All Stories: Cannabis

JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament has given its final approval to a long-awaited and controversial law to allow exports of medical cannabis, a move that is...

WELLINGTON: New Zealanders will decide whether to legalise cannabis for recreational use in a referendum held during the 2020 general election, the country’s justice...

PRETORIA: Andre Kruger’s stand at Africa’s first ever cannabis exposition displayed an indoor growing tent, complete with state-of-the-art lighting imported from the United States...

TORONTO: Canada became the first industrialised nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday, but a lawful buzz will be hard to come by in...

LOS ANGELES: California will launch the world’s largest regulated commercial market for recreational marijuana on Monday, as dozens of newly licensed stores catering to...

OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government unveiled legislation on Thursday to fully legalise marijuana, making Canada only the second country to do so, after...

PARIS: The number of adult cannabis users in the United States increased by ten million from 2002 to 2014, said a study Thursday that called for better education on the potential pitfalls.

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed today with the traditional resolve to establish a drugs-free society.

LONDON: A British study released Monday suggested that the risk of psychosis was five times higher for regular users of cannabis, adding to a growing body of evidence linking drug use and mental health disorders.

BERLIN: A German court ruled on Tuesday that some people suffering from chronic pain should be able to cultivate their own cannabis "for therapeutic purposes".