The world’s largest marijuana producer has expanded south from its home in Canada for the opportunity to gain a strong foothold in the Jamaican cannabis market. Canopy Growth Corporation announced yesterday that it has purchased a 49-percent share in a …
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Drug company founder indicted in US-wide opioid conspiracy
U.S. prosecutors brought a fraud and racketeering case Thursday against the founder of an opioid medication maker that has faced increasing scrutiny from authorities across the country over allegations of pushing prescriptions of powerful painkillers amid a drug epidemic that …
Read More »Massachusetts Finally Advances Improvements to Medical Cannabis Program – News
Massachusetts officials have announced that a long-delayed set of regulations intended to increase patients’ access to medical cannabis are finally ready. The new rules were finalized by the state’s Department of Public Health back in September 2016, but were put …
Read More »Incoming New Zealand Government Wants Medical Pot Within 100 Days
This week’s big announcement that New Zealand will be holding a referendum by 2020 to determine if the nation will have legal cannabis for all adults has overshadowed the incoming Labour-led government’s pledge to allow cannabis as medicine in the …
Read More »Jamaica Grants First Two Licenses to Medical Cannabis Providers – News
Jamaica’s medical cannabis program is finally underway after the country’s Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has granted its first two permits to medical canna-businesses. Epican Medicinals received a license to grow cannabis legally, and Everyting Oily Labs Limited received a license …
Read More »A Guide to Cannabis Topicals for Your Body and Health
Cannabis topicals can soothe anything from muscle soreness to eczema without psychoactive effects, so don’t let the “c” word scare you. Cannabis topicals are both completely natural and incredibly effective skin and healthcare products. This article is your guide to …
Read More »Watch: Morgan Heritage goes retro with ‘Reggae Night’
Grammy winners Morgan Heritage will soon provide medical cannabis to the Bay Area, but first they’re delivering some good old classic reggae to the masses. Fresh off this year’s release of the new album Avrakedabra, the most renowned reggae family …
Read More »New Zealand Cross-Party Support for Adult-Use Marijuana
A coalition of two political parties in New Zealand has come together on a referendum that could legalize marijuana in the Asia Pacific nation. Jacinda Ardern is New Zealand’s incoming Prime Minister. Today, her Labour Party officially agreed with a …
Read More »Peru Votes to Legalize Medical Cannabis – News
Last week, Peru voted to legalize medical cannabis, joining South American countries like Colombia, Chile, and Brazil in allowing the sale of cannabis products to treat specific medical conditions. The bill received support from the majority of the country’s Congress, …
Read More »Medical marijuana can help children with seizures and chemotherapy nausea, study finds
(Photo courtesy of Jason David) Further research suggests that medical marijuana can help kids with certain ailments. A study recently published in the medical journal Pediatrics found strong evidence that cannabis can help treat children with chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, …
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