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Supporters of House Bill 4477 or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Bill are urging like-minded individuals to support an online campaign at change.org, for the passage of the controversial measure.“The signature campaign was a move to get more supporters and eventually put pressure on the government. Our aim is to get one million or more signatures,” Kimmi del Prado yesterday told Manila ... View the full article

DNA research uncovers new cannabis strain Researchers in the ACT appear to have found a previously unidentified type of cannabis plant which they have dubbed 'rasta'. There are currently thought to be only two types of cannabis, one prized for its rope-making qualities, the other cultivated for its drug properties. New Scientist reports that Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) scientists categorised almost 200 cannabis plants according to their DNA. CIT spokesman Simon Gilmore says he and colleagues at the institute's Centre for Forensic Science appear to have uncovered another sub-species of the plant. 'Rasta' is not dissimilar to the sativa sub-species but …

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) and Vote Hemp have announced that the sixth annual Hemp History Week will be held June 1-7, 2015. Surging with momentum following a monumental year in 2014, wherein hemp was both legally cultivated and harvested in Kentucky, Colorado and Vermont, this year's campaign will focus on the increased acreage of ... View the full article

Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., voted to legalize recreational marijuana Tuesday. The drug is already legal for people 21 and older in Colorado and Washington, thanks to ballot measures voted on in ... View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- GrowBLOX Sciences, Inc., ("GB Sciences") (OTCQB:GBLX), announced today that its majority-controlled Nevada applicant, GB Sciences Nevada, LLC, has received Nevada State approval ... View the full article

Suspect claims the seeds were bought from outside the country View the full article

Two bikie groups based in South Australia, the Rebels and the Finks, are allegedly behind an international crime syndicate distributing methamphetamines across three countries, police say. View the full article

A LARGE amount of cash as well as a quantity of marijuana has been seized from a car parked in a Wilsonton street. View the full article

Pot activists in Canada are celebrating today. Some of them actually appear to be in a state of euphoria, thanks to the residents of three jurisdictions in the United States who voted in favour of liberalizing marijuana laws. In ballot initiatives as part of that country’s mid-term elections on Tuesday, voters in Alaska and Oregon decided to join Washington and Colorado in legalizing the drug; View the full article

TEMPE, Ariz. -- via PRWEB - With recreational cannabis now on the way in two new states and Washington, D.C., cannabis businesses across the nation are bracing for an even more splintered and confusing ... View the full article

A SENIOR lecturer in medical science at CQ University has added his voice to the growing call for the government to consider medical cannabis legislation. View the full article

The legalize marijuana movement received a giant boost Tuesday. View the full article

Oregon and Washington, D.C., voted to legalize recreational marijuana Tuesday, and Alaska looks poised to do the same. The drug is already legal for people 21 and older in Colorado and Washington, thanks ... View the full article

One of WA biggest mining centres has been the focus of a massive joint operation targeting drugs and involving police from East Pilbara detectives, Customs and Australia Post. View the full article

Recreational weed measures pass as Colorado and Washington are joined at the forefront of legalising cannabis. View the full article