Can cannabis reduce the ageing of brain? As per new research done on mice, long-term, low-dose use of the active ingredient of cannabis has an anti-ageing effect.

Cannabis found to have anti-ageing effect on brains of mice. So can pot make you younger?

Japan's parliament has made a groundbreaking decision to legalise medicines derived from cannabis. This change, approved in the upper house, allows for the use of cannabis-based medical products, as reported by the South China Morning Post.

Japan approves medical cannabis use, toughens recreational marijuana ban in landmark drug law revision

1.5 years after New Jersey residents voted to legalise the sale of cannabis in the state, seven medical-marijuana companies have been given clearance to start selling their products to all adults.

New Jersey to start sale of marijuana within a week, now adults can easily buy it for recreational use

Many pot-smoking adults in Illinois will ring in the new year on a high note when recreational marijuana use becomes legal in the state on January 1. Starting New Years Day, people 21 and older will be able to legally buy up to 30 grams of marijuana flower, 5 grams of marijuana concentrate, or 500 grams of THC-infused products such as edibles at licensed commercial dealers throughout the state.

Recreational marijuana to become legal in Illinois on New Years Day

In a white, sterilised laboratory on the outskirts of Uruguayan capital Montevideo, biochemists are carefully cultivating plants for a booming multi-billion dollar global market: medical marijuana.

Uruguay’s cannabis growers go global with first overseas shipment

A 19-year-old American tourist arrested in Russia while carrying marijuana for personal medical use could face up to three years in prison in the country known for its harsh drug policy.

US teen arrested in Russia over medical marijuana

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health received the first batch of cannabis oil to be distributed to hospital patients on Wednesday, kickstarting the first official use of medical marijuana since a law legalizing it came into effect this year. The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) on Wednesday delivered 4,500 5 ml bottles of cannabis oil to the Ministry of Public Health to be distributed to hospitals for about 4,000 registered patients. Another 2,000 bottles will be gradually delivered in the following month.

Thailand unveils first batch of medical marijuana for hospital distribution

The initiative to fully legalise the drug is expected to transform California into an epicentre for cannabis bringing in billions in revenue

Cannabis: The new California gold rush

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