Cannabis Hemp News

Up to one in six Australian chronic pain sufferers is technically breaking the law, a landmark national study has found. View the full article

Two New Brunswick doctors are speaking about the challenges of prescribing medical marijuana. The medicine has shown promise for helping people suffering from conditions including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's, but because marijuana has been illegal for so long, there are few formal studies that doctors can rely on. Both Dr. Colleen O'Connell and Dr. Doug Smith specialize in physical ... View the full article

OAKLAND, Calif. -- ArcView Market Research released the executive summary to the 3rd edition of the State of Legal Marijuana Markets report finding that the U.S. market for legal cannabis grew 74% in 2014 ... View the full article

The Florida legislature last year passed a law allowing doctors to administer low-THC cannabis to patients with certain medical conditions. The Sarettis are still in limbo, however, because a judge recently invalidated a system for choosing marijuana growers, so no one in the state is currently authorized to cultivate the stuff, ABC News reported. There's some very early, and largely anecdotal ... View the full article

Although a number of states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational reasons in recent years, a leading group of U.S. pediatricians says it opposes such legalization, over concerns that these laws could be harmful to children. However, the group says that in some cases, some of the chemical compounds contained in marijuana could be used to treat children with debilitating diseases ... View the full article

Jan. 27, 2015, 12:15 a.m. Australians suffering from chronic pain may get more relief from their symptoms using cannabis than they do from some conventional medications, researchers have found. View the full article

Researchers identified more than seven million tweets referring to marijuana, with "pro-pot" messages outnumbering those opposed to the drug by 15 to one. View the full article

Medical cannabis company Tilray is looking to create 275 more jobs in Nanaimo, B.C. and will host an information session through GT Hiring Solutions next Friday for anyone interested in the opportunities. "They are going to be looking for a wide range of jobs from customer service, janitorial, security as well as — to be expected —the horticultural and cultivating jobs," said Barbara Davidson ... View the full article

I RECENTLY visited an industrial hemp production factory on the NSW North Coast. Now don’t jump to any conclusions! There was nothing illegal about it. View the full article

Moroccan security forces seized nearly 24 tonnes of hashish from a number of boats and arrested 11 people after an overnight chase off the northern coast, the MAP news agency reported Saturday. Spain's proximity to north Africa, a major source of hashish, and its close ties with its former colonies in Latin America, a key cocaine-producing region, have made it the main gateway into Europe for ... View the full article

Andrea Saretti's son Sam starts the day each morning by putting on a special helmet and medical bracelet to protect him in case he falls to the ground with a seizure. Sam, 9, was diagnosed with epilepsy last year and has suffered seizures that have not stopped despite multiple medications and even an electronic implant that is designed to prevent seizures by sending mild electrical pulses to the ... View the full article

Ernie Eves has gone from politics to pot. While other politicians tend to join law firms, become consultants or work on various other staid pursuits, the former Progressive Conservative premier of Ontario has chosen to branch out. He has joined Timeless Herbal Care — a Jamaican medical marijuana company with ties in Canada and Israel — as its chairman. "No, my standard response to that was only ... View the full article

The grow-ops were side-by-side on Murray St., and featured "sophisticated ventilation and watering equipment, transformers, lights" and more, Brantford police said in a news release. In the first semi-detached house, police found 371 marijuana plants and more than 7,000 grams of weed that was ready to sell. View the full article

Madrid (AFP) - Spanish police said Friday they had seized 11 tonnes of hashish and detained 55 people across the country as part of an operation targeting a Moroccan drug trafficking ring. View the full article