Article by Emily Gray Brosious, Extract Pro-marijuana activists met outside of Republican Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions D.C. offices on Monday afternoon, November 28, for the first demonstration in a series of planned “Smoke Sessions” protests against the President-elect’s pick for attorney general. Shortly after protesters showed up, however, the group was granted a meeting with members of the conservative lawmaker’s ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr., Ganjapreneur Iowa’s limited medical cannabis program is set to expire in July, but advocates, along with some state lawmakers, see the sunset as an opportunity to rewrite a comprehensive set of rules for the program when the session reconvenes in January, the Des Moines Registerreports. Under the current law, passed in 2014, medical cannabis oil ...

Article by The Associated Press via The Cannabist The Supreme Court won’t take up an appeal from a Native American church in Hawaii that wants to be exempt from federal marijuana laws. The justice on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said laws banning the possession and distribution of cannabis don’t interfere with church members’ right to exercise ...

Article by TG Branfalt Jr., Ganjapreneur About 2,000 people jailed in California for marijuana crimes are likely to be freed under Proposition 64, with thousands and possibly tens of thousands more potentially able to clear their criminal record of marijuana-related charges, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report. The referendum not only legalized cannabis for adult use but also provided for ...

Article by Blake Taylor, Merry Jane South Africa is one giant step closer to legalizing marijuana, known as “dagga,” as the Department of Health moves forward to recognize the plant as prescription medication rather than a banned substance. According to an article originally published by the Cape Argus newspaper in Cape Town, South Africa, the Medical Control Council (MCC) told ...

Article by Shoshanna Solomon, Times of Israel In a world first, Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Tel Aviv-based Syqe Medical said they signed a distribution and cooperation agreement to market medical cannabis in an inhaler. Under the agreement, Teva will be the exclusive marketer and distributor in Israel of an inhaler developed by Syqe Medical for the delivery of ...

Article by NZ Herald Puerto Rico government agencies will not screen for marijuana on employee drug tests following an executive order by Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla. Applicants seeking public employment will continue to face screening for some drugs. The order targets agencies where current employees are screened for illegal substance use at the discretion of agency directors. The order was ...

Article by Emily Gray Brosious, Extract A California man faces felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers discovered 71 pounds of marijuana hidden inside wrapped Christmas presents, according to a press release. Authorities say they seized the drugs on Monday, Nov. 21, in a vehicle that was stopped for a driving violation on Interstate 80, south of Toledo. ...

Article by Assawin Pakkawan, Bangkok Post Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya is standing firm in his aim to remove krathom and marijuana from the narcotic drugs list and treat them as medicinal herbs. He believes the move is necessary because the government has failed to curb them. He reiterated his stance yesterday when he met officials and civic groups from 14 ...

Article by Cindy Boren, The Washington Post Seantrel Henderson, a third-year offensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills, is facing his second suspension of the season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse rules. But Henderson’s case is unusual because it raises fresh questions about the approach to pain management and changing attitudes about the legalization of marijuana. What makes Henderson’s situation unique ...