Cannabis Hemp News

It is now clear that voters in the US are growing increasingly tired of fighting an expensive and futile 'War on Drugs'. View the full article

Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): A new study has revealed that cannabis extracts can help slow the growth of cancerous tumours when used alongside radiotherapy treatments. View the full article

A Montreal-based company is hoping to be the first to open a large medical marijuana grow-op in the Eastern Townships. Bhango Horticulture has found a property in the township of Potton where it hopes to start operations next year, if it can cut through Health Canada’s new red tape for the industry. Gael Forest of Bhango Horticulture said starting a grow-op under the new federal rules is ... View the full article

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese and Spanish police say they have arrested 15 people on suspicion of trying to smuggle 2.1 metric tons of hashish into Spain hidden inside a concrete mixer truck. View the full article

Two men accused of helping to smuggle more than $20,000 worth of cocaine into the country through the mail have appeared in court. View the full article

Zamboanga City – Military authorities stumbled on a marijuana plantation in Maimbung, Sulu last Thursday while conducting hot pursuit operations against Abu Sayyaf bandits.Task Force Group Sulu Commander Alan Arrojado said soldiers of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 2 (MBLT-2) found two lots measuring 700 square meters planted with marijuana at Sitio Kabugan, Barangay Patao in Maimbung, Sulu ... View the full article

Calls for street drugs to be decriminalised to ensure their safety in wake of Georgina Bartter's death. View the full article

Bhubaneswar, Nov 14 (IANS) Odisha Police chief Sanjeev Marik Friday said Maoists are actively involved in hemp and cannabis cultivation in the state's rebel infested districts. View the full article

No-one knows what is in the pills that youngsters buy and consume. As such testing kits and decriminalisation sound alluring, but there are serious flaws. View the full article

LOS ANGELES -- P. Vincent Mehdizadeh -- Founder and Majority shareholder of Medbox, Inc. (OTCQB:MDBX) commented today that the company entered into stock sales restriction agreements with Medbox's two ... View the full article

BOCA RATON, Fla., Nov. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Zappy, Inc. has agreed to acquire Browns Botanicals and plans to release proprietary Hemp CBD formulations for potential aid in various ailments including Anxiety, Insomnia, Fatigue, Nausea, Pain and other ailments.The formulations were developed using Hemp CBD Oil derived from industrial hemp, which is legal in all 50 States and 40 ... View the full article

Former Darwin man says he regrets that he has 'tainted my country's image', and 'I even used it when I was member of the police in Australia'. View the full article

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Outgoing Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday he plans to pardon his son's felony marijuana conviction, arguing he deserves the same second chance as hundreds of other nonviolent offenders. View the full article

A couple have been sentenced to several years behind bars after police caught them with more than $1 million worth of methylamphetamine in their car. View the full article

A man has been jailed for five years for his part in growing a $10 million cannabis crop that was found in South Australia's Murray Mallee in 2011. View the full article