Quantcast
Channel: Cannabis News Center » International Updates
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live

Australian Prime Minister Backs Cannabis Legalization

Following up our recent report on the increase of pro-marijuana protests in Australia — including a planned nationwide day of protest last Sunday the 14th — comes the news that Prime Minister Tony...

View Article



Legal Marijuana Sales to Begin in December Under New Uruguay Cannabis Law

Nestled between its better-known neighbors Brazil and Argentina, Uruguay, a small, relatively politically isolated nation, is about to undertake one of the world’s most closely-watched economic and...

View Article

Cannabis News Roundup: International Edition

The growing acceptance and even allowance of marijuana isn’t just an American phenomenon: Cannabis news from around the world shows similar trends. As we learned a few days ago, Uruguay is in the...

View Article

Preview: Cannafest Prague 2014

When you think of November, you most likely picture hungry families gathered around a turkey dinner as savory aromas stumble through the air. And, of course, tiny turkey hands and pilgrims, too. What...

View Article

Chile Marijuana Project Begins as South American Nation Plants Cannabis Seeds

A 9,150 square-foot plot in Chile has marijuana seeds scattered across its earth. Guarded by electric fence and barbed wire, the seeds will grow until next April. Then, they will be harvested, turned...

View Article


Australia Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Senate

Australia medical marijuana may soon be legalized, if a bill introduced just days ago in that nation’s senate succeeds. Though a part of the British Commonwealth, Australia’s medical marijuana laws...

View Article

Brazil to Allow Medical Marijuana, Inc. to Import CBD Oil for Epilepsy

Big news out of Brazil, by way of California: Medical Marijuana, Inc. (MMI) is announcing that it’s become the first company to be allowed to import into the Latin American country CBD oil for epilepsy...

View Article

Grandparents of Epileptic Girl Donate $34M to Medical Cannabis Research

With their three-year-old granddaughter suffering from a rare form of epilepsy, Barry and Joy Lambert recently donated $33.7 million Australian dollars to the University of Sydney to fund medical...

View Article


Terminally Ill Man Requests Permission to Use Medical Cannabis in the UK

At 37, Kieran McCrory of Omagh, Northern Ireland has been told he has three to five years to live. McCrory has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor and is asking the UK’s health minister for help...

View Article


Preview: Cannafest Prague 2015

In less than two months, one of Europe’s largest cannabis trade shows will kick into gear as the sixth annual Cannafest Prague hits the Czech Republic. “Last year, Cannafest saw a record number of...

View Article
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images