Cannabis Hemp News

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — A report commissioned by the government of Bermuda has endorsed legalizing marijuana for medical purposes and decriminalizing personal use of the drug. View the full article

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Despite increasing public national support, marijuana legalization faces its most reluctant advocates in people over the age of 65. And yet, seniors are the demographic that could stand ... View the full article

A semi-trailer driver from the Maritimes is in custody after RCMP seized at least 62 kilograms of marijuana from his truck on the Trans-Canada Highway in south-central Manitoba on Monday. View the full article

A TERMINALLY ill Tamworth man who admits to smoking marijuana to quell the nausea of chemotherapy has received an outpouring of support from members of the public. View the full article

The Ministry of Health's being directed to look at the evidence around the medicinal use of cannabis. View the full article

A police drug investigation in the Saint John area has resulted in the seizure of 7.2 kilograms of marijuana, $54,000 in cash and in three men being arrested. View the full article

With recreational marijuana legal in the state of Colorado since January 1 comes the launch of the very real airTHC, a website for marijuana-friendly holiday rentals. View the full article

London fire-fighters rushed to a fire at a derelict public house in south-east London on Sunday to discover a cannabis factory on an upper floor. Police believe three men cultivating the plants escaped using knotted sheets. No arrests have yet been made. View the full article

Colorado has approved a bill aimed at providing marijuana businesses access to basic banking services. View the full article

With marijuana prices in the US falling after the laws prohibiting the drug were relaxed in several states, impoverished Mexican farmers are turning to the cultivation of heroin poppies. In Mexico's Golden Triangle in the state of Sinaloa, which is reknown as a base for marijuana cultivation, farmer say that prices for the crop have fallen from $100 per kg five years ago to just $25 per kg. \"It ... View the full article

A report on medical cannabis published yesterday by the Health Select Committee is a disappointing once-over glance at a medicine that is of increasing importance globally, the New Zealand Drug Foundation said. View the full article

Minnesota state Representatives on Friday approved a bill that would establish an observational research study to make medical marijuana available in liquid or pill form to patients suffering from one of several severe illnesses. Representatives voted 86-39 on a bipartisan basis to advance the bill, which differs from a measure state senators approved Tuesday that would make physician-prescribed ... View the full article

A federal lawsuit is challenging Washington state's authority to tax marijuana as long as marijuana remains illegal under federal law. The case arises from the state's attempt to collect sales taxes from ... View the full article

EDMONTON - Two Edmonton school boards have banned the use of electronic cigarettes on school property over concerns that some students could use the devices to smoke marijuana on the sly. Police say officers have caught five high school students in the last two weeks with e-cigarettes filled with marijuana oil. “Edmonton Public Schools fully supports the Edmonton Police Service in making the ... View the full article

NEW YORK (AP) — Minor marijuana arrests in New York City have plunged in recent years amid questions about police tactics. But new statistics show the arrests dropped more modestly in the first three months of a new mayoral administration that has pledged to reduce them. View the full article