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By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington will become the second U.S. state to sell marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday, although shortages and high prices are likely to accompany any euphoria. The nation - and the U.S. government - will be watching Washington's rollout as a broader trend of liberalization and pro-marijuana activism in the United States takes hold. Only 25 ... View the full article

On Tuesday, legal recreational marijuana sales start in Washington state. While such sales are technically illegal under federal law, Congress and the Obama administration are staying out of the situation, for now. View the full article

His sentences was overturned after serving 6 weeks and ended up with a 12 month good behaviour bond. A win for medical cannabis in australia I reckon http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-05/freed-man-calls-for-medical-cannabis-research/4734198

They are climbing the superfood sales charts elsewhere and claims of their health benefits are spreading, but in Australia hemp seeds remain under a cloud. View the full article

As Washington state readied to become only the second state to allow people to buy marijuana legally without a doctor's note, lines were already forming in front of the lucky few stores that got last-minute ... View the full article

OREM, Utah -- via PRWEB - ForeverGreen Worldwide Corporation (OTCBB: FVRG), a leading provider of nutritional foods and other healthy products, announced today that June 2014 revenue exceeded June 2013 ... View the full article

Advocates seeking more lenient marijuana laws have no intention of stopping with Colorado and Washington. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have allowed marijuana for medicinal purposes, ... View the full article

As Washington state readied to become only the second state to allow people to buy marijuana legally without a doctor's note, lines were already forming in front of the lucky few stores that got last-minute ... View the full article

The light is so intense that Mark Arnold, assistant grower for pioneering pot producer AuricAG, wears blue-tinted lenses to cut the glare. View the full article

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state issued its first retail marijuana licenses Monday a day ahead of the start of legal sales, and 21 hours before the only store licensed to sell in Seattle was set to open, a line was already forming. View the full article

Washington state issued its first retail marijuana licenses Monday a day ahead of the start of legal sales, and 21 hours before the only store licensed to sell in Seattle was set to open, a line was already ... View the full article

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill making New York the 23rd US state to legalize marijuana for medical use. The state's law requires a medical prescription for marijuana and limits its use to help treating patients with cancer, HIV, Lou Gehrig's disease, Parkinson's, epilepsy and a few other illnesses. Patients also must agree to sign up for the medical marijuana program. "New York ... View the full article

Australian drug fugitive Lisa Marie Smith has reportedly been spotted running a cafe in Dublin. View the full article

Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday he had signed legislation making New York the 23rd state to allow medical marijuana, calling his approach, which forbids smoking of the drug and includes strict limits, the "smartest" any state had taken so far. "This new law takes an important step toward bringing relief to patients living with extraordinary pain and illness," Cuomo told a news conference at ... View the full article