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Canada criminalized marijuana in 1923, one of the first countries to do so. There was no parliamentary or public debate and the government gave no explanation. And there were few pot smokers. View the full article

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's attorney general says investigators have seized 44 tons (39 metric tons) of marijuana in Tijuana across the border from San Diego, California. View the full article

Sydney, May 5 (IANS/EFE) New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key Monday ruled out testing legal drugs, including synthetic cannabis, on animals, days after parliament banned the drugs' sale until proven as low-risk. "As far as I'm concerned if a product needs to be animal tested and is the only way for the Health Department to confirm it is low-risk, then it cannot be manufactured in New Zealand ... View the full article

QUEENSLAND is the “cannabis capital” of Australia but the Premier has rejected the pot of gold legalising the drug could bring the Government. View the full article

A WOMAN detained in Bali after a drug raid is "doing it tough" and is relying on her family to keep her fed, clothed and healthy while she waits for her day in court. View the full article

A GERMAN international student has been expelled from a New Zealand school and faces being kicked out of the country because he had one puff on a joint in his free time. View the full article

Canada criminalized marijuana in 1923, one of the first countries to do so. There was no parliamentary or public debate and the government gave no explanation. And there were few pot smokers. View the full article

Authorities in Uruguay have revealed how the drug will be produced and retailed legally. Last year, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalise the production, sale and consumption of the drug. Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, who proposed the bill, argued that the global war on drugs is failing, and the legislation would allow authorities wrestle control of the business from drugs ... View the full article

Consumers in Uruguay will be able to buy up to 10 grams of marijuana a week at less than a dollar a gram, as the country embarks on a unique experiment in drug regulation. View the full article

Mia Mia parents Cheri and David O'Connell fear their daughter 'will die' if the supply of medical cannabis she relies on to control her severe epilepsy is stopped. View the full article

London, May 3 (IANS) The Uruguayan government has unveiled plans to legalise the production and sale of marijuana, a media report said Saturday. The measure has been proposed by Uruguayan President Jose Mujica and is expected to come into force by next week, the BBC reported. Licensed pharmacies will be allowed to sell one gram of marijuana for 20-22 peson (85-95 cents) and consumers will be ... View the full article

Uruguay said that consumers can purchase up to 10 grams of marijuana per week at less than $1 per gram, as the country embarks on a unique experiment in drug regulation. In December, the South American country became the first in the world to regulate the market for cannabis and its derivatives in what was considered a bold move by authorities frustrated with losing resources to fighting drug ... View the full article

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that if enacted would lead to the first marijuana financial system in the United States, potentially granting legal cannabis businesses access to the Federal Reserve's money transaction system. Traditional banks have been wary to knowingly serve legal and medicinal marijuana businesses because the drug remains illegal ... View the full article

The Alberta government is implementing several recommendations aimed at protecting the health and safety of residents from marijuana grow-ops. View the full article

One of the bigger fringe parties is confident it'll hold its share of the vote at this year's election, against political newcomer Kim Dotcom. View the full article