Legislation that makes Delaware the latest state in the country to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana went into effect just after midnight Friday,  downgrading a possession charge for people carrying up to an ounce of pot if they are 21 years of age or older from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil violation, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Under the former rules, having pot on your person could result in up to six months of jail time. 

PORTLAND, Ore. - Members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have approved a plan to build a facility to grow marijuana on their reservation in central Oregon and sell it at tribe-owned stores outside the reservation.

The vote comes a year after a U.S. Department of Justice policy indicated tribes could grow and sell pot under the same guidelines as states that opt to legalize. The tribe is one of the first in the country to enter the pot business.

Tribal officials said about 80 per cent of tribal voters favoured the proposal. More than 1,400 of the 3,300 eligible voters turned out for the referendum Thursday.

A recent study in states where medical or recreational marijuana is legal shows that most employers haven't let the social shift in legalization soften their tolerance, or lack thereof, regarding employees who test positive for the substance.

Conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management, the survey polled 623 human resource professionals in nineteen states where medical marijuana is legal and four states and Washington D.C., where cannabis is legal for adult-use. The results showed that most employers are still following federal laws and guidelines despite operating in states that have laws allowing forms of marijuana use.

The medical benefits of the non-psychoactive cannabinoid CBD, or cannabidiol, are many. From all forms of epilepsy and seizure disorders to cancer, Crohn’s, and lupus, this highly effective chemical compound is being leveraged by an increasingly large number of patients and medical professionals to treat a wide range of diseases and conditions.

Hanukkah has ended but Christmas is rapidly approaching, which means there's still plenty of time to bust out your ugly holiday sweaters. This sartorial tradition first gained popularity in the early 2000s, when a trio of Canucks from Vancouver wrote "Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Book: The Definitive Guide to Getting Your Ugly On" to dispense advice on how to throw a spectacularly ugly Christmas sweater party for you and your friends. Since then, every December people gather together at office parties, happy hours, or festive home gatherings to proudly show off their tacky tops. 

Greenhouse-grown cannabis allows for the same controls as indoor growing, just more energy efficient, reducing cultivators’ carbon footprint.

Throughout the United States, a majority of cannabis for medical and adult use is grown indoors, which requires a tremendous amount of energy and is generally inefficient. State regulators and cultivators alike are beginning to notice the benefits of greenhouse and outdoor-grown cannabis, primarily for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

Mary Jane is getting a makeover.

As marijuana use is becoming more accepted across the country - it’s now legal in some form or decriminalized in 27 states and the District of Columbia - cannabis couture is burning bright.

The pot leaf t-shirts, gaudy glass pipes and candy-colored hemp purses associated with college stoners are being stubbed out in favor of diamond necklaces, haute humidors and state-of-the-art vaporizers for the sophisticated toker.

It wasn't so many years ago that the words "cannabis gathering" only meant a joint being passed around the room and some sturdy philosophizing about life, the universe, and the bounties of the magic leaf. The picture could not have been more removed from that at the Cannabis Private Investment Summit organized by Kahner Global in New York City a couple of weeks ago. This was a room full of professional suits. On the one side, there were private family offices and high net worth investors potentially wanting to latch on to the exploding legal cannabis industry. On the other side, individuals with established cannabis-related companies pitching their products or services, informing and educating everyone about the opportunities in the space.

Israeli scientist Dr. Raphael Mechoulam established modern cannabis research almost single-handedly, first when he elucidated the structure of CBD in 1963 and then again in 1964 when he isolated and described THC. After a career in organic chemistry spanning 50 years and with numerous other important discoveries into the nature of marijuana under his belt, the father of pot research opened up to Cannabis Now about the past, present and possible future of medicine.

The next time you think about spending some of your hard earned cash in The Venetian or Palazzo on the strip in Las Vegas, keep in mind you are funding the effort to keep marijuana illegal.

Sheldon Adelson, owner of both Vegas landmarks along with a giant casino in Macau and another in Pennsylvania is worth an estimated $28.5 Billon. So his purchase of the Las Vegas Review Journal for $140 million must've seemed like a deal, especially because his goal is to use the publication's clout to campaign against marijuana legalization.