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Dutch ministers have outlined plans to regulate cannabis cultivation in certain parts of the Netherlands for a trial period.

Jamaica, the birthplace of landrace strains like Lamb’s Bread and icons like Bob Marley, has long been a capital of cannabis culture, but only in recent years did the country loosen its laws on the plant. 

Legislators in Greece have approved a bill to regulate medical cannabis cultivation and distribution.

 

An Israeli company on Sunday announced a $110 million deal to grow and produce medical cannabis for a European buyer in what it said was the biggest agreement of its kind to be signed in Israel to date.

 

The pharmacy chain's parent company applied in October 2016 for a license to dispense medical marijuana.

“It’s just like when prohibition was ended. This is an utterly unique opportunity in the market. These don’t come along very often.”

A Canadian company has its eye on the future of marijuana in Aruba and the Caribbean, signing a deal this week to produce marijuana and food there in the near future.

The Guinness Book of World Records can tell you which city has the fastest internet connection, and which has the oldest restaurant, but  it doesn't say which city smokes the most weed, writes James McClure.

A major Canadian health insurance company will soon cover medical cannabis. 

While it’s no secret, consistency is key to producing a quality cannabis crop with the maximum yield possible, maintaining consistency can be challenging as the business grows.

Lilach Mazor Power, CEO and cofounder of The Giving Tree, sees hiring university graduates, especially those with scientific degrees, as the logical next step in the rapidly professionalizing world of weed.

At 800,000-square-feet, the Aurora Sky facility being built by Aurora Cannabis at the Edmonton International Airport is poised to be the largest licensed cannabis facility in the world.

The lucrative legal cannabis industry is now utilizing advanced technology solutions such as 3D printing.

Canadian cannabis companies are increasingly setting their sights on South America, where several countries are liberalizing their cannabis laws.

We already have among the highest rates of use globally. People are already sourcing their cannabis effectively.

While it still has yet to become legal, Canada’s marijuana industry is officially larger than its beer or tobacco industries in terms of production.

Marijuana should be legalized in two of Mexico’s main tourist hot spots, Cancun and Los Cabos, in order to reduce criminal violence, Mexico’s minister for tourism said on Thursday.

A brand new class of epilepsy medicines primarily based on an ingredient derived from marijuana might be accessible as quickly as within the second half of 2018 within the United States pending Food and Drug Administration approval.

France's fight against cannabis, through tough laws to punish users, has long been a failure -- the French remain among Europe's biggest dope smokers.