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First legal medical cannabis dispensary opens in African continent

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 1, 2018

Africa’s first medicinal cannabis dispensary is preparing to open its doors. Staff at the clinic, which is located in Durban, is striving to clear the negative stigma that currently surrounds the topic...

Vermont might fine people over cannabis odor

Vermont might fine people over cannabis odor

March 7, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Vermont’s legislature legalized cannabis in January, and lawmakers in the state have been working on regulations since. One bill that is going through Vermont’s...

California allows individuals to reclassify or dismiss cannabis-related offenses

California allows individuals to reclassify or dismiss cannabis-related offenses

Annureet January 5, 2018

While states like New Jersey are aiming to legalize cannabis in hopes to bring reform to the criminal justice program, California has already started making its efforts. After legalizing cannabis for...

Newsweek 01/02/18

These five states are the most likely to pass cannabis legislation in 2018

Annureet Kaur January 3, 2018

With the elections coming up, cannabis legalization has become a hot topic nationwide, once again. After California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts legalized social cannabis use in 2016, no other states...

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

According to a report which tracked the pricing of cannabis across the United States, wholesale cannabis prices dropped significantly since the first half of 2016. The report from Cannabis Benchmarks’...

Pictured: A street in Vigan, The Philippines.

This bill would let hospitals directly distribute medical cannabis to Philippine patients

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 28, 2017

A legislative committee in the Philippines approved a measure to allow medical cannabis in the country. The Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act would allow cannabis extracts to be used for...

Pictured: Members of the Kahnawake Tribe attend a yearly powwow

Tribe prepares to create cannabis regulations before nationwide legalization in Canada

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 12, 2017

The Kahnawake Tribe in Quebec, Canada imposed a suspension on the production, distribution and sale of cannabis on its land while the council works out regulations. The Mohawk council plans to pass...

New bill would push cannabis to Schedule III

New bill would push cannabis to Schedule III

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 21, 2017

A new bill before Congress would move cannabis from its Schedule I designation to Schedule III, the same classification shared by tylenol codeine, ketamine and dronabinol. Congressmen Rep. Matt Gaetz...

Nevada dispensaries' product dwindles as emergency measure is taken

Nevada dispensaries’ product dwindles as emergency measure is taken

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 11, 2017

Nevada dispensaries licensed to sell social cannabis are beginning to run out of product hardly one week after opening for business, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. It was announced...

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