Cannabis Hemp News

SAN DIEGO -- It was a year full of struggles and triumphs for the emerging cannabis industry. 2014 had its share of major victories and narrow losses, but the U.S. made unquestionable progress. Through ... View the full article

Police arrested five illegal workers who tried to smuggle a large quantity of hashish. View the full article

It's been a year since Colorado became the first U.S. state to legalize marijuana for recreational use, and CBC's Reg Sherren travelled to Denver to see how some $1 billion US in sales has impacted the state's capital. The city, which has a population of about 650,000, has more than 60 marijuana outlets, which sell different hybrids of the drug as well as cookies, creams, pipes and T-shirts. As ... View the full article

An escaped dog inadvertently led to its owner being busted for growing marijuana in his backyard. View the full article

52 plants in the vegie patch View the full article

A TAMWORTH medical marijuana champion has turned her sights to legalising hemp as food in Australia, claiming governments are advocating a “breathtaking double standard” by blacklisting it. View the full article

Groups and individuals who frequent the outdoors are being called upon to help in a crack down on cannabis plantations. View the full article

Colorado lawmakers are taking another look at the state's medical marijuana market this week. That's because the state's medical marijuana regulations were passed in 2010 with a five-year sunset provision, ... View the full article

Saskatoon high school student Michael Wileniec says high-grade medical marijuana is the only drug that eases his chronic pain. Wileniec has hereditary multiple exostoses, a condition that locates in his joints and pinches his nerves, causing a pain that he equates with stepping on a nail. View the full article

Australia's first public medical marijuana company Hydrotech Medical will debut on the ASX on Thursday as debate over regulation steps up. View the full article

A group of mothers to terminally ill children have gathered in Brisbane as they continue their push for medicinal cannabis to be made legal in Qld. View the full article

The cannabis growing season is well underway. View the full article

Larry Sanders wants to continue playing in the league, but first must curb his use of marijuana, which has earned him a suspension. View the full article

BERLIN (AP) — A German opposition party says one of its leaders' immunity from prosecution has been lifted amid an investigation by prosecutors after he was filmed with a cannabis plant on his balcony. View the full article

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Even though Florida's medical marijuana initiative lost some momentum in 2014 after just falling short of the 60% needed to pass, most Floridians now believe that it's no longer a question of if, but when! The fact of the matter is that nearly 3. ... View the full article