Cannabis Hemp News

A TAMWORTH family’s medical marijuana push has sparked a political landslide across the nation. View the full article

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- With medical marijuana on Florida's ballot for November, cannabis is the state's hottest topic. Thanks to New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, who was widely mocked for eating ... View the full article

Washington state issued its first retail marijuana licenses Monday with a middle-of-the-night email alerting bleary-eyed pot-shop proprietors that they'll finally be able to open for business. "We're ... View the full article

SEATTLE - Washington state's first recreational marijuana stores open for business this week, more than a year and a half after voters decided to legalize, tax and regulate pot. Some questions and answers ... View the full article

Another major player in Tasmania's poppy industry is baffled by the State Government's decision to reject a medical cannabis trial on the grounds that it poses a threat to the poppy industry. View the full article

Reports of its death have been greatly exaggerated, say the duo behind one of the nation's leading cupcakeries. View the full article

Washington state has issued its first retail marijuana licenses. A year and eight months after the state's voters legalized the drug for adults over 21, the first soon-to-be pot shops received emails before ... View the full article

US-based relaxation and beverage company Bebida Beverage Company (BeBevCo) has teamed up with 1980s comedy duo Cheech and Chong to launch a 'chillaxation' drink in the US that contains hemp. View the full article

Another major player in Tasmania's poppy industry is baffled by the State Government's decision to knock back a bid for a trial of medical cannabis. View the full article

A parliamentary inquiry into the medicinal use of cannabis in Tasmania will call for submissions this week following the State Government's rejection of a proposal to trial the substance. View the full article

With the clock ticking down to the start of legal weed sales in Washington state, store owners hoping to start selling on Tuesday are consumed by details as they try to make sure there's pot on the shelves. ... View the full article

SEATTLE (AP) — One year and eight months after voters in Washington and Colorado stunned much of the world by legalizing marijuana, the sale of heavily regulated and taxed cannabis begins in Washington this week. View the full article

SEATTLE (AP) — One year and eight months after voters in Washington and Colorado stunned much of the world by legalizing marijuana, the sale of heavily regulated and taxed cannabis begins in Washington this week. View the full article

HE WAS a son and best mate but hours after his first encounter with drugs, 20-year-old Tom Bond was dead. View the full article

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - His glass pipes are on display and final regulatory hurdles nearly cleared, but the biggest concern for Cannabis City owner James Lathrop as he opens his Seattle pot shop this week is the possibility of running out of mind-altering bud in a matter of hours. I can't pay people if we aren't selling anything," said Lathrop, who expects to become one of ... View the full article