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A new article published in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), explores the risks associated with using herbal cannabis for medicinal purposes and advises healthcare providers to discourage rheumatology patients from using this drug as therapy. read full article Read related articles on: arthritis , cannabis , Health View the full article

Police have charged a NSW man who allegedly trucked almost $1m of cannabis across the state with supplying commercial quantities of a drug. View the full article

It seems unbelievable that someone could spend the rest of his life in prison for marijuana possession, but that's the harsh reality for Missourian Jeff Mizanskey. Because of Missouri's laws regarding "prior and persistent drug offenders," which allow judges to sentence third-time offenders to life in prison for drug charges even if no violence occurred and no guns were involved, Mizanskey has ... View the full article

OTTAWA - The federal government says the unforeseen growth of its medical marijuana program has "seriously compromised" the goal of providing the drug to patients while ensuring public safety. The number of people authorized to possess marijuana under the federal program has risen to 37,000 this year from fewer than 100 in 2001. In a court document defending planned changes to the program, the ... View the full article

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Recent analysis on the American marijuana marketplace by ArcView Angel Investors forecast a 64% surge in the legal U.S. cannabis market to $2.34 billion in 2014. It also ... View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP), through its wholly owned subsidiary, The Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana Consulting Company, Inc. (IHMMCC), announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed ... View the full article

California Gov. Jerry Brown said he is not sure legalizing marijuana is a good idea in his state because the country could lose its competitive edge if too many people are getting stoned. If pot smoking ... View the full article

Hemp registration opened for farmers Saturday in Colorado, the first state to start regulating industrial hemp since the federal government allowed limited hemp regulation. A handful of Colorado farmers ... View the full article

There's a big company looking to staff up in Nanaimo View the full article

Day two of the party’s annual gathering is getting under way at the RDS in Dublin today with Justice Minister Alan Shatter to speak at a session on transparency and accountability. View the full article

A Regina man who uses marijuana as a pain-control medicine is concerned an upcoming move by Health Canada may lead to a significant increase in prices. View the full article

SALT LAKE CITY - Four University of Utah students who police say were caught smoking pot in an igloo are facing possible discipline from campus officials. Sgt. Garth Smith says the well-camouflaged hideaway was discovered by a passing campus security guard Jan. 31 in the woods between campus housing and Research Park. Smith says the igloo was about 5 feet tall and had walls of snow about 10 ... View the full article

Police have seized more than 1200 cannabis plants, worth about $2.5 million, during raids in northern NSW bushland. View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- CannaVest Corp. (OTC:CANV), the world's leading hemp-based investment company spearheading the development of cannabidiol (CBD)-rich hemp oils and other hemp industry-related products and ... View the full article

The federal government has lost the first skirmish in a proposed medical marijuana class action lawsuit, which accuses Health Canada of violating the privacy of medical marijuana users. View the full article