Cannabis Hemp News

Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday he had signed legislation making New York the 23rd state to allow medical marijuana, calling his approach, which forbids smoking of the drug and includes strict limits, the "smartest" any state had taken so far. "This new law takes an important step toward bringing relief to patients living with extraordinary pain and illness," Cuomo told a news conference at ... View the full article

More than a year and a half after Washington voters approved the recreational use of marijuana, the northwestern state on Monday issued the first licenses to grow, process, and sell the drug, making it available to consumers as early as Tuesday. Washington, which voted on the issue in November 2012, joins Colorado, which began permitting sales of recreational pot at the start of this year. Up to ... View the full article

Marijuana retail shop owners in Washington state have been given the green light to open their doors after a series of licences were granted via overnight emails. The move will officially make Washington the second state behind Colorado to allow marijuana sales for recreational use. "We're pretty stoked," said John Evich, an investor in a cannabis shop in Bellingham, north of Seattle. Washington ... View the full article

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. A: The state's Liquor Control Board issued the first two dozen retail marijuana licenses in the wee hours Monday, and stores can open at 8 a.m. Tuesday if they're ready. Once stores get their licenses, they can place their orders ... View the full article

Manila (AFP) - Senior church leaders in the conservative Philippines said Monday they support the use of marijuana to ease the pain of the terminally ill, but not for recreational reasons. View the full article

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 about ... View the full article

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