A Calgary woman who has a prescription for medical marijuana was recently refused entry into the Calgary Stampede while carrying the drug.

The lucrative legal cannabis industry is now utilizing advanced technology solutions such as 3D printing.

Arizona’s cannabis-legalization measure, Proposition 205, has faced outspoken opposition from a number of forces.

Yaakov Litzman voiced his support for cannabis exports, if the profits go directly to the Ministry of Health.

The French government is about to make some drastic changes to the enforcement of cannabis use laws. A government spokesperson revealed that by the end of 2017, France will end all prison terms for cannabis users.

France's fight against cannabis, through tough laws to punish users, has long been a failure -- the French remain among Europe's biggest dope smokers.

Four out of the five main candidates in the French presidential election support a relaxation of the country’s cannabis laws.

Hemp beer is becoming increasingly popular in Europe. 

There are 28,000 patients allowed to get medical cannabis in Israel, but they have to go through a lot of red tape.

Uruguay has become the first country in the world where the cannabis market, its production and marketing are in the hands of the state.

Greece has become the latest European country to legalise marijuana for medical purposes.

Greece's parliament is expected to approve the medical use of cannabis in the coming weeks, a deputy minister said Sunday, adding that the change would attract investment to the country.

Legislators in Greece have approved a bill to regulate medical cannabis cultivation and distribution.

Every year in April, Jiang Xingquan sets aside part of his farm in northern China to grow cannabis. 

It's supposed to deliver a mellow "body high."

Toronto, ON – Just in time for 4/20 or World Cannabis Day, DIG Insights, a leading global research firm, has released its Cannabis Culture Report, an extensive research initiative on marijuana use in North America encompassing public attitudes on usage, legalization and much more.

An Israeli company will partner with an Australian one to help boost clinical education opportunities around medical cannabis. 

Cannabis Testing Market is driven by government initiatives, growing awareness about drug testing, growing legalization of cannabis use in many regions.

Hemp growers hope the federal government’s marijuana legislation will allow them to harvest all parts of the hemp plant.

Australia's health ministers have approved the sale of hemp foods nationwide.

Industrial hemp’s evolving story stands at a crossroads. The cash crop is simultaneously helped and hurt by rule changes impacting its better-known and controversial cannabis cousin, marijuana.

All right, all right, all right: South Florida’s first marijuana-infused beers are coming to Devour Brewing Company in Boynton Beach.

The cannabis industry is clearly growing when it comes to lifestyle. Lotions, snacks and even health products now exist with a cannabis twist.

Trellising your cannabis garden is a crucial step on the path to a successful harvest. 

Warehouses in Canada could soon be housing more than an ever-increasing flow of packages from the online shopping boom.

Legalization presents Canadian universities and colleges with new challenges. Can they cope?

A new initiative petition seeking to reform Idaho’s stringent marijuana laws has hit the streets.

Uruguay hopes to serve as a model for its neighbors and minimize unintended consequences of the effort.

In Spain, a group of drugs experts have established the GEPCA, a body which seeks to set up a comprehensive regulation for cannabis. 

An organic gardening company in Switzerland has managed to make high-CBD cannabis flower available to consumers by capping the THC content and registering the product with regulators as a tobacco substitute.

Cannabis is certainly becoming more mainstream, but the divide between the enthusiasts and those who don’t understand it makes the Grand Canyon look like a crack in the sidewalk.

420 Intel is pleased to roll out an interactive map of marijuana industry news from all over the world. 

Speaking on JOE's business show Dr James Linden of Greenlight Medicines, said Ireland has the perfect climate to grow cannabis and he believes the country has the potential to become the next cannabis growing capital of the world.

Ireland moved closer to legalising marijuana for medicinal use when the minority government said on Thursday it would not block the first reading of a bill that is backed by all other parties.

Minister makes promise to mother of child with a catastrophic form of epilepsy.

One of the most interesting, relevant and perhaps shocking places to study cannabis is Italy. 

I can recall a time when it was a rarity to hear or read about a news story about cannabis.

Because Israel has been providing medical marijuana products to Israeli patients for over a decade, its researchers have accumulated vast clinical experience along with substantial knowledge in developing strains, breeding methods and extraction, as well as maintaining quality control.

Israel's Health Ministry recently released new directives easing restrictions on the possession and use of medical marijuana by authorized users. 

Earlier this year, the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture officially classified the growing of medical cannabis as a ‘farming sector’, paving the way for marijuana growers to receive government aid, grants, training and water quotas, just like any other eligible farmer.

Israel, a leader in marijuana research and health technology, is attracting international investment as it tries to position itself as a cutting-edge exporter in the rapidly-growing market for medical-grade cannabis.

Israeli legislation to allow exports of qualified medical cannabis has passed preliminary reading in parliament and is expected to be completed next year.

'The law is far from perfect, but it's a foot in the door on the way to full legalisation'.

Israel’s Together has agreed to sell 5 tonnes of cannabis oil to an unnamed Canadian company that will potentially bring revenue of hundreds of millions of shekels.

Researchers here in the U.S. are eager to run trials with high quality Israeli cannabis strains they cannot get anywhere else.

As proposed legislation to decriminalize recreational marijuana use awaits approval from the attorney-general, the Agriculture Ministry recently announced it is classifying medical-grade-cannabis growing as an official farming sector.

The Israeli company Panaxia already launched a production facility in Bernalillo, now it will offer smokeless proprietary cannabinoids in New Mexico.

 

An Israeli company on Sunday announced a $110 million deal to grow and produce medical cannabis for a European buyer in what it said was the biggest agreement of its kind to be signed in Israel to date.

Medical marijuana is about to become a whole lot more accessible in Israel with pharmacies across the country expected to soon start providing the substance.

An Israeli study currently underway is finding that medical cannabis can be used to treat the symptoms of autism in children and adults.