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BRITAIN IS LARGEST EXPORTER OF LEGAL CANNABIS IN THE WORLD DESPITE BAN
Britain is the largest exporter of legal cannabis in the world despite ban, a UN report has found... READ MORE›
HOW CALIFORNIA WILL CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF THE WEED INDUSTRY
As the first states to legalize recreational cannabis, they created a roadmap for states like California to follow suit... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT RULES OUT GRANTING MEDICAL CANNABIS LICENCE TO BOY, 6, WITH 'DEATH SENTENCE' EPILEPSY CONDITIONA
Alfie Dingley has a rare form of childhood epilepsy PCDH19 which triggers multiple serious seizures... READ MORE›
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION BATTLES SICK KIDS ON ACCESS TO LEGAL POT
The legal cannabis industry is predicted to reach 50 billion in sales by 2026, up from 6 billion in 2016, according to investment bank Cowen Co... READ MORE›
BRAVE AVA (7) WINS RIGHT TO USE CANNABIS MEDICINE HERE
A mother says her Christmas wish has come true after being granted a special licence for her little girl to get medicinal cannabis treatment here... READ MORE›
BRAVE AVA (7) WINS RIGHT TO USE CANNABIS MEDICINE HERE
A mother says her Christmas wish has come true after being granted a special licence for her little girl to get medicinal cannabis treatment here... READ MORE›
BRAVE AVA (7) WINS RIGHT TO USE CANNABIS MEDICINE HERE
A mother says her Christmas wish has come true after being granted a special licence for her little girl to get medicinal cannabis treatment here... READ MORE›
BRAVE AVA (7) WINS RIGHT TO USE CANNABIS MEDICINE HERE
A mother says her Christmas wish has come true after being granted a special licence for her little girl to get medicinal cannabis treatment here... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | CANADA'S DATA SCIENTISTS WANT TO KNOW: HOW MUCH DO YOU PAY FOR MARIJUANA?
Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form in the United States, but cannabis remains illegal at the federal level... READ MORE›
SAN DIEGO ENJOYS EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA TOURISM
Rachel Moberley, who voted for President Trump, now says she feels let down by the hostility his administration has shown towards cannabis... READ MORE›
OREGON IS PRODUCING THREE TIMES MORE MARIJUANA THAN IT CAN CONSUME
Oregon is producing three times more marijuana than it can consume with formidable amounts now ending up on the black market, officials have warned... READ MORE›
GERMANS FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MEDICINAL MARIJUANA AND GUNS
The ruling sets a precedent that will likely force Germans to choose between receiving medicinal cannabis treatment and owning a gun license... READ MORE›
WHAT'S IN YOUR WEED? CANNABIS CROSS-BREEDS SOW UNCERTAINTY FOR POT BUYERS
Canopy Growth, a large cannabis company in Smiths Falls, Ont., is actively breeding pot and drilling into its genetics to create new strains... READ MORE›
FREE WEED IS ALL THE BUZZ IN D.C.'S POT 'GIFTING ECONOMY'
Savvy ganja-preneuers have found a way to turn this cannabis grey market into a lucrative pot bazaar... READ MORE›
POT ENTREPRENEUR AND EX-FELON FIGHTS FOR BLACK ROLE IN CALIFORNIA'S BUDDING INDUSTRY
When his medical cannabis operation was raided in 2008, Virgil Grant wound up in prison... READ MORE›
US CITY MAYORS STAND UP FOR CANNABIS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CRACKDOWN
Cannabis is banned by federal law but it has become legal in one form or another in a number of states, most recently California... READ MORE›
POT ANALYSTS AREN'T FREAKING OUT ABOUT SESSIONS' ORDER JUST YET
This policy shift will further hamper efforts to increase the cannabis industry's access to traditional banking products... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA AIMING HIGH, WANTS TO BECOME WORLD'S TOP POT EXPORTER WHEN TRADE OPENS IN FEBRUARY
On 24 February 2016, Australia legalized medicinal cannabis on a federal level, subject to state and territory regulations... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA AIMS TO BE WORLD'S TOP MEDICINAL CANNABIS SUPPLIER AFTER EXPORTS GET GREEN LIGHT
Australia's budding medicinal cannabis sector is set for a major windfall after winning approval to begin exports... READ MORE›
I TOKE THEE TO BE MY WIFE
But here in Los Angeles, the world's most important cannabis market, a rebranding is under way... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA POT SMOKERS HOPING TO BUY JAN. 1 MAY HAVE TO WAIT
Los Angeles and San Francisco are among many municipalities that won't have their licenses ready by the time marijuana sales become legal on New Year's Day... READ MORE›
IN CALIFORNIA, HIGH HOPES FOR 'GREEN RUSH' WITH ADVENT OF LEGAL POT
Although eight other states and the capital Washington have already legalized recreational marijuana use, none compare to the sheer size of California... READ MORE›
IN CALIFORNIA, HIGH HOPES FOR 'GREEN RUSH' WITH ADVENT OF LEGAL POT
Although eight other states and the capital Washington have already legalized recreational marijuana use, none compare to the sheer size of California... READ MORE›
POT STOCKS SOAR AS CALIFORNIA GETS READY TO GET HIGH
The three work well together, he said, noting his AdvisorShares Vice ETF includes an allocation of about 20 percent cannabis-related stocks... READ MORE›
COULD MEDICAL MARIJUANA HELP YOUR DOG?
Melinda Hayes, who runs a medical cannabis delivery service in Los Angeles, gives TreatWell's cannabis tincture to Diva, her arthritic 12-year-old rescue dog... READ MORE›
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CANNABIS INDUSTRY ROILED BY WHITE HOUSE COMMENTS ON ENFORCEMENT
Congress has prohibited the Justice Department from interfering with states' medical marijuana programs but has remained silent about recreational marijuana... READ MORE›
BOY WITH EPILEPSY FINDS 'NORMAL LIFE' WITH CANNABIS OIL
However, there are hopes her state will curb medical marijuana restrictions after 72 percent of Florida residents voted in favour of such a move... READ MORE›
THIS SMALL ALBERTA VILLAGE COULD SOON BE HOME TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST MARIJUANA FACTORY
The village's neighbour is Aurora Cannabis, a major -- and legal -- marijuana production facility that's about to get even bigger... READ MORE›
LEGALISE CANNABIS AS TREATMENT OF LAST RESORT FOR MS, SAYS CHARITY
Legalise cannabis as treatment of last resort for MS, says charity... READ MORE›
MARIJUANA INDUSTRY ANGERED BY WHITE HOUSE REVERSAL
New Frontier Data says the cannabis industry will create more than 283,000 jobs by 2020... READ MORE›
LEGALISATION OF CANNABIS 'ONLY SOLUTION TO CRIME AND ADDICTION PROBLEMS'
Report by Adam Smith Institute says UK's drug strategy 'has failed in its core aims' and urges government to legalise cannabis... READ MORE›
ISRAEL WANTS TO START EXPORTING ITS CANNABIS AROUND THE WORLD
The agency hasn't yet approved a botanically derived medical cannabis product... READ MORE›
BAN ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS GROWING OWN POT STRUCK DOWN BY FEDERAL COURT
Federal Court strikes down ban on medical marijuana patients growing own pot... READ MORE›
TRAFFICKED AND ENSLAVED: THE TEENAGERS TENDING UK CANNABIS FARMS
The NSPCC is so concerned by the exploitation of trafficked Vietnamese children that staff refer to UK-produced cannabis as blood cannabis ... READ MORE›
PLAY SCHOOL LIGHTS UP INTERNET WITH ACCIDENTAL BONG
An old Play School craft episode, in which the hosts appear to be making a homemade bong, is giving Australian adults a bit of a giggle... READ MORE›
ISRAEL MEDICAL MARIJUANA PIONEER IS EAGER TO CAPITALIZE
JERUSALEM -- Israeli scientists began their pioneering research to isolate the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana with a 10-pound stash seized by the Tel Aviv police... READ MORE›
CANNABIS DRUG CUTS SEIZURES IN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE EPILEPSY IN TRIAL
On average, the seizures experienced by the children were reduced by nearly 40 percent and 43 percent of those taking cannabidiol saw their seizures cut by half... READ MORE›
AN 8-YEAR-OLDS TRAGIC ILLNESS TESTS MEXICOS BAN ON MARIJUANA USE
If the family can obtain the product, Grace could become the first person to legally use marijuana in Mexico... READ MORE›
CANNABIS CAN NOW BE TAKEN ON A PLANE IN OREGON LEGALLY
Oregonians are permitted to keep up to eight ounces of cannabis in their homes and to grow up to four marijuana plants per household... READ MORE›
MARIJUANA IS KOSHER FOR PASSOVER, LEADING RABBI RULES
The occasional use of cannabis in community gatherings is broadly tolerated as a centuries old custom... READ MORE›
EX-POLICE CHIEF TO HEAD PRO-LEGALISATION NATIONAL CANNABIS COALITION
Tom Lloyd, who will chair new cannabis law reform umbrella group, says he regrets arresting drug users during his career as a police officer... READ MORE›
JUSTIN TRUDEAUS CANADA VICTORY IS ALSO A WIN FOR THE NATIONS MARIJUANA INDUSTRY
Shares in all of Canadas major listed cannabis companies surged on Tuesday, as the market reacted to Trudeaus pledge to legalise recreational use... READ MORE›
URUGUAYANS SIGN UP FOR STATE CANNABIS IN WORLD FIRST
To accompany Tuesday's launch, the government published videos online warning of the health risks of cannabis... READ MORE›
MEDICAL CANNABIS: RECORD DONATION OF $30 MILLION FOR RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
Sydney University scientists will be given more than 30 million to research the medical applications of cannabis, the largest research donation in the university's history... READ MORE›
NSW $12M MEDICINAL CANNABIS RESEARCH CENTRE TO 'LEAD THE WORLD'
New South Wales is leading the world with its 12m medicinal cannabis research centre the state's premier Mike Baird says... READ MORE›
CONNOR SPARROWHAWK DEATH: NHS CLINICIAN ADMITS STRING OF FAILINGS
On Monday, the lead clinician in charge of Connor's care, Dr Valerie Murphy, admitted 28 failings in a hearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester... READ MORE›
AMERICA'S LEGAL POT ECONOMY IS FORCED UNDERGROUND
But I had some attorney friends with clients in the cannabis industry, and they challenged me... READ MORE›
AN OWL HAS BEEN ACCOSTING EARLY MORNING JOGGERS TO STEAL THEIR HATS
Brad Hilliard, 36, was one of at least two joggers who became victim of a mugging by the wild bird at 5... READ MORE›
HOLY SMOKE: CANNABIS CHURCHES EXTOL 'SACRAMENT' OF MARIJUANA
Holy smoke cannabis churches extol 'sacrament' of marijuana... READ MORE›
CAN MARIJUANA IMPROVE WORKOUT? WORLD'S FIRST CANNABIS GYM TO OPEN IN US
With the world's first cannabis gym set to open this year in San Francisco, we analyze the potential benefits of marijuana on our workout regimes... READ MORE›
SIX HELD AS POLICE FIND THOUSAND OF CANNABIS PLANTS WORTH A?1M IN 1980S NUCLEAR BUNKER
The three men found in the bunker were arrested on suspicion of cannabis production and taken to custody in Melksham... READ MORE›
'TINDER FOR STONERS' IS NOW A THING THAT EXISTS
Cannabis smokers in the United States will be able to make new friends using a new stoner-focused dating app recently launched... READ MORE›
'A MATERIAL BREACH OF PRIVACY HAS OCCURRED,' SAYS VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA
Veterans Affairs said it had reviewed the case of the letters from Medavie Blue Cross... READ MORE›
URUGUAY CANNABIS MARKET STILL STRUGGLES FOR LEGITIMACY A YEAR AFTER HISTORIC RULING
The institute is also responsible for maintaining a secure database of cannabis growers... READ MORE›
'MY DAUGHTER IS EXTREMELY ILL' - MOTHER'S 300KM WALK TO PLEAD FOR LIFE-SAVING CANNABIS OIL
It was the latest emergency hospitalisation for Ava who suffers from Dravet Syndrome, a rare condition where she suffers from virtually uncontrollable epileptic seizures... READ MORE›