A 54-year-old man in Northern Ireland was recently convicted of possessing cannabis but made clear to the court that he has no plans of paying any associated fines.
According to The Impartial Reporter, the man, who had four...
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are now “close” to supporting legislation to legalize medical marijuana, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said last week. Support for legalizing medical cannabis signals a change...
The Australian Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) recently released a proposal exploring two options on how to approach cannabis legalization. It was commissioned to explore what legalization could look like through the request...
A Buddhist temple in central Thailand has been emptied of its holy men after the residing monks tested positive for methamphetamine, resulting in all of them being defrocked and shown the door.
“Stimulants are drugs that...
New research is exploring whether psychedelic drugs, taken under strict medical supervision, might help in treating post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. SciLine interviewed Dr....
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbauch recently attended a meeting in Brussels, Belgium with the Council of Ministers for Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumers on March 14. While in attendance, he spoke about the...
A now-former high school teacher in Minnesota has reportedly been charged for allegedly smoking illegal cannabis with a number of students.
According to FOX 9, the 32-year-old man who used to teach at Cathedral High School...
An eight-week investigation wrapped earlier this week with the Saskatoon Police Service arresting three local men for trafficking cannabis, methamphetamine and illicit pills.
The police probe by the service’s drug unit...
Aurora Cannabis Inc. recently warned people applying for jobs at the Edmonton-based cannabis company.
CEO Miguel Martin acknowledged in early July that he wouldn’t normally post to LinkedIn about bogus ventures, but pointed...
Ever wanted to know how a weed strain smells before buying and opening the product? Eureka, Calif.-headquartered Humboldt Seed Company is hoping to answer that question with its recently released scratch-and-sniff sticker...
Nothing quite says “come on in and find our illegal cannabis grow” than a wide-open door during the early morning hours.
That’s the lesson two people in the U.K. learned, a hard truth that carries a maximum of 14 years...
Plenty of people have asked for “a light” over the years, but it’s likely not such a great idea for someone who’s on probation and packing cannabis to do so.
An arrest report from the Roseburg Police in Oregon came...
Democratic lawmakers in Delaware last week performed what has become an annual legislative ritual by introducing measures that would legalize recreational marijuana.
And, as per recent tradition, their biggest obstacle remains...
It appears some of the concerns voiced that Canada legalizing recreational cannabis could spike use and abuse among young people have not been borne out.
With one of the main pillars of the federal Cannabis Act being to restrict...
There has been much concern raised about cannabis edibles-related emergency department (ED) visits among young people of late. Now, researchers out of the University of California San Diego are sounding the alarm about the...
On Jan. 11, members from Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and ACLU of Hawaii, spoke at a press conference held at the capitol in Honolulu. The meeting was prompted by Hawaii Rep. Jeanné Kapela...
On Jan. 18, a signing ceremony was held to document Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. signing The Virgin Islands Cannabis Use Act (Act 8680), and proclaiming that anyone who has been convicted with simple cannabis possession is invited...
Staff at the Regional Reception Centre in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que. recently confiscated just shy of $46,000 worth of contraband, including cannabis.
On Nov. 30, vigilance of employees at the federal multi-level security...
Voters in Maryland last year elected a new governor and approved an initiative legalizing recreational cannabis.
Now, the freshly sworn-in Gov. Wes Moore will lead the effort to implement the state’s marijuana law.
“People...
There was likely no age-gating required for two-time Academy Award winner Michael Douglas, who was spotted this week coming out of a pot shop in Santa Barbara, Calif.
The 78-year-old star of iconic films like The China Syndrome,...
A joint policing effort ended this week with officers discovering approximately $4 million worth of cannabis at an illegal grow in southwestern Ontario.
Thanks to public complaints, the authorities kicked off an investigation....
A male still in his teens was arrested after a joint police/revenue operation targeting an organized crime group found just shy of $150,000 worth of cannabis.
The find occurred on Nov. 9 as part of an ongoing investigation...
It’s open for debate whether or not business is as good as the story for the authors of Billion Dollar Start-up, the now award-winning book penned by HEXO Corp. founders Adam Miron and Sébastien St. Louis and writer...
Legal cannabis consumption rose in the U.S. and Europe during the COVID pandemic, with some people turning to marijuana to help them cope with lockdowns and broken routines. Meanwhile, fewer people today view the...
Spanning across 35 subgroups divided by ideology, religiosity, and age, the majority of nearly every demographic supported legal cannabis in the U.S. with just two exceptions: Older conservatives ages 50+, and “people who...
It was hardly a celebratory Christmas eve for a man in the U.K. whose vehicle went off the road and ended up in a ditch, revealing the gift of 12 illegal cannabis plants for pursuing officers.
According to the West Bridgford...
Olympian Michael Phelps not only has the seemingly supernatural lung power to launch him to a record 23 gold medals in the pool, but he’s also able to inhale a big enough cannabis toke that Wiz Khalifa calls the athlete...
The South Dakota Secretary of State announced on Wednesday that a ballot measure to legalize cannabis for adults has received enough verified signatures to qualify for the November election, giving the state’s voters another...
A 29-year-old man spotted by Nashville, Tenn. police left a short trail of evidence as he dropped a gun and a backpack full of cannabis while fleeing the scene.
Detectives were monitoring another person standing near the...
Louisiana Rep. Candace Newell recently prefiled a package of bills that would legalize adult-use cannabis. According to the Louisiana Radio Network, Newell has introduced three bills: HB-17, HB-24, and HB-12. Each of the...
It was tough for officers carrying out a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in the Val Caron, Ont. area, not far from Sudbury, to sniff out that something was up with a driver whose vehicle reeked of weed.
The...
The North Carolina General Assembly will once again play host to a debate over medical cannabis legalization, as supporters hope the 2023 session turns out better than last year.
Local news station WNCN reports that a “bipartisan...
Police in Kansas came under public fire after issuing a cannabis summons to a terminally ill patient who was using THC in his hospital room to ease his cancer-related pain.
According to The Dawg, the 69-year-old patient was...