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The doctors were out of ideas to help 5-year-old Charlotte Figi. Suffering from a rare genetic disorder, she had as many as 300 grand mal seizures a week, used a wheelchair, went into repeated cardiac ... View the full article

Industrial hemp would be allowed to be grown in Washington state under a measure passed Monday by the House. House Bill 1888 received unanimous support in the House and now heads to the Senate. The measure ... View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC Pink:MJNA) is pleased to offer appreciation and praise for the efforts of the Department of Justice and the United States Department of the Treasury in providing ... View the full article

The Media Development Authority (MDA) has asked the owners of a local cannabis awareness website to remove its contents in their entirety by Wednesday. View the full article

The doctors were out of ideas to help 5-year-old Charlotte Figi. Suffering from a rare genetic disorder, she had as many as 300 grand mal seizures a week, used a wheelchair, went into repeated cardiac ... View the full article

Hemp - marijuana's non-intoxicating cousin that's used to make everything from clothing to cooking oil - could soon be cultivated in 10 states under a federal farm bill agreement that allows the establishment of pilot growing programs. "This is big," said Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp, a Washington-based group that advocates for the plant's legal cultivation. Democrats from marijuana ... View the full article

The Obama administration has given banks guidance for conducting transactions with legal marijuana sellers. View the full article

A CoronerâÂÂs Inquest has heard a West Coast skipper had marijuana in his system when he drowned. View the full article

CALLAWAY GARDENS, Ga., Feb. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Kevin Sabet will be presenting on Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana, at the Callaway Gardens' Conference Center in Pine Mountain, Georgia on Monday, March 3. Dr. Sabet will provide an overview of the current drug policy trends in the United States, and debunk some of the most cited myths about marijuana use, for ... View the full article

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - It's the first day in what may be a long legal journey for the owner-operator of a Kamloops compassion club. Carl Anderson and his business partner Wesley Jenkins are each facing a single charge of drug trafficking after RCMP busted their club in 2011. Anderson plans to launch a constitutional challenge to the federal law banning such non-profit clubs from selling unsanctioned ... View the full article

QUEENSLAND convenience stores still selling harmful synthetic drugs will be prosecuted, the state's police commissioner says. View the full article

FOR Nola McGrath anything that can relieve her husband’s pain, or save his life, is a welcome haven. View the full article FOR Nola McGrath anything that can relieve her husband’s pain, or save his life, is a welcome haven The McGrath family have been going through hell for the past seven months as they deal with father-of-three Clem McGrath’s brain cancer, which has spread aggressively. Doctors have given him only a few months to live and Mrs McGrath wants the option of getting him medicinal marijuana, in oil form, to see if it can help. Yet under Australian law the plant’s cultivation, distribution and use is classed as illegal, even if it’s purely for medical purpo…

Smiths Falls (Canada) (AFP) - An hour's drive south of Canada's capital, past snow-covered pine forests and farmland, Chuck Rifici is growing marijuana at an old Hershey's factory. View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is giving banks a roadmap for doing business with marijuana sellers. View the full article