Q: What is it about marijuana that slows the spread of breast cancer? It sounds far-fetched.  Is there anything to it?

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - An abandoned mine in northern Canada may lose its role as the country's only government-sanctioned marijuana farm.

DES MOINES, Iowa | Medical marijuana proponents had a partial victory Tuesday when the Iowa pharmacy board rejected a petition to reclassify the drug but agreed to a series of public hearings on the issue.

Shops selling pot in the cash-strapped city will pay $18 on each $1,000 in sales. The city administrator estimates that it could raise $300,000 in annual revenue.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cannabis Science Inc. (NASD OTCBB: CBIS), an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis company, is pleased to announce that the Company is moving forward confidently under the guidance of its new President & CEO, Dr. Robert Melamede Ph.D.