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Anxiety Relief Without The High? New Studies On CBD, A Cannabis Extract - Cannabis News

Colorado and Washington may have jumped ahead in the race to become North America’s marijuana kings, but Canada is now positioned to take a lead in the booming multibillion-dollar industry.

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Wondering why Hemp Seed Oil is being perceived as a wonder Element?

Cannabis food products aren't for sale yet in Canada, but entrepreneurs already preparing for legalization of edibles.

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Young adults are using more Cannabis and Psychedelics

For those of us who love to travel (and that is most of us) the only thing better than visiting a new destination, would be if you were able to do it with your friend Mary Jane.

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The cannabis industry could give the UK economy the boost it needs after Brexit and Covid

Canada's Liberal government will introduce a law in spring 2017 to legalize recreational marijuana, it said on Wednesday, fulfilling an election pledge and following several U.S. states in permitting easy access to the drug.

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Marijuana Legalization In Tennessee: Weed Possession In Memphis Penalties Get An Overhaul - Cannabis News

Image: Dave Simonds via The Economist

Converting a medical-marijuana industry into a recreational one in Canada will not be easy.

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Texas dispensary funding medical marijuana for epileptics - Cannabis News

The new Liberal government has promised to act quickly to legalize marijuana for general use, which would make Canada the first Group of 20 country to end cannabis prohibition on a national level.

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Colorado Marijuana Tax Revenue Breaks Annual Record

Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health hopes to study and measure the effects of cannabis while driving using this driving simulator. Image: Chris So, Toronto Star

Dr. Robert Mann at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto is trying to determine the relationship between marijuana consumption and driving ability, using a “state of the art” simulator.

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Push For Hemp To Be Displayed In U.S. Botanic Garden

Canada cannabis flag. Image: Oren neu dag via Wikimedia Commons
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Friendlier laws on medical marijuana use in Canada are already drawing American investment north of the border, and the trend is likely to further ignite if the federal Liberals make good on their promise to allow recreational use of the drug.
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Meet a rare breed: Missouri doctors eager to help patients try medical marijuana - Cannabis News

Justin Trudeau. Image: Alex Guibord via Wikimedia Commons
 
Canada’s new prime minister has promised his Liberal Party will legalize marijuana across the entire country.
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USDA Approves Hemp Plans For Georgia And Montana - Cannabis News

Tabetha (right) and Georgia-Grace Fulton (left), 13 and 8, both suffer from a degenerative lung disease. Their mother, Bobby-Jo (back left), brought the girls to Victoria, B.C., so they could access the cannabis oil treatment after a successful, and illegal, 12-week trial in Australia. Video image via CTVNews.ca
 
An Australian family who traveled to Canada in order to legally access cannabis oil treatment could soon be forced to return home, where the life-changing medication is outlawed.
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Ohio state crime lab can now distinguish between marijuana and hemp, allowing more pot cases in courts - Cannabis News

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau are shown in this combination photo. (Darryl Dyck / Dave Chidley / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
 
The debate over marijuana use in Canada has emerged in the federal election, pitting Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau squarely against Conservative Leader Stephen Harper over legalization.
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State to double number of medical Marijuana licenses

A 14-week online course offered by a B.C. university will teach students how to produce and distribute marijuana legally under new Canadian rules. Image via CBC.

With only 25 licensed distributors in Canada, teacher Tegan Adams says education a must for industry.

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