The country’s self-styled “Prince of Pot” is due to return to Canada today after finishing a U.S. sentence for selling cannabis seeds to customers south of the border. Marc Emery is set to cross into Ontario from Detroit after serving a five-year sentence, and his wife, Jodie Emery, says she will be there awaiting his […]

The Berkeley City Council approved an ordinance that will require medical marijuana dispensaries to give away free cannabis to very low-income patients. According to the ordinance: the amount of free cannabis must equal 2 percent of a dispensary’s gross weight sold and will be re-evaluated every 6 months. The quality of the free cannabis is […]

The “Prince of Pot” Marc Emery will be released from a United States prison this Wednesday after serving a five-year sentence for selling marijuana seeds to customers south of the border. His wife Jodie – who is gearing up to run for the Liberal party in a federal election in the Vancouver-East riding – says […]

The Canadian website Lift, an online hub that provides patient-sourced information about the medical marijuana program, is offering a year’s supply of medical marijuana as part of an awareness campaign. Although having a prescription for medical marijuana is not a prerequisite for entering  The ‘Get Happy Canada’ contest, the winner will need to obtain a prescription from a doctor and […]

The ‘Weed Fairy’ — whose fliers contain the Twitter name Danksy Appleweed and who says her real name is Yeni Sleidi — is posting signs on Capitol Hill, with a nugget of pot taped to them. The woman behind the signs says she just wants to give people a gift in these tough times: “I […]

A new group in Colorado called operation Grow4Vets  plans on providing cannabis to U.S. military vets as an alternative to using narcotics to treat physical or mental illness sustained during military service at no cost. The group intends to give away free marijuana, cannabis-infused oils and tinctures, as well as marijuana plant growing equipment, to […]