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High society convenes at CannaConnect
A new clientele is discovering CannaConnect through their just-opened outpost overlooking Toronto’s financial district. The elevator doors on the 25th-floor of a downtown Toronto tower open directly across from CannaConnect’s sharply designed new office space. The…
Oxford University launches research on medical cannabis
Researchers from Oxford University, the oldest English-speaking University and one of the most prestigious in the world, are preparing a study on the benefits of therapeutic marijuana for the treatment of pain, cancer and other…
Patrick Stewart endorses the therapeutic use of marijuana
Patrick Stewart, the actor famous for his roles in Star Trek and X-Men, has revealed that he has been using marijuana for years to treat severe arthritis. Now, at the age of 76, he has…
Medical marijuana legalization associated with fewer opioid-related hospitalizations
San Diego, CA: The enactment of statewide legislation permitting medical cannabis access by qualified patients is associated with a reduction in opioid-related hospitalization, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. A…
Blair: Canada will take the time necessary to get legalization right
The ‘point man on pot’ says Canada’s approach to legalizing cannabis differs from the US by being focused on public health rather than encouraging commerce. Parliamentary Secretary Bill Blair, Canada’s ‘point man on marijuana legalization,’ stopped…
Playing the guessing game with Donald
As this new administration begins to govern all eyes will be on which turn they take on hemp, medical marijuana and marijuana legalization. We are left to guess and go off hunches. Nobody knows what…
Cannabis legislation and cancer treatments
Photo: Davor Pongracic The medicinal application of cannabis and supporting legislation in Canada has always been under heavy scrutiny, but why? Rick Simpson of Phoenix Tears strongly believes that cannabis legislation is being purposely held…
Dutch Parliament votes for regulated cannabis cultivation
Dutch MPs have approved a new law that allows the cultivation of cannabis in the Netherlands by 77 votes for and 72 against. The initiative was presented by Vera Bergkamp (Democrats 66), but the bill…