Cannabis Hemp News

An Australian company has been granted a licence to grow and export medicinal cannabis from Norfolk Island. View the full article

SOUNDS like a potty idea: giving schoolkids drugs to stimulate their imaginations. But Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art thinks it’s “brave and creative”. View the full article

Smoking cannabis stunts the growth of boys and results in early puberty, a new study has found. View the full article

Colorado's governor signed into law a crackdown on medical marijuana Monday, one of two measures designed to ferret out people improperly using and selling untaxed marijuana. The law limits caregivers, ... View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Cannabis has been illegal in Brazil -- regardless of whether the origin is from marijuana or hemp. That has all changed thanks to two mothers, one in the United States and one in Brazil -- ... View the full article

The case against a Queensland man accused of treating his cancer-stricken toddler with cannabis oil has been delayed, awaiting testimony from doctors. View the full article

The local CWA is campaigning for medical marijuana to be legalised. Ardlethan branch vice-president Anne Trevaskis has lived with MS for more than 40 years. View the full article

RE SATURDAY’S editorial: the fact something is legal in 20 countries doesn’t make us backward by not legalising it, and isn’t a valid reason for legalisation. View the full article

Israel-based medical and cosmetic cannabis start-up MGC Global has struck a reverse takeover deal with Erin Resources that will make it the third in what looks set to be a wave of international "pot stocks" to raise capital by listing on the Australian Securities Exchange. View the full article

MARYBOROUGH'S Reggie Ricketts is no stranger to battling through adversity. View the full article

The Department of Public Health is unveiling changes to the way it issues licenses under the state's medical marijuana dispensary program. The changes outlined Friday include a revamped application process ... View the full article

LAS VEGAS, May 15, 2015-- Hemp, Inc. continues its ongoing market penetration strategy, showcasing its hemp-based cosmeceutical and nutraceutical line at this weekend’ s HempCon being held at the Cashman ... View the full article

Sniffer dogs will be used to search mentally ill patients and their visitors for drugs at a handful Melbourne health facilities. View the full article

Using marijuana during pregnancy could affect a baby's brain development by interfering with how brain cells are wired, a new study in mice and human tissue suggests. Researchers studied marijuana's effects on mice and brain tissue from human fetuses, and found that the active ingredient in marijuana, THC, interferes with the formation of connections between nerve cells in the cerebral cortex ... View the full article

State senators voted Tuesday for a second time to send legislation to legalize medical marijuana to the House of Representatives, where the GOP majority has held hearings but otherwise given no certain ... View the full article