Cannabis Hemp News

Lawmakers in New Hampshire are expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and treat it like a traffic violation, in line with laws in the other New England states. The bill, which the state’s House of Representatives is expected to pass, would eliminate criminal penalties for possessing up to a half ounce (14 grams) of marijuana ... View the full article

Mexico City (AFP) - The growing legalization of cannabis in the United States is forcing Mexico's drug cartels to rethink their illicit business model, turning to opium poppy plantations and domestic pot consumption, experts say. View the full article

Mississauga hopes to become one of the first municipalities in Canada to pass specific bylaws governing medical marijuana grow-ops. Ron Starr said the goal is get some control over grow-ops and make them blend into the community better. It would also let people like Jon Messenger, who runs a heating and air conditioning business near a grow-op, to file complaints with the city. Coun. Jim Tovey ... View the full article

More than 100 substances including ecstasy and ketamine have been legalised in Ireland, but not for long. View the full article

US senators on Tuesday introduced the most comprehensive legislation on medical marijuana ever brought before Congress, a bipartisan effort aimed at ending federal restrictions on the increasingly accepted treatment. Twenty-three states already allow the use of cannabis to treat medical conditions like multiple sclerosis (MS) and epilepsy, but federal law still exposes users of the drug to ... View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators and a possible Republican presidential candidate joined forces Tuesday to push a bill to remove federal prohibitions on medical marijuana in 23 states where it's already legal. View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP) announced today that after months of waiting, its wholly owned subsidiary, Industrial Hemp Manufacturing, LLC has been given the green light by Nash county to proceed ... View the full article

Public hearings considering the use of marijuana for medical purposes will begin on Thursday, as a leading drug law reform advocacy group called for the ACT to become the first jurisdiction to establish a legal scheme. View the full article

Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states, but the drug remains illegal under federal law. Should the federal government be empowered to arrest her for consuming it? Recommended: What ISIS Really Wants Exaggerated notions of the harmfulness of marijuana cannot survive in a society where cancer patients consume it. Senator Paul, his colleague Ted Cruz, and Governor Rick Perry, among others, have ... View the full article

Customs officers on Sunday seized 1.8 million amphetamine pills and 118 g of hashish stashed in a truck. View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three senators are introducing a bill to remove federal prohibitions on medical marijuana in states where it is already legal. View the full article

Just like ragweed and birch trees, marijuana plants may trigger allergic reactions in some people, according to a new review of previous studies. And because of the increasing use and cultivation of marijuana that has followed in the wake of legalization in some places, allergies to marijuana may be on the rise, experts say. "Although still relatively uncommon, allergic disease associated with ... View the full article

Hot on the heels of landmark drug law reforms in NSW a struggling local gold prospector Capital Mining has struck a deal to reinvent itself as $25 million Australian-listed, Canada-based, medical marijuana company. View the full article

If someone came along with cannabis-like product that mimicked pot, was borderline legal, and wouldn't be detected on drug tests it would be too good to be true. That's right – it is too good to be true. View the full article

GREENS MP and agricultural spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham visited a Goolmangar rice farm yesterday to reveal his party's intention to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into hemp food, which would investigate government roadblocks that restrict NSW hemp farmers from the $1 billion international hemp food market. View the full article