Marijuana
Thailand gives away a million dagga trees to promote it as 'household crop'
The catch is that growers who receive free plants must produce medical-grade dagga for medicinal purposes.
Tshidi Madia speaks to Steve Mabona, the Gauteng education department spokesperson
A Florida bride and her caterer have been arrested after a prank in which they allegedly laced the food served at her February wedding with pot.
King Khoisan has been camping with his family outside the seat of government for over three years, fighting for the official recognition of their languages and to negotiate land ownership. He was arrested earlier this week and the marijuana plants he'd been growing were confiscated.
Police on Wednesday uprooted cannabis plants grown by activists who have camped outside President Cyril Ramaphosa's office for more than three years, AFP reporters saw.
A new study said the genomic history of cannabis domestication had been under-studied compared to other crop species, largely due to legal restrictions.
New York's governor last month signed a law allowing its possession and use for adults aged 21 and older, and expanding its distribution for medical purposes.
Mexican lawmakers are close to approving legalisation that is expected to catapult the country's regulated cannabis trade past that of pioneers like Uruguay and Canada.
The move comes as lawmakers consider whether to also legalise marijuana for recreational use to reduce violence linked to drug trafficking.
The bill, passed in a bipartisan voice vote, allows authorized researchers access to parts of cannabis plants grown under state programs.
Policy makers need to protect and promote the interests of people whose indigenous knowledge and toil developed a thriving national cannabis economy - in the face of harsh police crackdowns.
Police were in pursuit of abalone poachers when their attention was drawn to an SANDF vehicle.
The "no" vote gained 50.7% support, compared to 48.4% in favour of legalisation, the New Zealand Electoral Commission said.
Fields of Green for All's Suresh Patel said that the bill contradicted the 2018 Constitutional Court ruling regarding private use.
The draft Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill is currently open for public comment.
Preliminary figures showed 65.2% of voters supported euthanasia, with 33.8%, while 53.1% opposed legalising recreational marijuana, compared to 46.1% in favour.
Guidelines for the production and export of medical cannabis were approved by the cabinet on Monday, and a government statement said Wednesday that it would not change strict local laws around marijuana consumption.
The creation of a sustainable cannabis industry is one of the interventions that can help revive the South African economy, writes Auntony Mukhwanazi.
The pupils from Ikusasalethu Secondary School in Bramfisherville were sent to various hospitals, with some in a critical condition.