Published: Sep 8, 2017, 7:56 pm • Updated: Sep 8, 2017, 7:56 pm By The Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Amy Dawn Bourlon-Hilterbran, medical cannabis advocate and founder of the nonprofit American Medical Refugees Foundation; creator of the “Talk to the …
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“I Do Not Think of It” – Angela Merkel on Cannabis Legalization
This month, the German Federal elections will be held to decide who will be chancellor and form the country’s government moving forward.
New Amendment Aims to Block Federal Interference with State Hemp Laws – News
Representative Suzanne Bonamici has proposed a new amendment to the House appropriations bill that would protect the large number of states that have legalized the cultivation of hemp. The federal government still defines hemp as an illegal drug under the …
Read More »China Could Become a Major Player in the Cannabis Industry – News
Cannabis grows are sprouting up all across China, even though marijuana is officially prohibited in the country. In some provinces, farmers are legally growing hemp plants, while in other provinces, illegal grows for medicinal or recreational use are becoming popular. …
Read More »Hemp Festival planned to make debut in northern Vermont
Published: Aug 19, 2017, 8:03 am • Updated: Aug 18, 2017, 5:50 pm By Amy Ash Nixon, The Caledonian Record EAST BURKE, Vt. — Eli Harrington thinks holding the first-ever Vermont Hemp Festival in the rural, remote Northeast Kingdom makes …
Read More »Fear-Mongering Anti-Weed Group SAM Has Its Sights Set on Seattle’s Hempfest – News
Kevin Sabet and Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) are back, using fear-mongering tactics and misinformation to try and sway public opinion against state-approved, regulated weed. The nonprofit group has spent most of the year taking credit for killing a legalization proposal in …
Read More »Thousands Join the Berlin Hanfparade (Hemp Parade)
Last Saturday, German’s most passionate cannabis activists hosted the Hanfparade (Hemp Parade) for the 21st time since 1997. An estimated 2,000 participants joined the 2017 Hanfparade, proudly marching through the streets of Berlin under the motto “Breiter kommt weiter” (“The …
Read More »The Industrial Hemp Farming Act is back — will Congress legalize the crop?
Published: Aug 15, 2017, 11:22 am • Updated: Aug 15, 2017, 11:54 am By Bruce Kennedy, The Cannabist Staff These are times of cautious but rising optimism for supporters of industrial hemp. Since 1970, all forms of Cannabis sativa L., …
Read More »Ex-NFL Player Marvin Washington Wants to Bring Medical Marijuana to Youth Football – News
Marvin Washington is dedicated to getting football players access to medical marijuana. The 11-year NFL veteran and current managing partner of industrial hemp CBD producer Isodiol is already suing Jeff Sessions to declassify marijuana as a Schedule I drug, and …
Read More »Zimbabwe Considers Hemp Cultivation | Marijuana
It seems that Zimbabwe has a lot to consider these days when it comes to marijuana reform. Last month, Marijuana.com reported that the African nation was considering legalizing the cultivation and use of medical cannabis. Now, the licensing arm of …
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