Cannabis Hemp News

Two people are in custody after police found hundreds of marijuana plants in two homes on Wednesday. View the full article

Two women have been arrested as detectives seized cannabis plants with a street value of around half a million euro. View the full article

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study. The findings, based on surveys and blood tests of about 4,700 U.S. adults, aren't enough to prove marijuana keeps users thin or wards off disease. And among current ... View the full article

Lithuania on Thursday legalised growing hemp as of January for the industrial-scale production of textiles, making it the last of the EU's 27 members to give it the green light. Although hemp is not marijuana, ... View the full article

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voters strongly supported a ballot measure to sharply curtail the number of medical marijuana dispensaries permitted to operate in Los Angeles while boosting taxes on the sale of pot for health reasons, election returns early on Wednesday showed. The proposal appeared headed for passage. Returns showed 63 percent of voters supporting it compared with ... View the full article

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Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry. The winning ballot measure on Tuesday caps the number ... View the full article

THE mayor of Canada's largest city has refused to take questions about reports there is a video showing him smoking crack cocaine. View the full article

The ‘legal highs’ industry has admitted to TV3’s The Vote that their products are more dangerous than ordinary cannabis - and advised: "If you want to get rid of synthetic cannabis, the best way is to decriminalise natural cannabis." View the full article

COALCOMAN, Mexico (AFP) - Mexico's government pledged to keep thousands of troops in the western state of Michoacan until peace is restored in this region tormented by violent drug cartels. View the full article

In N.S.W medical cannabis has made new ground. Terminally ill patients can be in possession of 15G of cannabis, but they still have to purchase from illegal dealers, as its not a licence to grow. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/cannabis-treatment-for-pain-wins-mps-approval-20130515-2jlur.html

POLICE have uncovered a hydroponic cannabis crop at Hewett in the state's north this morning. View the full article

The Australian Crime Commission's (ACC) annual illicit drug data report shows drug purity is on the rise and Australia is a target. View the full article

Crime fighters are concerned about synthetic drugs, with 23.8 tonnes of illicit substances seized last year. View the full article

The number of women selling illegal drugs in WA has soared 78 per cent in a year, according to a report into Australia's drug trade. View the full article