Legalization

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Developing a medical cannabis industry is among top policy priorities for Thailand’s new government, according to a document released before the formal announcement. FILE PHOTO: Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives for a photo session with the …

(HealthDay)—Pot use and pregnancy hardly go hand-in-hand for health reasons, but more American women are using marijuana just before and right after they become pregnant, new research warns. “These findings should alert women‘s health clinicians to be aware of potential …

. Tommy Chong, the hairier half of pot-blazing duo Cheech and Chong, was greeted by the feds one morning in 2003, guns drawn as they stormed his house. He was soon charged with selling bongs and marijuana pipes, which had …

Cannabis can be used medicinally in so many ways, and we are just starting to scratch the surface of this plant’s potential. The legalization of marijuana has been on the rise recently in different countries across the world, thanks to …

TORONTO (Reuters) – Alberta is placing an unspecified amount of CannTrust products on hold as a precautionary measure, officials said, pending an investigation by Health Canada into whether cannabis from unlicensed facilities is safe for consumption. The move by the …

A state appellate court has ruled that Florida’s approach to regulating marijuana is unconstitutional. If the ruling stands, it could force state officials to lift existing caps on how many medical marijuana treatment centers can operate in a state poised …

NORML | July 9, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, July 10th at 10am, members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security will hear expert testimony challenging the federal government’s failed policy of cannabis prohibition. The …

NORML | July 9, 2019 DOVER, DE — Lawmakers in Delaware have advanced legislation amending criminal penalties for juveniles who violate the state’s marijuana possession laws. The bill now awaits action from Democratic Gov. John Carney. Senate Bill 45 eliminates criminal penalties for low-level …

Marijuana legalization laws don’t appear to increase teen pot use and instead may have the opposite effect, a U.S. study suggests. To see how teen marijuana use compares in states with and without such laws, researchers examined survey data on …

In this April 20, 2016, file photo, a man smokes a marijuana joint at a party celebrating weed in Seattle. Legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults may have led to a slight decline in teen use. That’s according to research …