Cannabis Hemp News

A knock at the door of a home in Melbourne’s outer suburbs last month threw three parents, all with children who suffered debilitating epilepsy, into the centre of a political debate about legalising medicinal marijuana in Australia. View the full article

New Zealand is being urged to follow Norfolk Island's example in setting up a medicinal marijuana industry. View the full article

When Marc Emery returns to Canada later this summer, it will mark the end of five years in U.S. prison for Canada's "prince of pot." Smoking marijuana is now legal in Washington and Colorado, and other states have moved towards decriminalization and the legal use of medical marijuana. What’s more, opinion polls suggest a majority in the U.S. and Canada want the pot laws relaxed. View the full article

Norfolk Island is issuing licences for the cultivation of medicinal marijuana. View the full article

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado task force charged with tightening controls on marijuana edibles unveiled proposed rules on Friday to limit potency levels, require clearer labeling and assure that children cannot get their hands on pot-infused confections. Under the guidelines released by the Colorado Department of Revenue, serving sizes of edible pot products would be restricted ... View the full article

Montevideo (AFP) - Uruguay, the first country to fully legalize the production, sale and distribution of marijuana, called for bids Friday from private growers who want to farm cannabis in a public field. View the full article

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - Prospective medical marijuana growers in Florida are struggling to figure out a legal way to obtain starter cannabis plants under a new state law allowing for limited medical use, the bill's sponsor and other experts say. Florida lawmakers failed to address how growers licensed by the state would acquire a non-euphoric strain of marijuana, such as ... View the full article

Marijuana can go in more than brownies and cookies. And the dizzying variety of foods that can be infused with the drug is complicating matters for Colorado regulators who want to make sure pot-infused ... View the full article

Gurgaon, Aug 1 (IANS) Two people were arrested and 336 kg cannabis worth Rs.30 lakh was recovered from their possession, police said here Friday. The two were identified as Pappu Yadav and Kishanveer. They had been working for Anil Kumar, a resident of Sonipat district in Haryana, for over two months and used to supply drugs in Delhi and other areas of the National Capital Region.. "They used to ... View the full article

Amid rancorous debate over other weighty issues Thursday on Capitol Hill, lawmakers wondered aloud whether driving cars after smoking marijuana is dangerous. Among the unanswered questions: Would drivers ... View the full article

The use of medicinal cannabis is widespread among children with incurable diseases. View the full article

The Tasmanian company that applied to trial medicinal cannabis in the state has been given the go-ahead elsewhere. View the full article

Hemp milk and associated protein products could add $1 billion to New Zealand's agricultural economy, ALCP Leader Julian Crawford says. View the full article

A desperate Sydney mother, her dying child, the rigid law and one man's experimental drug. View the full article

Seizure in wooded area was part of ongoing operation targeting the sale and supply of drugs around Cavan. View the full article