UK Parliament Debates Cannabis
On Monday the 12th of October 2015, a historic debate on cannabis took place in British Parliament. Check out this report from Cannabis News Network, by Clark French.
Cannabis goes on trial in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – In South Africa your life can swiftly descent into hell when you smoke cannabis. This is what happened to Myrtle Clarke and Jules Stobbs. They lived their ordinary lives as television producers, where smokers and got caught. In South Africa there are around 3 million people using cannabis. It is the first country in the world […]
The CannaTest, first ever streettest of cannabis.
Cannabis News Network presents The CannaTest. On the 9th of March 2015 we published the video ‘Street dealers show failure of Dutch drugs policy’. Today we release the first test of all the cannabis we purchased on the streets in order to get a better idea of its quality.
Cannabis Liberation Day 2016 & Rick Simpson: Cannabis Oil’s Godfather
Rick Simpson, the godfather of cannabis oil, was a guest at the recent Cannabis Liberation Day (Cannabis Bevrijdingsdag) in Amsterdam. The Canadian cannabis oil producer put the medicinal use of cannabis on the worldwide map with his documentary Run From the Cure on the Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) technique. He has treated many patients and […]
Move over kale juice, hemp juice is here to stay!
In this third installment of our Irish mini-series, we get to know Marcus McCabe and Kate Mullaney, founders of Kama Hemp Juice. Marcus and Kate run a unique business in Ireland, which is able to operate because Hemp Juice is considered a food, not a drug. And while some hemp farmers produce CBD oil or other extracts, […]
The curious case of medicinal cannabis in the Netherlands: The James Burton Story
In a Cannabis News Network special, James Burton speaks out on the turbulent history of medicinal cannabis in the Netherlands.
A tribute to Howard ‘Mr Nice’ Marks (1945-2016)
The world has gotten a little less nicer today… Howard Marks (1945-2016), a.k.a. Mr Nice, has passed away at the age of 70.
The rise of Cannabis Social Clubs, a civil revolt?
While countries and organizations strive for a different approach towards cannabis, consumers are just going ahead by taking matters into their own hands: they start Cannabis Social Clubs (CSC). But what are social clubs and how do they work? Can they exist at a time when Local and national authorities are still not willing to change the ridged drug laws? Cannabis News […]
South African “Robin Hood of cannabis oil” gets raided
“Tonight, I sit and write this story, in the hope that someone will listen to us. I write this in tears and frustration, I write this as a fugitive from the law. The reason for this? I make and distribute Cannabis oil on a charity basis to everyone that needs it.” On Friday, October 2nd, the […]
Why aren’t we building more with hemp? – Part 1
The United Nations recently discussed the environmental and climate change issues our world is dealing with today. There are a lot of possibilities to save the environment, including the increased use of hemp. A lot of people – including the famous Jack Herer – have even said that hemp can save the world. There are […]
