Cannabis Hemp News

SAN DIEGO -- Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC Pink:MJNA) is pleased to announce its newest subsidiary, aNew Chocolate, LLC ("aNew Chocolate"), that manufactures the world's first cannabidiol (CBD)-rich ... View the full article

On Friday, a pot (marijuana) vending machine, dubbed as ZaZZ, made its début in Colorado, USA. Its maker, a company known as American Green, is calling it "an automated, age-verifying, climate-controlled marijuana dispensing machine." The machine is aimed for use only by medical marijuana patients. "They would swipe their driver's licence at which point multiple cameras would allow us to use ... View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) announces sales for the first quarter of 2014, of $5,463,215, surpassing previous high marks for revenue, in any one quarter, since inception. Total sales for first quarter ... View the full article

I have used drugs and that is why I am coming forward to tell my story. I am a lawyer and my drug use has no connection with my job. It is a choice I have made. View the full article

Workplace drug testing is likely to become increasingly common as employers attempt to cut ''presenteeism'' and ensure safety, one of Australia's leading workplace drug experts says. View the full article

April 14, 2014, 7:46 a.m. Food regulation in Australia can be baffling sometimes. It’s so easy to walk into a supermarket and fill your trolley with foods that can potentially undermine your health like litres of soft drink and cheap doughnuts. View the full article

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen on Sunday freed most of the Pakistani villagers they had kidnapped from a hashish festival in the remote mountainous northwest, a government official said. The gunmen, suspected to be Taliban, raided the festival on Saturday and seized around 100 men. Initial reports suggested the men may have been seized because they supported the government ... View the full article

RESIDENTS with a medical marijuana card will be able to buy pot directly from new vending machines, after Colorado legalised the drug. View the full article

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Police in the Bahamas say they have discovered 75,000 marijuana plants with an estimated value of $7.5 million in a rural area on eastern Grand Bahama island. View the full article

Two men have been jailed for growing the largest marijuana crop in Victoria for a decade on a vineyard owned by a champion trap shooter who aims to represent Australia at this year's Commonwealth Games. View the full article

One man has been arrested. View the full article

A SHOCKING video that appears to show a toddler smoking marijuana has been uploaded online, sparking a manhunt for its parents. View the full article

Colorado, the first state to tax legalized recreational marijuana sales, expects to bring in an estimated $98 million in revenue this year, exceeding the state's original expectations by 40 percent. The state began levying sales and excise taxes on recreational marijuana on January 1, 2014. Moody's Investors Service, in a report released Friday, said legal sales in Colorado will reduce the size ... View the full article

After a year of requests, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is giving Washington state access to an FBI database so it can conduct nationwide background checks on people who apply to run legal ... View the full article

Lobbying for changes to marijuana laws is "less sexy" and taboo than it used to be according to those who practice it in Washington, D.C. They say they've seen a dramatic shift in its acceptance on Capitol Hill. View the full article