Cannabis Hemp News

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida company plans to build what it believes will be the biggest medical marijuana factory in the country, hoping the economy of scale will lower the cost of the drug which is not covered by insurance. GrowHealthy LLC will operate out of a renovated 185,000-square-foot industrial complex set on 33 acres in Lake Wales, central Florida, said Don ... View the full article

A MAN who was jailed for masterminding a large-scale cannabis enterprise is facing a looming court battle in a bid to stop his property and assets being seized. View the full article

Looking for a job in the legal marijuana industry? There's an app for that. WeedHire in a new app that connects pot labs, dispensaries and even government regulators to potential employees. The Android ... View the full article

Parents could be administering chronically ill children with nothing but methylated spirits, alcohol and water. View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Kannaway, LLC, is the first hemp lifestyle network marketing company to offer cannabidiol (CBD)-rich hemp botanical products in the US and Puerto Rico. The Company is extremely honored to ... View the full article

Cannabis-infused drinks are now on sale in Washington less than two months after the recreational drug became legal in the West Coast state. Brewed by entrepreneur Adam Stites, the sodas, named Legal, come in cherry, lemon and pomegranate flavours, and contain 10 milligrams each of locally grown cannabis extract along with other natural ingredients. View the full article

PLEASANT GROVE, Utah -- via PRWEB - ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation (FVRG) announced that growth is accelerating in several geographic regions, especially Europe and Asia. View the full article

New York, Aug 27 (IANS) Similar to a drinking relationship, married couples who smoke marijuana together are less likely to be engaged in domestic violence, says research. Looking at 634 US couples over the first nine years of marriage, the study found that more frequent marijuana use by husbands and wives (two-to-three times per month or more often) predicted less frequent intimate partner ... View the full article

MYSTERY surrounds the whereabouts of a marijuana plant that was found in a Toowoomba CBD garden bed and seized by a council parking officer. View the full article

By Joseph Kolb ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) - Santa Fe took a step towards decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana on Tuesday when the county commission agreed to put the issue up for a vote in November. The five-member commission approved a ballot measure that would give voters the chance to decide whether to abolish a current statute classifying possession of less than one ounce (28 grams) of ... View the full article

As the campaign for medical marijuana builds in Australia, a US study suggests the controversial treatment could have an effect on the number of fatal overdoses caused by prescription pain medication. View the full article

Actress-turned-TV-host Whoopi Goldberg has penned an open letter advocating for the expansion of medical marijuana laws in New York. View the full article

NT Health Minister Robyn Lambley says she supports legalising marijuana used for medical reasons and indicates the Country Liberals will consider the issue. View the full article

A Chinese satellite has spotted the country's biggest ever marijuana plantation as well as dozens of illegal cross-border paths, state media reported on Monday. "In Jilin and Inner Mongolia, a marijuana field that is the largest on record since the establishment of the country was discovered," the China News Service reported, referring to the Communist Party's takeover in 1949. The nationwide ... View the full article

A Moncton-based medical marijuana company has nearly tripled in value after going public on Monday. ​OrganiGram Inc., one of only 13 companies authorized by Health Canada to grow medical marijuana, is now worth about $100 million, says CEO Denis Arsenault. View the full article