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Forbes
Crafting Cannabis: A Modern-Day 'Lorenzo's Oil'
Forbes
The boy who inspired @MasayaCBD medical #marijuana oil. The most powerful ... Cannabidiol, or CBD, is one of the two most prevalent chemical compounds in the cannabis plant and has been proven effective in treating myriad health conditions. Unlike the ...

CBC.ca
Old Lady Clippers: Alberta seniors keep bud beautiful at licensed cannabis producer
CBC.ca
Under a towering canopy of cannabis plants, five silver-haired women peer through the foliage, carefully snipping away any brown or tattered leaves. They call themselves the Old Lady Clippers. Up to three times a week, the seniors head down a gravel ...

The Guardian
UK epilepsy drug to become first cannabis-based medicine in US
The Guardian
The FDA commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, said: “This approval serves as a reminder that advancing sound development programmes that properly evaluate active ingredients contained in marijuana can lead to important medical therapies. And the FDA is ...

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The Guardian
What do you think about legalising cannabis in the UK?
The Guardian
Hague was speaking after pressure mounted on the government to act in two high profile cases where medicinal cannabis was confiscated, but when Sajid Javid, the home secretary, announced a review on Wednesday he said it was not the first step towards ...

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Otago Daily Times
Man calls 111 after 'reaction' to cannabis
Otago Daily Times
An Omarama man who was feeling a little green after consuming cannabis called 111 on himself today. A police spokeswoman said they received a call about midday today by a man who was ''outside Mobil and needed ambulance assistance'' after his ...

The Boston Globe
AG Maura Healey's ruling could slow Mass. marijuana industry
The Boston Globe
Attorney General Maura Healey is giving cities and towns more power to slow down the recreational marijuana industry, ruling that local officials can unilaterally prohibit cannabis companies for another year without polling residents. The decision ...

CTV News
Convictions for cannabis possession could carry consequences after legalization
CTV News
Possessing marijuana is still a crime. That's the message the Trudeau government is sending to Canadians four months ahead of the legalization of recreational cannabis. Critics say that could have extreme consequences for people carrying a conviction ...
Cannabis and the border: what pot-smoking Canadians need to knowCBC.ca
3 Top Marijuana Stocks to Buy After Canada's Legalization of Recreational MarijuanaMotley Fool
Canada to allow mail-order marijuana salesThe Hill
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CTV News
Can landlords ban you from smoking marijuana? It depends on the province
CTV News
Quebec's new cannabis act, considered among the strictest in the country, gives landlords the right to change signed leases specifically to ban tenants from smoking marijuana. The Quebec law states that “a lessor may modify the conditions of a lease ...

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The Denver Post
Marijuana addiction is real, and rising
The Denver Post
The National Cannabis Industry Association's chief spokesman, Morgan Fox, said he's not surprised the federal government is having a hard time convincing the public that marijuana can be addictive. “It's their own fault,” he said of the government ...
Marijuana addiction is real, and rising, health officials sayThe Boston Globe

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Telegraph.co.uk
Ban on cannabis should be scrapped, chief constable says
Telegraph.co.uk
The ban on cannabis should be scrapped, a chief constable has said, as he called for drug addiction to be seen as a “health issue not a criminal justice matter”. Mike Barton, who leads the Durham police force, said that a prevailing “lack of common ...
Durham police chief calls for legalisation of cannabis in UKThe Guardian
Durham police chief calls for legalisation of cannabis, saying criminalisation has failedThe Independent
Cannabis crisis: Police seizing almost £500000-worth of drugs a weekBirmingham Live

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Toronto Star
Feds to make it 'fair' for those with criminal records for marijuana possession
Toronto Star
OTTAWA—Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says the government will look at ways to make things fair for those who have criminal records for marijuana possession after legalization comes into force. Goodale says the question of pardoning individuals ...

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PBS NewsHour
Oklahoma conservatives' views on medical marijuana evolving - PBS
PBS NewsHour
A growing group of traditionally conservative Republican voters in Oklahoma have shifted their position on medical marijuana as they approach a Tuesday vote ...
Governor's race, marijuana vote top Oklahoma primary ballotkfor.com
SQ788 opponents cite language of measure rather than decry medical marijuana itselfTulsa World
Medical marijuana ballot issue faces Oklahoma votersNewsOK.com

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Globalnews.ca
Canadians should expect some price variations for legal marijuana: health minister
Globalnews.ca
Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed that the century-old prohibition on cannabis would be lifted on Oct. 17, 2018, just over 16 weeks from now. That will give Canadians access to the drug via legal channels for recreational purposes ...

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Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Thia James, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
The fee structure — substantially higher for cannabis businesses than for most other businesses — is intended to offset the costs of assigning city staff to prepare for marijuana legalization and anticipated extra work that will be required after the ...

Religion News Service
Oklahoma conservatives' views on medical marijuana evolving
Religion News Service
Oklahoma's State Question 788, the result of an activist-led signature drive, would allow physicians to approve medical marijuana licenses for people to legally grow, keep and use cannabis. The proposal outlines no qualifying medical conditions to ...
SQ788 opponents cite language of measure rather than decry medical marijuana itselfTulsa World

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CTV News
City releases list of cannabis retail applicants
CTV News
More than 200 individuals and businesses in Edmonton have applied to sell cannabis once it becomes legal in October. The City of Edmonton received a total of 242 applications. Each applicant will meet individually with the city. Those who receive a ...

NBCNews.com
Some companies forgo marijuana testing as more states legalize
NBCNews.com
Some companies forgo marijuana testing as more states legalize. Sat, Jun 23. As marijuana is legalized in more states and employers look to entice workers, some companies are doing away with testing for pot unless a worker is found to be high on the job.

NOLA.com
First marijuana-derived drug is on the verge of approval
NOLA.com
GW Pharmaceuticals' Epidiolex is a medicine made from the marijuana plant but without TCH, which has reduced seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy and warrants approval in the United States, health officials said Tuesday, April 17, 2018 ...

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Toronto Star
Nunavut's new official name for cannabis — 'surrarnaqtuq' — leaves some with bad buzz
Toronto Star
In southern Canada, cannabis is almost interchangeably referred to as marijuana, weed or pot. Nunavut's Inuit majority, whose mother tongue is Inuktitut, have also come up with a variety of terms for the pungent plant north of the Arctic Circle. One of ...

Montreal Gazette
Quebec landlords more worried than ever about cannabis legalization
Montreal Gazette
According to a survey conducted this month by the Corporation des propriétaires immobiliers du Québec (CORPIQ), 85 per cent of landlords are worried about the impacts that legalization will have on managing their rental properties. This is a sharp ...