Medical marijuana
Recreational marijuana becomes legal in Illinois on New Year's Day
Cannabis consumers are expected to flock to the handful of licensed shops across Chicago on New Year’s Day.
While countries from Colombia to Canada have legalised marijuana for medical or even recreational use, the drug remains illegal and taboo across much of Southeast Asia, which has some of the world’s harshest punishments for drug law violations.
The drug’s approval permits its use in patients aged two years and older with Dravet Syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.
Patients will first have to consult with a doctor, chiropractor or homoeopath at the centre who can prescribe different strengths of cannabis-infused oils.
Animal research to date has linked marijuana use during pregnancy to an increased risk of underweight and premature infants as well as neurological defects.
Thousands of San Francisco marijuana convictions are set to be to be thrown out. CNN explains why.
Using existing data sources, the study estimated there were 4.9 million medical and recreational users of cannabis aged 15 and older in 2015.
The legend has been taking cannabis to help her out in her cancer battle after her herbal medicine importer husband John Easterling introduced her to its pain-relieving qualities.
The Medicines Control Council has on Wednesday briefed MPs on its framework for medicinal cannabis access in South Africa.
A new trial is due to start in which the state is likely to expend considerable energy trying to prove that dagga use is seriously harmful.
Johan and Mirishin have been distributing medical marijuana for the last three years. Step into their consultation room and see how this herb may change SA’s medical scene.
Researchers found that illegal use of marijuana and rates of cannabis use disorder rose to a greater extent in US states that adopted laws legalising marijuana for medical purposes.
Award-winning actor Sir Patrick Stewart has admitted he uses medical marijuana.
The party says research around the world has indicated that several countries are already permitting the use of cannabis related products for pain relief.
The use of marijuana for prescribed medication could potentially be legalised in South Africa this month.
Researchers have discovered that deaths dropped 11% on average in US states that legalised medical marijuana.
The proportion of pregnant women who reported using marijuana during the past month rose from 2.37% in 2002 to 3.85% in 2014.
California led the way in legalising marijuana for medical purposes in 1996.
Chris Sayegh is leading the way by taking haute cuisine to a higher place with his cannabis-infused menus.