It is likely that ancient Israelites got high on cannabis during religious rituals, according to archaeologists who found traces of weed at an old temple in Israel. Israeli Archaeologists found cannabis residue on artefacts at an eighth-century temple in Tel Arad in the Negev desert, south of the occupied West Bank. Writing in a journal…

Mike Tyson’s cannabis company hopes to secure the naming rights to Barcelona’s stadium, the former boxing champion’s business partner has said.

Bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to antibiotics. By combining antibiotics with the cannabis compound, cannabidiol, researchers have found a way to enhance the antibiotic effect.

South Africa's Minister of Finance Tito Titus Mboweni has pledged to push for the legalisation of cannabis. Mboweni on Thursday took to his Twitter page to share images of cannabis plants he found on a farm. The minister enquired from his followers if the plant should be cut down or allowed to grow, after which…

With the legalisation of cannabis in some parts of the U.S, it is no wonder some celebrities are seeing it as a viable business to venture into. As lighter flicks oftentimes signify the start of his verses, it is safe to say Lil Wayne is among the smoking connoisseurs like Snoop Dogg. Not only is…

Co-founder of global circus company - Cirque du Soleil, Guy Laliberte, has been detained on charges of growing cannabis on his private island in the South Pacific. Laliberte's company, Lune Rouge, confirmed in a statement Wednesday that he is being investigated "for alleged complicity in cultivation, possession, and use of cannabis." The company described Laliberte…

California's Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Café on Tuesday became the first business in the United States with the license to sell food, beverages and products based on or derived from marijuana, which visitors may also smoke within the premises This is coming almost two years after California began allowing sales of recreational cannabis. Lowell Farms…

More than a decade after the death of Stephen Oladipupo Owomoyela, popularly known as Dr. Orlando Owoh, his stance on the consumption of Cannabis Sativa, better known as Indian hemp or marijuana, seems to have become a prophecy that might even contribute to lifting the country out of its economic woes. In one of his…

The immediate past President of Resident Doctors Association at the Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, and psychiatrist, Dr. Raliat Akerele, in this interview with GERALDINE AKUTU, said for medical marijuana to be effective in Nigeria, the government should fund large-scale research into the crop. Can you explain the gradual adoption of marijuana in health therapy?…

Canada expects to start sales of cannabis-infused edibles by mid-December, while prohibiting pot products that might appeal to children such as gummy bears or lollipops, the government announced Friday. The new regulations -- which follow last year's legalization of recreational cannabis use -- will come into effect on October 17. They will also apply to…

A non-government organisation, Christ Against Drug Abuse Ministry, (CADAM) has urged governments at all levels to be cautious in tapping...

Taking a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol, a cannabis-based medicine, cut seizures nearly in half for children...