Cannabis Hemp News

Map shows stages of legality for marijuana use in each state.; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm; View the full article

SEATTLE (AP) — In a story June 28 about the quality assurance testing of marijuana that will be sold at licensed Washington state pot shops, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Analytical 360's facility in Yakima is the only laboratory that has been certified to conduct the testing. The lab is one of two; the other is Confidence Analytics in Seattle. View the full article

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In less than 75 days, the DC Cannabis Campaign has collected more than twice the number signatures required to place Initiative 71 on November's General Election ballot. However, the Campaign is alarmed that members of Congress may prevent District voters from being able to vote on the ballot initiative due to policy riders that were added to ... View the full article

SEATTLE - The nation's second legal recreational marijuana market is opening in Washington state next week, but it might not be what voters expected when they legalized the sale of heavily taxed pot a ... View the full article

Pete O'Neil saw Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012 as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids' college tuition. He's paid tens of thousands of dollars in rent on possible locations for ... View the full article

The raid took place yesterday evening in the Muckross. View the full article

New York state is set to legalize medical marijuana today, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo expected to sign a bill passed by the state's legislature last week. Under the law, doctors can prescribe marijuana compounds for people who have just a handful of life-threatening and serious conditions, such as cancer and epilepsy. Experts say that vaporizing cannabis is probably healthier and less irritating to ... View the full article

The establishment of an industrial hemp industry in Tasmania will be a government priority, State Minister for Primary Industries Jeremy Rockliff has pledged. View the full article

The establishment of an industrial hemp industry in Tasmania will be a Government priority, Minister for Primary Industries Jeremy Rockliff has pledged. View the full article

Fire crews called to a house fire in Melbourne's east have found more than 100 cannabis plants. View the full article

More than 600 people have been arrested in this year's nationwide cannabis crack-down by Police. View the full article

The Tasmanian Government will talk to a company proposing cannabis medical trials involving the University of Tasmania. View the full article

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is the only political party representing the 20 per cent of New Zealanders who want cannabis legalised. View the full article

Senator elect David Leyonhjelm is making it known he is against 'rent seekers and busybodies everywhere' but supports medical marijuana and euthanasia. View the full article

The Tasmanian Government has given mixed signals about cannabis being used for medicinal purposes in the state. View the full article