The Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act in California, also known as ‘Ryan’s Law’, will allow terminally ill patients to receive cannabis in hospital, but not via smoking or vaping.
At least 18 states in the United Sates have now legalised cannabis and a recent study has revealed that cannabis usage has remained the same after the change.
A cannabis farm so huge that it was visible from space has been shut down by police in Nevada, US. The farm is also said to have had 80 people working there, making it one of the largest employers in the area.
Suffolk Police in the United Kingdom have found a cannabis plant growing on the side of the A14 road in Ipswich. They posted the amusing image on their Twitter account.
After announcing earlier in the year they were getting rid of their cannabis-screening for new job applicants, Amazon is now calling for cannabis legalisation across the US, as it “disproportionately impacts people of colour”.
Italy is set to decriminalise the personal use of cannabis, as well as home cultivation of the plant in what is said the be a ‘necessary change for therapeutic users’ of the substance.
Back in October 2018, Canada was the first G20 country to legalise cannabis, with public opinion now dramatically changing and cannabis being big business. The country is leading the way for other countries.
In a protest to make cannabis legal in Israel, protesters in Tel Aviv decided to drop bags of cannabis of the city’s streets from a drone flying overhead. Two men have been arrested.
The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the use of Epidyolex to be used for seizures related to tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
Compass Cannabis, one of Canadas longest running medical cannabis clinics has seen the potential Australia has to offer and is looking to invest in Australia. New clinics to open in Sydney and in the Blue Mountains.
Los Angeles police have just discovered the biggest amount of illegal cannabis seen in the county’s history, finding 373,000 plants, which would be worth $1.6 billion street value.
According to the Upstate New York Poison Centre, more and more reports are coming through of children, mostly under 6 years old, eating cannabis edibles. The cannabis candy can be hard to distinguish from normal sweets.
A tourist attraction and accommodation centre in New Zealand has been revealed to be the location of a previous multi-million dollar underground cannabis cultivation site, which police seized back in 2019.
Amazon has said it will stop its testing for people applying for jobs with them in the US, and is now changing it’s views surrounding cannabis legalisation. It is now in favour of the reform.
The indoor cultivation of cannabis takes up around10% of all of the industrial electricity use in Massachusetts, as the indoor growing site is draining more and more electricity.
The federal government in the US is opening up more cannabis growing sites for the first time in over 50 years. This is great news for cannabis researchers and scientists, opening up more investigations.
Could cannabis cultivators use an app to advance their grows? An Israeli startup has developed a high-tech solution for hydroponics set ups for companies cultivating cannabis indoors.
To encourage residents in the United States to get their COVID jab after the rollout drive is slowing down, various incentives have been offered, including free beer, donuts, and cannabis!
A father in the UK has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years due to the fact that his partner works in the NHS. It was suggested that if he went to prison his partners job would be affected.
As the legalisation of cannabis rolls out through the various states of the US, there are a lot of contradictions with the laws and regulations. Perhaps the country can take note of how Canada’s approach differs.
With the slow rollout of cannabis being legalised for medicinal and recreational use in Australia, you may be wondering where else cannabis is legal in the world. Read on to find out!
New Zealand voters have voted to legalise euthanasia, but have rejected a bid to legalise cannabis, according to initial results of the required referendum.
The United States Botanic Garden is one of the longest standing botanic gardens in the United States. Now, some members of congress are calling for the hemp plant to be displayed in the gardens.
A discussion paper is calling on the UK Government to re-examine ‘outdated laws and regulations’ which may be hampering the UK’s CBD and larger medicinal cannabis industry.
A UK cannabis and hemp focused company, Voyager Life Limited, plans to list on the Access section of the Aquis Stock Exchange this year. It comes after a crowdfunding campaign which they started back in February, managed to raise £874,000.
MG Health, based in Lesotho is the first cannabis company in Africa to receive a licence to export cannabis flowers, oil, and other extracts, to the EU for medicinal cannabis medication. Germany will be the first country to receive an import.
Greek authorities have found more than four tonnes of cannabis hidden in a shipment of industrial cupcake-making machines. The package was shipping from Lebanon to Slovakia.
Cannabis is now legal in many states across America, and the demand for cannabis products is ever-increasing. But a lack of cultivation experience can lead to complications when growing the crop on a greater scale.
Watch this short US news segment about an underground chef in New York, whose restaurant serves diners cannabis infused dinner and deserts. The chef describes why he set up his restaurant and how covid has affected business.
Over 9200 cannabis plants were seized by police, after discovering a huge grow room, on a small farm in Ontario, Canada. For a small township, officers say it was a ““professional, high quality” operation.
