#Marijuana
The Explainer: Can Ireland grow its own medicinal cannabis?
This will make it significantly less of a grey area in Irish law – and it could also herald the start of the Irish cannabis industry.
First-time cannabis users on the rise in Canada since legalisation
Those most likely to give it a go for the first time were men aged 45 to 64.
Medical cannabis products can now be prescribed in Northern Ireland
The move has been welcomed by some, while others say the new rules are still too restrictive.
Cannabis is legal across Canada from today and 109 stores are opening immediately
Medical marijuana dispensaries are already common in parts of the country.
Man arrested after 46 people overdose at park in Connecticut
No deaths were reported, but officials said two people suffered life-threatening symptoms.
Three dead in the US after spread of synthetic cannabis laced with rat poison
A number of other people have also been hospitalised by the contaminated drug, with symptoms such as coughing up blood and internal bleeding.
Recreational marijuana is legal in California from today
But finding a shop to buy non-medical pot in California won’t be easy, at least initially.
Elderly couple said $330,000-worth of marijuana was for Christmas presents
Patrick and Barbara Jiron brought 27kg of marijuana on a cross-country road trip in the US.
Macron jokes about marijuana during tense State visit to French Guiana
Macron has made controversial comments in the past about French colonies.
Want to have more sex? Smoke more marijuana *
* Sort of. A new American study has found that those smoking the drug daily are having about 20% more sex than non-users.
Areas with legal marijuana shops have no more crime than areas with bars
The crime tends to be less violent.
Switzerland is selling legal cannabis that contains potential health benefits but without the high
“With this stuff, I feel the same relaxation as before, but since there is no high, I can still get things done and play with my kids.”
'Free the weed': Worldwide demos call for legalisation of cannabis
Originating in the US, 4/20 is a date when cannabis advocates unite to light one up together.
Cannabis set to be legal in Canada by July 2018
This would make the country only the second to do so, after Uruguay.
For the first time, a country will sell recreational marijuana in its pharmacies
Uruguay will become the first nation to make the step later this year.
Marijuana 'eases chronic pain, but may increase risk of schizophrenia'
A US study has found that cannabis almost certainly reduces chronic pain and eases nausea from chemotherapy.
Cannabis ingredient to be classed as medicine in UK
Companies wishing to sell CBD can apply for a licence from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
A prankster made some slight changes to the Hollywood sign overnight
It now reads Hollyweed, after the state passed a vote with legalised the recreational use of marijuana.
Here’s what it’s like in the first US city to allow marijuana to be smoked socially
Denver now allows bars and restaurants to give patrons the option to use marijuana alongside a cocktail or meal.
Gardaí seize €300,000 worth of cannabis in organised crime crackdown
The seizure is part of an ongoing operation into targeting the sale and supply of drugs in the Dublin and Kildare regions.
Marijuana, assisted suicide, gun control - there was a lot on the table for US voters in this election
There was more than just the presidency at stake in yesterday’s vote.
Police in US warn people against accidentally eating cannabis-infused sweets
‘Which gummy bears are infused with marijuana?’
Cork family fighting for cannabis-based medicine for daughter with rare form of epilepsy
TDs will debate medicinal cannabis use in the near future.
More US adults are using marijuana as they don't think it's harmful
There have been a number of calls for cannabis to be legalised in Ireland for medical reasons.
Is sex after alcohol different to sex after cannabis? According to a study, yes
Researchers from NYU studied how alcohol and marijuana affected sexual experiences.
'Ireland is behind the times': Should cannabis be legalised for medical use?
This week, Bríd Smith tabled a Bill calling for the use of cannabis to be permitted for sufferers of illnesses such as Multiple Sclerosis and cancer.
Weed makes you less likely to feel rewards
It suggests the drug “hijacks” the rewards system.
Study shows marijuana users twice as likely to give birth prematurely
For women who continue to smoke throughout their pregnancy – they are five times more likely to have a preterm birth.
Poll: Do you think it's a good idea to legalise marijuana?
Canada is expected to become the first G7 nation to do so.
Underground drug tunnel into the US from Mexico discovered beneath bin
The tunnel was equipped with a rail system and an elevator hidden in a closet in a Mexican house.
Where do Ireland's political parties stand on decriminalising cannabis?
Could Ireland go down the Portuguese route?
Ad makers defend anti-marijuana campaign after ridicule
A host of parody videos have been doing the rounds.
An Irish company spent six months designing the perfect grinder for weed
For medical marijuana users, of course.
'I found that nothing worked, except cannabis': Who are Ireland's marijuana users?
Users tell TheJournal.ie about their experiences.
New York's police chief fulfilled every weed-smoker's worst nightmare this week
Bill Bratton grabbed a joint off a schoolgirl on the street, and threw it in a sewer. Could you imagine?
Meet Merry Jane, Snoop Dogg's baby that's trying to be 'the ESPN of cannabis'
As laws become more liberalised, cannabis is becoming a multi-billion industry.
'I'm against them testing for weed' - Ronda Rousey incensed over Nick Diaz ban
“It’s not a performance-enhancing drug. It has nothing to do with athletic competition.”
UFC star Nick Diaz hit with five-year suspension for marijuana use
His opponent at UFC 183 in January, Anderson Silva, was banned for just one year for steroids.
Spanish police getting stoned from having too much weed in their stations
The problem is arising at rural stations that are responsible for stretches of farmland where marijuana is seized.
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