applied to operate Southern University's medical marijuana business and stressed that U.S. Hemp is not a potential vendor. Southern had listed U.S. Hemp as one of the...

On Monday, the Vancouver-based cannabis investment firm, iAnthus Capital, announced the $17 million acquisition of Valley Agriceuticals LLC, one of just 10 licensed medical marijuana producers in New York State. The proposed acquisition, according to a press release from iAnthus, will expand...

U.S. border officers at northern ports of entry have been asking Canadians if they've ever used marijuana – and those who answer "yes" get banned from the United States for life. Meanwhile, at the arguably more problematic southern border, officers don't seem to care about the drug histories...

Grand Cayman’s CTMH Doctors Hospital and Cayman Pharmacy Group has started dispensing cannabis oil to patients with a valid medical documentation. To meet expected demand, CTMH purchased nearly 13 liters of cannabis oil from Canadian-based CanniMed® Oils. Doctors at the hospital can now...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii took to the House floor Tuesday, March 21, and urged her colleagues to support the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act (H.R. 1227), which she introduced in February with Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett of Virginia. "We are seeking to address...

John Kelly, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said marijuana is "not a factor" in the U.S. drug war, and authorities should instead be focusing on other narcotics. Speaking with Chuck Todd Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press, Kelly said heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine are the...

In case you missed it, cannabis was the real winner of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election when eight states legalized the recreational use of the herb. With demand for cannabis increasing — especially since components of the plant have been found to be quite medicinal — the U.S. economy is...

In the last few years, attitudes to marijuana in the U.S. appeared to be easing. And in many ways, they have. Four states have fully legalized recreational cannabis, and four more voted to follow them in November. But the same election that doubled the number of pot-tolerant states brought...

Mexican advocates for drug reform are voicing alarm about the country's widening gap with the United States on marijuana legislation, as criminal violence surges again south of the border. Tens of thousands have been killed over the years in Mexico, on the front line of a U.S.-led war on...

Marijuana legalization won its biggest victories yet in the U.S. and across the world in 2016 as more research suggests possible health and societal benefits. Canada fully legalized marijuana and established a regulatory system for the substance over the past year, as did Uruguay. Australia...

Mexico City — As legal marijuana use spreads rapidly across the U.S., Mexican legislators are taking small steps to decriminalize pot in a country where the war on drugs has killed more than 100,000 people over the past decade. The rising disparity in drug legislation is stoking a debate in...

Hi, I contacted Gettinglegal (Nevada-based company) about medical marijuana. My situation is that I have ESTA, a temporary visa to the U.S. They said that I could be approved to their out-of-state patient program, as long as I have a drivers license, state ID or passport. So I asked them to...

It looks like pot. It smells like pot. But it's hemp, marijuana's legal cousin, and it's taking over the Bluegrass state. Across the rolling hills of Kentucky, which just two decades ago was the most tobacco-dependent state in the country, farmers are planting less of the crop after growing...

Vancouver - Their position on marijuana is hardly the only difference between Canada's prime minister and the president-elect of the United States. But when Justin Trudeau's government introduces legislation to legalize cannabis this spring, it could spark problems between Canada and the U.S...

The continuing collapse of global agricultural commodity prices is a disaster for Cambodia's farmers. But Cambodia could minimize the damage - and create a profitable new industry - by facilitating the legal export of a traditional Cambodian cash crop: cannabis sativa, also known as marijuana...

People living with chronic illness and pain should have access to timely and appropriate treatments. For U.S. Pain Foundation, this includes medical marijuana. For those unaware, medical marijuana is already legal in 25 other states and the District of Columbia. With the recent passing of...

Toronto - Canada's marijuana industry could benefit after at least six states representing twice the population of Canada voted in favour of legalizing the drug, either recreationally or medically. Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada approved on Tuesday the use of recreational...

Conner Eldridge, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, today announced his support for Issue 6, the constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana for treatment of certain medical conditions. That will sharply differentiate Eldridge from Republican U.S. Sen. John Boozman, who is firmly...