OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Canadian government proposed on Tuesday mandatory health warnings and child-proof packaging as well as a licensing regime for all cannabis products in legislation ahead of the July 2018 legalization of recreational marijuana. FILE PHOTO: Various-sized joints …
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With online medical marijuana, it’s buyer beware
(Reuters Health) – People who buy medical marijuana online may not necessarily get exactly what they expect when their package arrives in the mail, new research suggests. Online, almost 70 percent of products made from cannabidiol – a marijuana plant …
Read More »Sex and drugs: U.S. study links marijuana use to more intercourse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Where there is smoke, there tends to be fire, say medical researchers who found frequent marijuana users have about 20 percent more sex than those who abstain. FILE PHOTO: A participant smokes a marijuana joint during …
Read More »Peru Congress passes bill to legalize medical marijuana
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s conservative Congress passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana late on Thursday with a 68-5 vote in favor of allowing cannabis oil to be produced, imported and commercialized. FILE PHOTO: People participate in a protest in …
Read More »Uruguay to produce medical marijuana for export
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – International Cannabis Corporation will produce Uruguay’s first batch of medical cannabis oil for export in December, the company’s chief executive said Sunday. The Montevideo-headquartered company plans to ship the oil to Canada and Mexico, but is also …
Read More »UK lawmakers join protest tea party to support medicinal marijuana
LONDON (Reuters) – Several British lawmakers lent their support to a cannabis tea party on the lawns outside parliament on Tuesday, protesting against legislation that criminalizes use of the drug for medical purposes. Three Members of Parliament and dozens of …
Read More »Zynerba’s stock on a high as cannabis-based drug succeeds in trial
(Reuters) – Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday its cannabis-based gel met the main goal in a mid-stage study of patients with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes learning disabilities in adolescents and children. The U.S. drug developer’s …
Read More »Zynerba’s cannabis-based gel meets main goal in mid-stage study
(Reuters) – Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday its cannabis-based gel achieved the main goal in a mid-stage study of patients with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes learning disabilities. The U.S. drug developer’s shares rose nearly 90 …
Read More »Attorney General Sessions says marijuana still illegal
(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday criticized the legalization of marijuana in multiple states and warned that the federal law banning use and sale of the drug “remains in effect,” remarks that could stoke fears of a …
Read More »U.S. Attorney General Sessions says marijuana still illegal
(Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday criticized the legalization of marijuana in multiple states and warned that the federal law banning use and sale of the drug “remains in effect,” remarks that could stoke fears of a …
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