Uruguay sets price of legalised cannabis at $1 a gram

      Uruguay sets price of legalised cannabis at $1 a gram Country likely to become first to have state-controlled marijuana industry, and hopes low price will push traffickers out of market A Uruguayan man smokes cannabis during a demonstration in Montevideo in May. A senate vote to legalise the drug is expected in…

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Australian scientists have discovered that cannabis could help reverse dementia

SYDNEY – Australian scientists have discovered that cannabis could help reverse dementia. Researchers from Neuroscience Research Australia (NRA) believe one of the main active ingredients in cannabis – cannabidiol – could reverse some of the symptoms of memory loss, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Tim Karl, a senior NRA researcher says that cannabidiol has anti-inflammatory,…

Marijuana legally prescribed to young people is showing up in classrooms.

This is putting teachers and principals in a new and challenging position. Aimee Polacci, garden product manager, carries a tray of cannabis clones to be sold at the Peace in Medicine dispensary in Sebastopol, Calif. The lone medical marijuana dispensary in this Northern California enclave has become such a pot destination that it has more…