Cannabis Hemp News

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 21st annual conference of the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) will be held Sunday, September 21 – Monday, September 22, 2014, at the Phoenix Park Hotel in Washington, DC. Business leaders and farmers in the hemp industry in North America and from abroad will meet during the two-day event to discuss strategies and plans to legalize ... View the full article

Aug. 27, 2014, 12:25 a.m. A compound found in marijuana could soon be tested on young Australians to prevent and treat psychosis after European research suggested it could treat schizophrenia with fewer side effects than other drugs. View the full article

In states where it is legal to use medical marijuana to manage chronic pain and other conditions, the annual number of deaths from prescription drug overdose is 25% lower than in states where medical marijuana remains illegal, new research suggests. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center suggest that while medical ... View the full article

Pharmaceutical cannabis is effective for treating some forms of pain, reducing nausea and helping people gain weight, but there are barriers to medical use in Australia, the federal government’s principal drug advisory group says. View the full article

Being high trumps all at an awards night - as shown by Sarah Silverman at the Emmys. View the full article

The head of Canada's police chiefs says there have been talks over the past year with a number of members of government about letting police hand out tickets to people caught with small amounts of marijuana. Last year members of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police passed a resolution in favour of the option. Jim Chu, says there have been ongoing discussions for the past year but the ... View the full article

QUEENSLAND MP Warren Entsch has joined the push to legalise medical marijuana in Australia in the hopes it will bring some relief for patients with life-threatening illnesses. View the full article

Qld MP Warren Entsch is drafting a bill for parliament to establish trials of cannabis for medical reasons. View the full article

A man who claimed he was growing cannabis in his Mildura home for medicinal purposes has had his jail term reduced by 10 months. View the full article

In states where medical marijuana is legal, the rates of deaths caused by painkiller overdoses are lower than in states where medical marijuana is illegal, a new study has found. Opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, are often prescribed for people with chronic pain. In line with previous findings, the new results showed that the rates of opioid overdose deaths increased in all ... View the full article

Liberal Warren Entsch wants trials of medical marijuana amid a push for it to be legalised in Australia. View the full article

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“Most of the discussion on medical marijuana has been about its effect on individuals in terms of reducing pain or other symptoms,” said lead author Dr. Marcus Bachhuber in an email to Reuters Health. “The unique contribution of our study is the finding that medical marijuana laws and policies may have a broader impact on public health.” California, Oregon and Washington first legalized medical ... View the full article

By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Canadian medical marijuana producers Bedrocan Cannabis Corp and OrganiGram Holdings Inc jumped as they began trading on the TSX Venture exchange on Monday with investors expecting fast-growing demand in the fledgling industry. The companies are the first major alternatives to Tweed Marijuana Inc , which was listed in April. The offerings mean three of ... View the full article

Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews says a plan to legalise medical cannabis has widespread support and if Labor wins office, the law may pass in late 2015. View the full article