Thailand to become first Southeast Asian country to decriminalise cannabis
Over the past few years, Thailand's attitude towards cannabis has changed rapidly. In recent times Thailand legalised medical cannabis, opened a canna...
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New study finds whole-plant cannabis can reduce seizures in children by 86%
For the past few years, many children suffering from severe seizures have turned to cannabis medications like Epidyolex for relief. And while Epidyole...
Malta votes to legalise cannabis possession in historic move
On Tuesday, December 14th, Malta's government voted 36-27 to legalise the personal use and cultivation of cannabis through Bill No. 241, "Authority on...
US company bakes "World's Largest Cannabis Brownie" at 385kg
MariMed, Inc, a cannabis company with cannabis licences in six US states, has baked a cannabis brownie that weighs over 385 kilograms. The br...
Jamaican government launches campaign to correct anti-cannabis stigma
Jamaica's government has decided to address anti-cannabis stigma and misinformation with "Good Ganja Sense," an educational campaign that provides tru...
Cannabis capitalism: research shows cannabis legalisation increases employment
It's getting increasingly difficult to ignore the economic benefits of cannabis legalisation, especially when more and more research shows that it's a...
New German government set to legalise recreational cannabis
This week, Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) parties struck a new deal that will see Germany's new government legalise...
Study finds 52.3% of emergency medicine doctors prefer medical cannabis over opioids when they are equally effective
A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Cureus has found that most emergency medicine doctors would prefer to give a patient medical cannabis o...
New study reveals how athletes use cannabis
If you frequent online communities for active adults and athletes, you may have seen people discuss using cannabis or CBD products as part of their ex...
Illinois adult-use market hits major milestone less than two years after legalising cannabis
Back in May, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce president Todd Maisch guessed that the state would hit $1 billion in retail sales before the end of 2021...
New Zealand police seize 3+ kilograms of synthetic drugs
On November 3rd, 2021, New Zealand police executed search warrants on a handful of properties across Canterbury — seizing several kilograms of synthet...
Study shows cannabis legalisation "not associated" with increased risk of suicide or poor mental health outcomes
The idea that cannabis legalisation leads to more mental health issues is popular among fans of the war on drugs. But is it true? "No" — according to ...
Cannabis experts develop a radical new way to measure cannabis intake
Researchers studying cannabis face many challenges, including anti-cannabis stigma, restrictions that prevent them from conducting research and troubl...
Is CBD or THC better for depression? New study says it's CBD
A new observational study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry has found that CBD-dominant medical cannabis can treat symptoms of depressi...
Switzerland will be the next country to legalise recreational cannabis
Switzerland is only a few steps away from fully legalising cannabis, bringing joy to the country's 500,000 cannabis users (6% of their population) and...
This could be Australia: schools in Nevada got $159 million from one year of cannabis sales
If Australia didn't have cannabis prohibition, our schools could benefit from cannabis taxes. A new report by the Nevada Department of Taxati...
Is CBGA more effective than CBD? A new study says "maybe"
CBGA, what some call the "mother of all cannabinoids", may reduce seizures more effectively than CBD, according to a new study from the University of ...
MGC Pharma (ASX: MXC) to send 1,000 units of cannabis medicine to US-based clinical trial
Several weeks ago, European-based pharmaceutical company MGC Pharma (ASX: MXC) announced a $24 million supply deal with US company AMC Holdings (a pha...
Australian man in trouble for growing four cannabis plants in Vietnam
An Australian man who was caught cultivating four plants at his home in Da Nang may have to face Vietnam's harsh drug laws. Police discovered...
California will dismiss 60,000 cannabis convictions to "reverse the injustices of drugs laws"
On Monday (September 27th), Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that the country will dismiss roughly 58,000 cannabis-related...