COMING UP: Medicinal Cannabis as a Human Right
For our first story of 2016, Cannabis News Network aims the spotlight on Medicinal Cannabis as a Human Right. Check out some of the subjects we will be covering below. WATCH PART 1 HIV patient can grow his own medicinal cannabis, judge rules Cannabis is the only thing that works toContinue Reading
HIV Patient Can Grow Medicinal Cannabis, Judge Rules
AMSTERDAM, FEBRUARY 10 – In an historic turn of events, medicinal cannabis patient Rudolf Hillebrand can continue to grow his own, a Dutch judge ruled earlier today. Cannabis is the only thing that works to reduce Hillenbrand’s nausea, induced by the plentiful amount of HIV medication provided. On average, HillenbrandContinue Reading
These California Nuns Grow Medical Marijuana, But Their City Wants to Shut Them Down – EcoWatch
EcoWatchThese California Nuns Grow Medical Marijuana, But Their City Wants to Shut Them DownEcoWatchTwo self-proclaimed nuns, Sister Kate and Sister Darcey, grow and sell marijuana for medicinal purposes in Merced, California. But the future of their business is now in jeopardy as the Merced City Council issued a temporary banContinue Reading
COMING UP: Inside India’s Holy Men
What a view… For our holiday special to be released this weekend, we traveled to India for a unique journey. A quest, to seek out why cannabis is considered a sacred plant and how it has been used, spiritually and medicinally. Our story starts in Rishikesh, a spiritual hot spotContinue Reading
COMING UP: South African Dagga Couple prepares for Trial of the Plant
SOUTH AFRICA – In South Africa your life can swiftly descent into hell when you smoke cannabis. This is what happened to Myrtle Clarke and Jules Stobbs. They lived their ordinary lives as television producers, where smokers and got caught. In South Africa there are around 3 million people usingContinue Reading
Hemp worth millions – Newcastle Herald
Newcastle HeraldHemp worth millionsNewcastle HeraldKEY agriculture sector names are lining up to back industrial hemp as a food crop, but advocates say access to the billion-dollar global industry is shrouded in bureaucracy. Hemp fibre crops were legalised in NSW in 2008, but producers said the lack of … Read More:Continue Reading
Medical marijuana is now legal in Georgia – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)Medical marijuana is now legal in GeorgiaAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)The biggest obstacle for those patients remains how they'll obtain the oil. It's illegal to cultivate marijuana in Georgia, which means families have to trek to Colorado and other states that have legalized the drug for medical purposes.Continue Reading
Rhode Island Law Enforcers Seek Marijuana Law Change – ClaimsJournal.com
Rhode Island Law Enforcers Seek Marijuana Law ChangeClaimsJournal.comThe attorney general's office and municipal police chiefs say some licensed cardholders are growing excess amounts of marijuana under a program with inadequate oversight and some caregivers and patients have become targets of home invasions.and more » Read More: Rhode Island Law Enforcers SeekContinue Reading
Sentencing Of Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers Highlights Harmful Obama Policy – THE Weed Blog (blog)
THE Weed Blog (blog)Sentencing Of Compliant Medical Marijuana Providers Highlights Harmful Obama PolicyTHE Weed Blog (blog)Gerald Lee Duval Jr., 52, and his son, Jeremy Duval, 30, were raided by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents in 2011 and charged with felony cultivation, maintaining a place to cultivate marijuana, and conspiracy toContinue Reading
California tests find illegal vapes tainted with additives
California’s illegal cannabis market is thriving, but the tradeoff is products such as vape cartridges tainted with illegal and sometimes dangerous additives. The post California tests find illegal vapes tainted with additives appeared first on Leafly. Read More: California tests find illegal vapes tainted with additivesContinue Reading