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With marijuana prices in the US falling after the laws prohibiting the drug were relaxed in several states, impoverished Mexican farmers are turning to the cultivation of heroin poppies. In Mexico's Golden Triangle in the state of Sinaloa, which is reknown as a base for marijuana cultivation, farmer say that prices for the crop have fallen from $100 per kg five years ago to just $25 per kg. \"It ... View the full article

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A report on medical cannabis published yesterday by the Health Select Committee is a disappointing once-over glance at a medicine that is of increasing importance globally, the New Zealand Drug Foundation said. View the full article

Minnesota state Representatives on Friday approved a bill that would establish an observational research study to make medical marijuana available in liquid or pill form to patients suffering from one of several severe illnesses. Representatives voted 86-39 on a bipartisan basis to advance the bill, which differs from a measure state senators approved Tuesday that would make physician-prescribed ... View the full article

A federal lawsuit is challenging Washington state's authority to tax marijuana as long as marijuana remains illegal under federal law. The case arises from the state's attempt to collect sales taxes from ... View the full article

EDMONTON - Two Edmonton school boards have banned the use of electronic cigarettes on school property over concerns that some students could use the devices to smoke marijuana on the sly. Police say officers have caught five high school students in the last two weeks with e-cigarettes filled with marijuana oil. “Edmonton Public Schools fully supports the Edmonton Police Service in making the ... View the full article

NEW YORK (AP) — Minor marijuana arrests in New York City have plunged in recent years amid questions about police tactics. But new statistics show the arrests dropped more modestly in the first three months of a new mayoral administration that has pledged to reduce them. View the full article

Right now, witnesses are testifying about the decriminalization of marijuana in Washington, D.C. at a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. Rep. John Mica of Florida, who chairs the subcommittee, brought a prop. John Mica is holding up a fake joint. D.C.'s marijuana decriminalization bill, which would bring the fine for possession of an ... View the full article

Colorado's recreational pot sales jumped nearly a third in March, according to sales tax reports issued by the state Thursday. The state Department of Revenue reported that Colorado sold nearly $19 million ... View the full article

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Nuvilex, Inc. (OTCQB:NVLX), a clinical-stage international biotechnology company providing cell and gene therapy solutions for the treatment of diseases, announced today that it has ... View the full article

More than 100 businesses are hoping to compete for the right to grow the marijuana that Uruguay's government will sell in its newly legalized pot market, the country's drug czar said Thursday. Drug secretary ... View the full article

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City officials in Denver want an orchestra to cancel a performance aimed at users of legal cannabis. View the full article

Police are warning the public - and parents in particular - over an increase in the use of marijuana oil in electronic cigarettes among high school students. View the full article

Colorado lawmakers approve the first financial system for the marijuana industry as banks show reluctance to take on pot business clients. View the full article