Giving Americans ‘Bhang’ For Their Buck
Scott Van Rixel, an American chocolatier, is trying to do something Western businesses have often failed to accomplish: trademark a common Indian word.
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Oakland City Council Approves Large-Scale Production of Medical Marijuana
In a lively, standing room only meeting, the Oakland city council voted Tuesday night to approve on first reading a city-wide plan for the cultivation of medical marijuana in four new large-scale factories.
Wall Street Is Laundering Drug Money And Getting Away With It
America’s largest banks can engage in flagrantly criminal activity on a massive scale and emerge almost completely unscathed.
Medical-Marijuana Advocates Seek Society’s Approval
The newest research leaves little doubt that marijuana has promise in alleviating symptoms of some ailments.
Ireland’s Head Shops Under Attack
Bombings of head shops, which sell legal drugs, have sparked debate about Irish drug policy.
New Zealand Grow Stores Busted in ‘Cannabis Crackdown’
New Zealand police have shut a chain of home garden supply shops called Switched On Gardener that they allege form part of the backbone of the country's illegal cannabis industry.
Don’t Call It ‘Pot’ in This Circle; It’s a Profession
Like hip-hop, health food and snowboarding, marijuana is going corporate.
Medical Marijuana Business is on Fire
Medical marijuana dispensaries are springing up in Colorado's major cities like coffee shops, nail parlors, tanning salons or taco shops.
Move to Legalize Marijuana in California Sparks Fears About Drop in Prices
A proposal to put the legalization of marijuana in California to a vote this November is causing some growers of the plant in the state to worry about a sharp drop in the value of their crop if the measure succeeds.
CBC’s CannaBiz
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canada's public broadcaster has produced a new documentary film called CannaBiz, which explores the growing marijuana industry in Canada.
