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Cannabis compounds are being used to tackle kidney failure amongst diabetics in a major new research project. Researchers working on the Aberdeen University study, which is funded by Diabetes UK, will explore whether synthetic cannabinoid compounds can be used to make the kidneys respond better to insulin.

While a Silicon Valley company can legally protect its most valuable technology with federal patents, cannabis companies cannot secure their core products as long as the federal government continues to classify marijuana as an illegal drug on par with heroin — one with “no accepted medical use.”

NEGRIL, Westmoreland -- President of the Westmoreland Hemp and Ganja Farmers Association Ras Iyah is urging the Government to "align" with other countries to secure a slice of the international marijuana market.

CHEYENNE, WY — A panel of Wyoming lawmakers is backing a bill that would make it a felony to possess a pound or more of marijuana-infused edibles as the state grapples with the legalization of recreational pot for adults by neighboring Colorado. The draft bill that passed the Wyoming legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in a 7-6 vot

Federal agents swarmed the Menominee Indian tribe's Wisconsin reservation Friday and eradicated 30,000 cannabis plants, confusing and alarming tribal leaders, policy reformers and attorneys who work with other American Indian tribes considering growing marijuana or hemp. Menominee leaders say the plants were intended for lawful research into growin

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The legalization of marijuana has been talked about all across the country, and some states have already legalized some form of the drug.  A group hoping to do the same in West Virginia was at the West Virginia State Capitol Sunday.The West Virginia Senate and House are in their interim meetings at the Capitol and a group called

Sandwiched between a pet store and a Popeyes less than one mile southeast of the U.S. Capitol is the Metropolitan Wellness Center. Up a flight of stairs and behind a cell phone repair shop, there's a nondescript lobby with bare walls and a handful of seats. The only thing indicating this isn't a typical office is the reading material: High Timesmag

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board is accepting a second wave of applications for new marijuana retail licenses. Gone are the quotas and lotteries used in the first round of licensing. Now there are no limits on the number of licenses that may be granted – a change that took some cities by surprise. When Initiative 502, the measure to l

A group is launching a "Smoke the Vote" campaign to legalize marijuana in the Commonwealth. "The war on drugs is failing," said Jenn Michelle Pedini with the Virginia chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). "The time for sensible cannabis reform in Virginia is now." Pedini says Virginians spend $70 million a y

A group of Vermont Senators are skipping the debate over whether to legalize marijuana and heading straight to the debate over how. Lawmakers have a number of scheduled meetings before the legislature returns in January to discuss legalization.      While there may be growing consensus in favor of legalization, even proponents don't agree on how th

Utah lawmakers are hoping to find a way to adjust federal law to allow for Utah’s institutions of higher education to research the health and economic aspects of cannabis or hemp products.  Republican representative Gage Froerer told members of the health and human services committee this week that he is working with Utah’s Congressional delegation

A statewide group worked to gain support for marijuana reform Saturday.  The Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy held a training session for those wanting to help legalize marijuana. It was a fairly small group but everyone who attended seemed eager to help.  The Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy is a grassroots group based out of Austin

Two Tennessee legislators have proposed two bills that would make the possessions and “casual exchange” of under half an ounce of marijuana legal in Tennessee. Rep. Harold Love and Sen. Jeff Yarbro, both Democrats based in Nashville, hope to amend the Tennessee Code to reduce the heavy marijuana penalties currently in place in Tennessee. Under the

New Approach South Dakota is collecting signatures for a proposal to make medical marijuana legal. The initiative would appear on the 2016 ballot if supporters can collect enough signatures by Nov. 9. If the proposal appears on the 2016 ballot and is approved by the voters, it would: • Legalize the medical use of marijuana for patients with a medic

Walk along the aisles of Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe’s, Earth Fare or health food and supplement specialty stores and you’ll see hemp seeds, hemp protein powder, hemp milk and hemp oil. Similar to its nutritional powerhouse seed food cousins, flax and chia, the health benefits of hemp seed are increasingly promoted by some health professionals.

I’m excited that Rhode Island, my recently adopted home state, might become the first on the East Coast to legalize a commercial marijuana market. And not just for the obvious reasons, such as changing a war on drugs that disproportionately targets people of color or the option of purchasing and smoking marijuana without fear of jail time. The stat