Medical Marijuana

A manufacturer making topical pain relievers with hemp-derived CBD plans to distribute its products nationwide through a network of independent drugstores, a deal announced in advance of expected Farm Bill approval by President Donald Trump in coming days.Leading Edge...

ARNOLD, Md. (AP) — The first company to be licensed as a medical marijuana grower in Maryland has been fined for using banned crop-protection pesticides. News outlets report the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission on Tuesday ordered ForwardGro to pay $125,000,...

Beyond gaining visibility in popular culture, thanks in large part to the reality TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, drag has been around for years. The term “drag” was originally a theater term that refers to performers dressing in clothing typically...

New Zealand will vote on a recreational cannabis legalization referendum in 2020, the government announced on Monday. Following a decision by the cabinet, Justice Minister Andrew Little said the vote will be a part of the national general election...

The U.S. Senate blocked an effort Dec. 18, 2018, to attach far-reaching marijuana reforms to bipartisan criminal justice legislation. Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado sought unanimous consent of the body to amend the prison-and-sentencing reform bill being considered by...

If there were a theme running through the top cannabis news stories of 2018, it might be this: Nearly all were predicted in 2017. Hello CBD, good-bye Jeff Sessions. Canada went legal. So did California and Massachusetts. In fact, with most...

Recently, New Zealand’s government passed a medical cannabis law that will grant thousands of New Zealanders access to legal medical cannabis. The law will immediately grant medical cannabis access to terminally ill patients and eventually allow for large-scale access...

The path to legal marijuana in Arkansas has been rocky at best. Though voters in 2016 approved a medical cannabis measure granting access to patients with certain conditions, residents have seen a plethora of stumbling blocks from anti-pot Republicans...

The United States Senate could vote to legalize cannabis at the federal level on Tuesday if Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado can successfully amend a prison reform bill now under consideration. Gardner said in a statement that he...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers will consider making it illegal for businesses to fire employees who flunk drug tests for using marijuana off the clock, reviving a workers’ rights campaign that failed in the statehouse last year. RELATED STORY Why...