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The debate surrounding cannabis laws in Britain in respect of the drug's health applications is high on the agenda at the British Medical Council's annual meeting in Harrogate, Yorkshire. In a motion to be debated at the event, retired consultant Geoffrey Lewis will state the case that regulation of the herb should be a "health issue, not a criminal justice issue". Lewis, from Leicester, will ... View the full article

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Genes that increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia may also increase the chance they will use cannabis, researchers said on Tuesday after studying more than 1,000 users of the drug. The results chime with previous studies linking schizophrenia and cannabis, but suggest the association may be due to common genes and might not be a causal ... View the full article

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Genes that increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia may also increase the chance they will use cannabis, researchers said on Tuesday after studying more than 1,000 users of the drug. The results chime with previous studies linking schizophrenia and cannabis, but suggest the association may be due to common genes and might not be a causal ... View the full article

Cannabis use should be treated as a health issue and not a criminal act, leading doctors will hear. View the full article

DRUG raids on six homes in the Toowoomba area have netted marijuana, cash, weapons and stolen goods. View the full article

Many doctors remain ambivalent about prescribing medical marijuana for chronic pain, even though new federal rules allow patients in Canada to legally purchase dried cannabis with a doctor's prescription, a debate recently highlighted in a medical journal. View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- Hemp, Inc.'s (OTC:HEMP) wholly owned subsidiary, The Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana Consulting Company, Inc. (IHMMCC), announced today that it has signed a consultant agreement with ... View the full article

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a ban on sports gambling in New Jersey, rebuffing an attempt to bring betting on professional and college sporting events to Atlantic City casinos and the state's ... View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- HempMeds proudly announces its participation in and sponsorship of the Cannabis Business Summit hosted by the National Cannabis Industry Association in Denver. The conference takes place ... View the full article

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- FutureWorld (OTCQB: FWDG), the leading provider of advanced solutions to the Cannabis industry globally, announces smart.NRG; industry's only real time automated facility and ... View the full article

A Greens senator says it’s cruel to deny the ill access to medical cannabis because of the stigma associated with it. View the full article

Albanian police say they have so far destroyed some 43 tons of marijuana and 133,000 cannabis plants in a lawless southern village that they fought their way into last week. In a statement they said searches ... View the full article

LOS ANGELES -- Tauriga Sciences Inc. (OTCQB:TAUG) or ("Tauriga" or "the Company"), a diversified life sciences company with a proprietary microbial fuel cell technology, is pleased ... View the full article

The drugs were found at three premises in Finglas. View the full article

NIMBIN identity John ‘Smoulder’ Brunsdon never could get arrested for his public commitment to marijuana legalisation, but he also never stopped trying. View the full article