Cannabis Hemp News

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

In Seattle this weekend, a school bus rigged up as a food truck will start selling items infused with marijuana. It may become an increasingly typical sight in Washington State, one of two states where the possession and sale of pot for recreational purposes is now legal. On the November ballot in Oregon and Alaska are measures allowing the sale of recreational marijuana to adults. View the full article

SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology – the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons – is reminding the public that it does not recommend marijuana or other cannabis products for the treatment of glaucoma. Based on analysis by the National Eye Institute and the Institute of Medicine, the Academy finds no scientific ... View the full article

A poll commissioned by NZ Herald shows public opinion about smoking cannabis is shifting. View the full article

Washington, June 28 (ANI): A new study has revealed that marijuana-related Twitter account sent out more than 2,200 messages to some 1 million followers, 73 percent of whom were 19 years old or younger and young users receive such tweets daily. According to the researchers from Washington University, tweets are cause for concern because young people are thought to be especially responsive to ... View the full article

(Reuters) - A Maryland woman who ordered a meal at a Sonic Corp fast-food restaurant got something extra with her French fries - a bag of marijuana. Carla McFarland, 35, of Frederick, M... View the full article

The Drug Foundation says politicians should take a back seat and let the public decide on changes to law on cannabis. View the full article

The problem with recent medicinal marijuana legislation is that it's not based on actual research. States are deciding certain diseases can be treated with pot, but because the federal government has classified marijuana as an illegal and dangerous drug, research on its health benefits are sparse. It's a catch-22 manufactured by the Drug Enforcement Agency: marijuana is illegal because the DEA ... View the full article