Cannabis Hemp News

With the medical marijuana industry growing (23 states and counting) the new trend in the cannabis industry is something that's largely legal -- products involving cannabinoids, a part of the plant that doesn't get you high. View the full article

By Malena Castaldi MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Uruguay is struggling to roll out the commercial production and sale of marijuana and its ground-breaking experiment could be dropped or watered down if an opposition candidate wins this month's presidential election. The South American country is the world's first to permit the cultivation, distribution and use of marijuana, aiming to wrest control of ... View the full article

FOUR men allegedly involved in an interstate drug trafficking ring faced court yesterday after they were arrested at Reedy Creek Shopping Centre. View the full article

Police say a drug and gun smuggling syndicate between Australia and Papua New Guinea has been shut down, seizing nearly 1000 cannabis plants and chemicals. View the full article

The main proponent of medical marijuana bill appealed yesterday to the oppositors of his measure to allow Congress to debate on the safe, controlled, and beneficial use of the herbal substance before outrighly rejecting it. Isabela Rep. Rodolfo “Rodito” Albano III, who authored House Bill 4477 or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Bill made the appeal as various physicians’ groups signed ... View the full article

A FORMER police officer who turned to marijuana for pain relief will head up a new, non-profit organisation aimed at supporting medicinal users of the drug. View the full article

Various physicians’ groups signed a joint statement strongly opposing a House Bill (HB) on the legalization of marijuana use in the country. The doctors, led by members of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), opposed the HB 4477 or the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Bill filed by Isabela first district representative Rodolfo Albano III in May seeking to regulate the use of marijuana ... View the full article

Colorado police are warning parents that sweets laced with marijuana may end up in children's Halloween trick-or-treat bags. View the full article

A TWO-month stint in jail prior to being sentenced was deemed time enough in custody for Toowoomba mother Julie Anne Boyes. View the full article

Montevideo (AFP) - Uruguay's landmark law legalizing marijuana sales has gotten off to a rocky start and may not survive upcoming elections to replace the man behind it, leftist President Jose Mujica. View the full article

A new app called 'Meadow' that allows medical Google Play Store this week, reported Breitbart. View the full article

A Colorado marijuana company must recall or destroy its pot-infused edibles that resemble iconic Hershey treats as part of a settlement agreement with the chocolate company. The Hershey Co. filed a federal ... View the full article

Rodney police are asking the public to keep an eye out for suspicious activity as the cannabis growing season gets underway. View the full article

By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) - A new poll shows a Florida ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana falling short of the votes needed to pass, with even supporters acknowledging on Thursday that they were struggling in the face of well-funded conservative opposition. Following a two-week barrage of attack ads, the latest poll shows just 48 percent of Florida voters support ... View the full article