Medical Marijuana

When Canada’s legal recreational marijuana market launches Wednesday, the nation will also allow its roughly 250 hemp farmers to sell flower for CBD extraction – a change that could have a global impact on CBD prices. “There are a lot...

Reality show performer Erica Mena’s roommate didn’t realize reporting a potential domestic abuse situation would send her to jail on charges of marijuana possession. On Friday night in John Creek, Georgia, witnesses at the house of the Love & Hip...

There’s a sizable market waiting and willing to try legal cannabis-infused products, according to a new survey by Chicago-based management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, signaling that laws could be lagging behind public sentiment in both Canada and the United...

Which U.S. party is going to take a leadership role in advancing marijuana reform after the midterm elections? It depends on whom you ask. Both U.S. Reps. Dana Rohrabacher, a Republican from California, and Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat from Oregon,...

Cannabis reform will likely be on the Trump administration’s agenda after the midterm elections, Republican U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California said Thursday. In an interview with Fox Business, Rohrabacher said he’s been “talking to people inside the White House”...

Canada’s upcoming legalization date comes in only a few days. Still, some issues about recreational cannabis remain left to finalize. Sure, Ottawa has written out rules for officers enjoying weed while off-duty. Ontario even drafted parameters around coming to work...

Cannabis will be legal for adults throughout Canada starting on Oct. 17, 2018. You have questions, we have answers: Where to buy it, which stores are open, age limits, purchase limits, what’s actually on the shelves, where it’s legal...

Legal weed is catalyzing changes in all sorts of areas, many of which operate tangentially to the primary, plant-touching industry. Increasingly, that includes education. More and more, students seeking a “higher” education can learn about cannabis as part of...

by Tom McCain, Executive Director, Peachtree NORMLOctober 15, 2018 One Year Anniversary October 2nd, 2018 marked the one year anniversary of the unanimous passage of Atlanta City Ordinance 17-O-1152, which reduced the penalty for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana...

A Colorado research firm that is working on THC-free hemp cultivars is the first U.S. acquisition by Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth Corp. Canopy has agreed to acquire Evergreen-based Ebbu for $25 million Canadian dollars ($19.3 million) and 6.2 million...