Cannabis Hemp News

MJ Freeway CEO and Co-Founder Amy Poinsett remarks on the Massachusetts DPH's committment to its mission.Denver, CO (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 MJ Freeway Software Solutions, a leading provider of information technology for the medical marijuana industry in 18 states, the District of Columbia and Canada, praised the Massachusetts Department of Public Health on the issuance of draft regulations for ... View the full article

A federal marijuana tax could potentially pump millions of dollars into struggling state economies, say two US congressmen who have introduced legislation that would create such a tax and also protect state regulation policies. View the full article

The medical marijuana industry's pioneer in online booking and search platforms, MarijuanaDcotors, has formulated a media kit that allows any primary care physician to become eligible to recommend cannabis as an alternative medicine.(PRWEB) March 29, 2013 The nation's first ever online booking and search platform, MarijuanaDoctors.com, has announced the implementing of an innovative new "do-it ... View the full article

BestMarijuanaSeattle.com Goes Up For Auction Ahead of Cannabis Legalization in Washington StateBellingham, WA (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 THC Web Design, a cannabis industry web design start-up based in Washington State, has announced the upcoming auction of one of their domain names. BestMarijuanaSeattle.com (along with BestMarijuanaSeattle.net) will go up for blind auction March 30th through April ... View the full article

TOTOWA, N.J. - State troopers in northern New Jersey didn't have to go far to make a pot bust. They didn't even have to get in their cruisers. View the full article

According to a report recently released by the Colorado State Auditor's office, Colorado's Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division -- which falls under the Department of Revenue -- hasn't been following the law when it comes to regulating the industry in the state, has been underreporting tax revenue and has not been spending its money wisely. Here are the details. View the full article

Agriculture Commissioner James Comer will lead a Kentucky delegation to Washington to ask for an exemption to allow farmers in his state to grow industrial hemp. That announcement came a day after the ... View the full article

Indonesia's justice minister has urged Schapelle Corby to show a "willingness to cooperate" with authorities during a snap visit to Kerobokan jail. View the full article

A new advertising company, MarijuanaAdvertising, is set to take the industry by storm and help canna-businesses flourish. Medical marijuana doctors, medical marijuana dispensaries and grow shops will now be able to properly advertise without the usual expensive costs.(PRWEB) March 28, 2013 If there were one industry that suffers the most from its lack of marketing and advertising, it would be ... View the full article

Suspended sentence for pot believerMEAGAN DILLON | March 28th, 2013 A TERRITORY man who believed radiation and chemotherapy treatment killed three loved ones started growing cannabis because it was a "major benefit" to the immune system and "cured" his mother of cancer. Michael Bede Dooley, 59, was given a six-month fully suspended jail sentence in the NT Supreme Court for cultivating 81 cannabis plants. The Batchelor service station owner had been growing the crops for up to seven months when police raided his property in May last year. The court was told that Dooley was growing the plants because he believed cannabinoids were beneficial to the human immune system…

A hospital in Toronto is offering a test to detect the presence of synthetic marijuana in the body. View the full article

Two St. Louis Police officers face disciplinary actions stemming from an incident in which one officer allegedly took pot from the scene of a traffic stop. Not only did the squad car's dashboard camera record what happened, but two state lawmakers were along for the ride as observers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reveals Missouri state Sens. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, and Maria Chappelle-Nadal ... View the full article

TAYLOR, Mich. -- Patients who might benefit from Medical Marijuana for cancer treatments and other qualifying medical conditions now have a new resource for information and advocacy. View the full article

Science Matters Program Explores the Scientific and Social Impact of Medical MarijuanaPresented by the California Science CenterLOS ANGELES, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Science Center's Science Matters, a speaker's program that explores science issues in the forefront of public concern, will present "Medical Marijuana: Helpful or Harmful?" March 30, 2013 from 1:00-2 ... View the full article

Book about jailed drug trafficker does not suggest members of her family were involved in drug syndicate, court told. View the full article