Tasmanians will have access to medicinal cannabis when the state government’s Controlled Access Scheme starts on Friday.

Students of Australia's first medicinal cannabis course will learn everything there is to know about the plant, short of ingesting the thing.

A team of researchers from the University of Western Australia is set to embark on a world-first human clinical trial specifically examining the effects of medicinal cannabis on subjects suffering from chronic insomnia.

Australian pharmaceutical company MGC Pharma has announced plans to construct a 4,000 metre-squared state-of-the-art medical cannabis production and cultivation facility in Malta.

Australian company Meluka Health is closer to having a honey produced by bees pollinating on cannabis plants.

The Belize Parliament has given the green light to the amendment of the Misuse of Drugs Act with bipartisan support.

Prime Minister Dean Barrow and Belize’s federal government have introduced a piece of legislation that, if passed, would remove criminal consequences for anyone caught with 10 grams of marijuana or less.

This summer, the Uk’s first medical cannabis research facility is going to open – studying the medical uses of weed for the first time in this country.

Chefs and investors have been teaming up to offer an eye-boggling array of cannabis-infused food and beverages, weed-pairing supper clubs and other extravagant pot-to-plate events in preparation for legalization come Jan. 1

With Cambodia’s traditional cash crops struggling to compete in global supply chains, the Kingdom could carve out a lucrative niche in commercial cannabis harvesting and exports – provided it acts fast to take advantage of the falling legal barriers, a Cambodia-based American innovator has argued.

Germany, the largest country in the European Union started 2017 by legalizing medical cannabis creating a major opportunity for cannabis businesses across the world.

There are millions of people worldwide with chronic diseases and other medical conditions whose lives could be improved with better access to medical cannabis.

Canada is going to allow weed edibles a year after cannabis is legalized next July.

As big marijuana grows in Canada, it’s increasingly looking to take over the world.

Canada Post, the Canadian crown corporation that is the nation’s main postal service, has said it will start delivering marijuana after legalization.

The Colorado cannabis industry is in many ways the inverse of the current Canadian cannabis industry.

So far it looks like Alberta will be the go-to province for marijuana entrepreneurs lining up to get in on the action when selling pot becomes legal next summer.

Leamington, Ont.-based Aphria Inc. said Monday that it had struck a deal to sell medical marijuana to Loblaw-owned Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada’s largest pharmacy chain.

At 800,000-square-feet, the Aurora Sky facility being built by Aurora Cannabis at the Edmonton International Airport is poised to be the largest licensed cannabis facility in the world.

The BC government has released its plan for recreational marijuana following a public consultation process with more than 48,000 responses.

The B.C. government is keeping all of its options on the table for legal marijuana sales, including the government monopoly retail model announced by Ontario, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said Thursday.

While some experts are skeptical that legalization will create few new jobs, many regions are reportedly benefiting from cannabis-related industries.

A sold-out conference in Calgary is helping businesses learn more about the impacts of cannabis in the workplace and what employers need to know before it's legalized next year.

The facility is anticipated to be ready for licensing and production before the end of 2017.

Here is a coast to coast summary of what is transpiring at the provincial (and in some instances municipal) level.

There is growing concern about an increase in cannabis choices hitting the market.

Marijuana legalization is scheduled to come next summer and one business in Edmonton that helps veterans and first responders get cannabinoid therapy is getting ready.

“This is probably the most sophisticated cannabis lab in Canada,” said scientific adviser Ben Geiling.

Despite the laments of Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister and other premiers, Ottawa is firm on its deadline: Canadians will be able to legally use recreational marijuana on July 1.

A potential showdown is looming over the Canadian federal government's target date to legalize pot.

Passengers told to bring paperwork and be prepared to talk to the police.

We already have among the highest rates of use globally. People are already sourcing their cannabis effectively.

B.C.’s former health minister, Terry Lake, is moving to the Ottawa area this weekend to become a vice-president of a “luxury” medical marijuana company that is poised for massive growth.

British Columbia-based Future Farm intends to rapidly expand its Maine hemp farm's footprint and bring its state-of-the-art, scalable alcohol extraction equipment and know-how to take full advantage of the fast growing CBD oil market.

The province should develop a licensing regime to allow for designated cannabis-consumption lounges when marijuana becomes legal next year, say Victoria councillors.

Since co-founding the Green Organic Dutchman, a medical cannabis producer based in Ancaster, Ont., Jeannette VanderMarel says she has often found herself the only woman in a room full of men.

An Ontario college is offering a new class it says responds to the growing demand for a skilled professionals to support Canada's expanding medical marijuana industry as legalization looms.

Canadian cannabis producer MedReleaf Corp on Thursday signed an agreement with retailer Loblaw Companies’ unit Shoppers Drug Mart to sell medical cannabis online.

New Brunswick wants to be your marijuana supplier.

The Liberal government, led by 34-year-old Brian Gallant, sees weed as green gold -- an important creator of revenue and jobs in a province that badly needs both. 

The provincial government is seeking public input on new marijuana legislation set to come into effect in little over a year.

Nova Scotia and P.E.I. both set their legal age for marijuana at 19 on Thursday, but the two East Coast provinces are taking different paths on how weed will be sold.

“It’s just like when prohibition was ended. This is an utterly unique opportunity in the market. These don’t come along very often.”

Ontario has named the first 14 cities where it will set up government-run marijuana stores by July 2018.

The trillium is Ontario’s official flower and marijuana could now be considered the province’s official weed with the passage of the Cannabis Act.

Ontario is set to introduce legislation today that would regulate the sale and distribution of recreational marijuana.

Saskatchewan is proposing to set the legal age to consume cannabis at 19 but minors caught with a small amount won't end up with a criminal record.

The pharmacy chain's parent company applied in October 2016 for a license to dispense medical marijuana.

Justin Trudeau’s task force to legalize marijuana has completed its report on the issue and said it will be released to the public sometime before Christmas.