Cannabis Hemp News

Winnipeg police have arrested a 45-year-old man after 572 marijuana plants were seized from an East Kildonan home yesterday. Officers executed a search warrant at the home on Stacey Bay on Wednesday. The marijuana plants that were seized have an estimated street value of $640,640, according to police. View the full article

Summer is a good time for plants, which is why police are welcoming tip-offs from the public about suspicious gardening activity. View the full article

A man in his 50s has been arrested. View the full article

Every stoner’s dream is coming true… well, as long as they have a license to use medical marijuana, that is. USA Today reports that a company called ZaZZZ has brought its pot vending machines to Seattle Caregivers, which is a medical marijuana dispensary. RELATED: Nancy Grace gets humiliated by 2 Chainz in a debate on legalizing pot Because the machines will be housed within the dispensary ... View the full article

Packers defensive tackle Letroy Guion was arrested for possession of marijuana and a firearm. View the full article

In a story Feb. 3 about a legislative hearing about marijuana, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Attorney in one instance. He is Nick Spiropoulos, not ... View the full article

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top doctor said that medical marijuana can help some patients in comments on Wednesday that may boost pressure on the Justice Department to redesignate the drug under federal law. In an interview on "CBS This Morning," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the medical effectiveness of marijuana had to be shown scientifically and much more ... View the full article

Colorado lawmakers struggling to make sense of incomplete scientific evidence about marijuana use by pregnant and nursing women have scrapped a bill to add warnings in pot shops about maternal marijuana ... View the full article

Hamilton detectives and Southern Grampians police have seized $60,000 worth of cannabis from a Merino property in South West Victoria. View the full article

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state legalized marijuana more than two years ago, but in much of the state, there's still no place to get the sanctioned stuff: More than 100 cities and counties have banned pot businesses, making it tough to undermine the black market. View the full article

SHARES in medical cannabis company PhytoTech Medical have plummeted after its founder and boss resigned. View the full article

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois will begin issuing licenses to grow and distribute medical marijuana 18 months after a law was signed legalizing it, Governor Bruce Rauner's general counsel said in a statement on Monday. Former Democratic Governor Pat Quinn, who supported medical marijuana, left office in January without issuing licenses for growth and distribution, leaving it to ... View the full article

Feb. 2, 2015, 12:15 a.m. The NSW government's clinical trial of medicinal cannabis is inappropriate for patients suffering extreme pain, and the drug should be legally approved for patients diagnosed by doctors, a paper in a top medical journal argues. View the full article

Feb. 1, 2015, 1:54 a.m. A company that has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange hopes to capitalise on a growing worldwide demand for medicinal cannabis. View the full article

NBA legend Oscar Robertson is leading a campaign for legal marijuana in Ohio, along with NFL defensive end Frostee Rucker. View the full article