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Earlier this week I announced that applications to prescribe non pharmaceutical grade cannabis based medicinal products would no longer require my approval as Associate Minister of Health. I further announced that I would be advising medical authorities of a list of known such products that were...

Just over a year ago, Jesse Meighan attended a fundraising event for her boyfriend's cannabis media company. "Unfortunately, as most cannabis events and as most fundraising events are, it was a sausage party," she says. "So I found the one woman in the room to chat up, and it was Jane." By...

A Nanaimo-based medical cannabis company has announced approval on its exports to Chile. This will be its Tilray's first venture into the South American market. The company announced that they have received the necessary regulatory approvals making it possible to export and distribute...

Please join us in thanking Aqua Lab Technologies for renewing their sponsorship! They have been and continue to be a huge asset in helping us further our mission of spreading Cannabis Awareness to the world. 420 Magazine began life 23 years ago in an endeavor to end prohibition by creating a...

For years, stylists have stocked their red-carpet prop kits with things like gel insoles to help ease the pain of 8-inch stilettos. But when Karla Welch, the stylist for stars like Justin Bieber and Olivia Wilde, was getting clientele ready for the Golden Globes in Jan., she whipped out...

Los Angeles – Hi is a cannabis brand. Its logo – "hi" in white letters inside an orange circle – can be found above the front door of a Portland marijuana shop and on a handful of cannabis products, including massage oil and Hi Releaf pain-relief balm. But you wouldn't guess any of that from...

Imagine a group of young professionals enjoying a dinner party. It's time for dessert and everyone moves from the dinner table to the living room. A digestif is served alongside a handful of luxury chocolates that have a slightly sweet taste and a low-dose of THC that kicks in within 15 minutes...

Natasha Irizarry is sitting across from her business partner, DJ Shott, as their dogs run around the office; her sister is in the next room, boxing up products for the holiday rush. Stashbox is where brands and consumers meet, Irizarry explains. Irizarry and Shott, who are originally from...

People in the U.K. will soon be able to use cannabis-based products containing the plant's medical component cannabidiol, or CBD, according to reports. The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) classified CBD as a medicine in the U.K. on Tuesday. Department officials, who...

It's time to admit it, oh glorious denizens of the 21st century, we are some lazy folks. Organic snacks come in a subscription box. Makeup comes in a subscription box. Meals for the month, meals for the night – heck, even suit coats and razors come straight to our doorsteps these days. So why...

Peter Dunne has given a summary of the slow progress on medicinal cannabis, saying that there has been a lack of proven products available but hopes that will change next year as New Zealand benefits from what is happening in Australia. Stuff's Prime Minister Bill English needs a 'clear...

As we wrap up 2016–a year that, for many, has been filled with a distressing degree of loss, fear, and historical division–let's take a look back at these past 12 months, and specifically what has happened with cannabis. (Hopefully you weren't expecting a wrap-up about sportsball.)...

There is a high-end luxury marijuana market that caters to people willing to spend almost $3,000 for a joint and hundreds for luxury subscription boxes. While many people may think of recreational marijuana smokers as grungy stoners, a new study from Miner and Co. Studio has uncovered an...

Canadian marijuana companies, facing potential limits on advertising for recreational pot, are selling health food products and cultivating a lifestyle image to win customers in an anticipated multibillion dollar market. Canada is set to become the first G7 country to legalize recreational...

Cannabidiol (CBD) is the part of the cannabis plant that doesn't get you "high" like the THC side of the plant. It is typically used for health reasons instead of for recreational purposes. The CBD products are either derived from industrial hemp plants or marijuana plants. The Hemp Business...

Salem, Ore. - The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday it has made additional modifications to testing rules for medical and recreational marijuana products that will provide relief for processors and growers while ensuring public health protections for consumers. The new temporary testing...

We often read news lamenting the retirement of baby boomers, and thus, the loss of years of knowledge and experience in the workforce. But one working paper published by researchers at John Hopkins and Temple University suggested that states which passed medical marijuana laws saw a boost in...

Many friends of mine are using the benefits of CBD oil and other infused products to help alleviate pain and other chronic diseases. I'm considering opening an online store to distribute these products to the public - either buy them wholesale and sell them for a profit or find a company that...

For decades the only part of pot that mattered was tetrahydrocannabinol, a.k.a. THC – the chemical component that gets you high. But weed users are now turning their attention to another ingredient: canna-bidiol, or CBD. It doesn't get you stoned, but it may help you feel better. Think of CBD...

For the US forum members anyone who wants to bring in Medical Cannabis products from the US into New Zealand while they are in New Zealand for working or tourism purposes can no longer do so as the New Zealand Customs has changed the criteria for Medical Cannabis products from the US must be FDA...