Cannabis Hemp News

WASHINGTON (AP) — How it affects children will be one factor the Justice Department weighs as it determines how to respond to the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress Thursday. View the full article

Dairy owner Nina Maaau with Senior Constable James McCullough. Dairy owner Nina Maaau with Senior Constable James McCullough. View the full article

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AFP) - A Frenchman appeared in an Indonesian court on Thursday charged with trying to smuggle 69 grammes (2.4 ounces) of hashish into the resort island of Bali, an offence punishable by death. View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC:MJNA), a leading hemp industry innovator, announced that its portfolio company, Red Dice Holdings, LLC brand Dixie Botanicals is rolling out three new exciting ... View the full article

Mike Steenhout knows spreadsheets, statistics and bean-counting. He has worked as a budget assistant to the governor, managed local operations for the U.S. Census Bureau and analyzed juvenile crime databases. ... View the full article

Illinois physicians could prescribe marijuana to patients with specific terminal illnesses or debilitating medical conditions under legislation approved Wednesday by the state House. The proposed legislation ... View the full article

ROME (Reuters) - Italy seized more than 20 metric tons (22.046 tons) of cannabis on Thursday from a ship sailing off the island of Sicily. Coastguard officers escorted the boat to the Sicilian port of Marsala and discovered the hashish resin in burlap sacks, police said in a statement. Six crew members of Syrian origin were taken into custody. "This is the most important operation in the ... View the full article

AN Australian-led maritime task force has returned home after four months and 2300kg of drug seizures in the high seas of the Middle East and east Africa. View the full article

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House Wednesday approved a measure to allow physicians to prescribe marijuana to patients with specific terminal illnesses or debilitating medical conditions. View the full article

Washington state is delaying its timeline for granting marijuana growing and processing licenses — and that means legal marijuana sales likely won't begin before spring of next year. Rather than issue ... View the full article

The Agriculture Committee of the Vermont House is taking testimony on legislation that would have the state issue permits for something the federal government regards as illegal — growing hemp. Hemp comes ... View the full article

THE list of places people can use cannabis without attracting officers of the law is one magistrate David Heilpern likes to recite to people who appear before him for offences involving the drug. View the full article

The Beverly Hills, CA rug dealer has unveiled the second in a series of trend-setting modern rug collections.Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 Caravan Rug Corp., the world-renowned producer and distributor of fine, handmade Oriental rugs, has just unveiled their newest collection of modern designer rugs, the Hemp Collection. This cutting edge contemporary line is broken out into four ... View the full article

THE Nimbin MardiGrass is "gearing up" for a big one next month, with imminent changes to the US legal landscape a shining light for the pro-cannabis activists behind the event. View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC:MJNA), a leading hemp industry innovator, announced that its portfolio company, Red Dice Holdings, LLC brand Dixie Elixirs and Edibles, is launching Dixie X Synergy, ... View the full article