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Renowned drug activist Joep Oomen dies at 54
On Friday the 18th of March 2016 the renowned drug activist Joep Oomen unexpectedly passed away in his house in Antwerp. The cannabis community lost an icon who will be sorely missed. Oomen was co-founder of several advocacy groups including Encod, Cannabis Social Club ‘Trekt Uw Plant’ in Antwerp and theContinue Reading
Farmers prepare to embrace cannabis as the next commodity – KBIA
Farmers prepare to embrace cannabis as the next commodityKBIAWhile Gov. John Hickenlooper reluctantly took up the mantle of legalized cannabis, the state's leaders are beginning to embrace it. Take for example, the 2016 Governor's Forum on Agriculture, held in Denver. A typical farm conference, farmers in denim … Read More:Continue Reading
Pot is power hungry: why the marijuana industry's energy footprint is growing – The Guardian
The GuardianPot is power hungry: why the marijuana industry's energy footprint is growingThe GuardianA study by scientist Evan Mills, with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, revealed that legalized indoor marijuana-growing operations account for 1% of total electricity use in the US, at a cost of $6bn per year. Annually, suchContinue Reading
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