As 2017 comes to a close, a country that’s home to nearly 18 percent of the world’s population is talking about cannabis, thanks largely to the wealthy and charitable Ratan Tata. On Dec. 17, the massive South Asian nation of …
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New Austrian Government Plans Ban for Cannabis Seeds and Clones
The new right-wing government of Austria plans to ban the “sale of hemp plants and hemp seeds.” In Austria’s narcotic drug law, no distinction is made between cannabis and hemp. Hemp containing up to 0.3 percent THC is legal and …
Read More »Canadian cannabis firm licensed to produce in Denmark
Canadian medical marijuana producer Canopy Growth said Monday its joint venture Spectrum Cannabis has been licensed to grow pot in Denmark for sale throughout the European Union. In a statement, the company hailed as a “major milestone” what it called …
Read More »Bavarian Police Forced to Pay Damages for Destroying Patient’s Cannabis
Due to a successful regulatory complaint, the Munich Police had to pay back 6.60 euros ($7.50) to a Bavarian cannabis patient for 0.3 grams of confiscated medical marijuana. The police destroyed the legal medicine of the 31-year-old as part of …
Read More »Ohio Ballot Measure to Legalize Recreational Cannabis Planned for 2018 – News
Photo via David Shankbone Ohio voters could legalize adult-use recreational cannabis as soon as next year. At an announcement on Monday, Jimmy Gould and Ian James — the businessmen behind both Ohio’s failed legalization effort in 2015 and a medical …
Read More »Meet Modern & Creative Chef Xavi Petit
Thanks to the new techniques of modern cuisine, cannabis has crept into haute cuisine kitchens to let us enjoy its organoleptic qualities in a new sensory dimension. With the help of private chef Xavi Petit’s creative cuisine and the Hash …
Read More »Best Medical-Related Cannabis Products for the 2017 Holiday Season
As the cannabis industry expands, innovative companies have radically transformed the world of medical marijuana with a wide range of consumption methods. Long gone are the days when you could only access your cannabis meds by lighting up a joint …
Read More »Cannabis Activists Force Debate, Crash Bundestag Server
For the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, the German Hemp Association (DHV) has reached the required quorum of 50,000 signatures for an official petition for cannabis legalization, forcing the German Bundestag to debate the …
Read More »Indiana Governor Demands That Stores Remove Any CBD Products Containing THC – News
Lead image via iStock Photo Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has ordered that all stores in his state remove or sell any CBD products containing any level of THC within the next 60 days. Excise police will “perform normal, periodic regulatory …
Read More »How to Roll a Corn Husk Blunt for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is almost here, so it’s time to get corny! I don’t know about you, but I always get excited when I hear about a new, inventive way to roll a blunt. From palm leaves to hemp leaves and now …
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