Cannabis Hemp News

Cannabis worth $1.5 million has been discovered in Sydney's west, after another police haul worth $3 million following a fire. View the full article

The WA premier says medicinal marijuana in tablet form could help patients in palliative care but maintains cannabis is a very damaging drug. View the full article

A BALLARAT doctor has stressed medicinal marijuana must be used for the “most serious” illnesses, suggesting the drug was linked to mental disorders. View the full article

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state teenager who threw a party rife with underage drinking and drug use while his parents were away called police to intervene after a rowdy throng busted a neighbor... View the full article

TAMWORTH MP Kevin Anderson has rejected claims the state government is “going soft” on medical marijuana reform by calling for a repeat of clinical trials that have already been done overseas. View the full article

Police have seized cannabis plants with a street value of about $3 million after Fire & Rescue responded to an electrical fire. View the full article

On Wednesday, the nation’s largest marijuana advocacy group, the Marijuana Policy Project, filed paperwork with the state of California to put a legalization initiative on the 2016 ballot. View the full article

By Aaron Mendelson (Reuters) - California voters could get a second chance to legalize recreational pot under a push launched on Wednesday by a marijuana advocacy group that seeks to put the matter before voters in 2016. The Washington DC-based Marijuana Policy Project filed papers with California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to create a committee that can begin raising money in the state ... View the full article

A national marijuana advocacy group took steps Wednesday to begin raising money for a campaign to legalize recreational pot use in California in 2016, a move with potential to add a dose of extra excitement ... View the full article

After an emotionally charged debate, Pennsylvania state senators overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to legalize several forms of medical marijuana, although the legislative session is growing ... View the full article

Police have seized nearly $3 million worth of cannabis plants over two days at a building in Sydney's south. View the full article

Prosecutor: Driver Kevin Ward under influence of marijuana night he was killed by Tony Stewart. View the full article

A FATHER of two has pleaded guilty in Ipswich Magistrates Court to the unlawful possession of marijuana. View the full article

Justice Minister Peter MacKay says he disagrees with the head of the RCMP that smoking pot isn't as big a deal as it once was, arguing young people in particular are "very negatively affected" by marijuana use. RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson was quoted in a news story Wednesday as saying he doesn't think "marijuana usage is as big a deal as it used to be." - Dec. 2013: Pot fine proposal draws no ... View the full article

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation's largest marijuana policy advocacy group said it will begin raising funds for a ballot measure in 2016 to legalize recreational marijuana use in California. View the full article