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Source: Getty / Dimas Ardian Schapelle Corby walked out of Kerobokan Prison in Bali today after serving nine years for drug trafficking. Due to the large number of camera crews stationed outside the prison, no one caught a glimpse of the 36-year-old, who was granted parole on Friday ; her face was completely covered. Her release happened after all the necessary paperwork had been filled out, and ... View the full article

Legalisation of marijuana is back in the news. In the United States, Colorado and Washington have legalised the sale of marijuana for recreational use. In Australia, some have called for the legalisation of marijuana as a solution to alcohol-fuelled violence in popular nightspots. View the full article

Republican lawmakers in southern states are reportedly contemplating proposals that would allow the use of medical marijuana for very, very specific conditions. According to the AP, "this year powerful GOP lawmakers in Georgia and Alabama are putting their weight behind bills that would allow for the limited use of cannabis oil." With medical marijuana now legal in 40 percent of American states ... View the full article

Schapelle Corby's parole application has been approved by Indonesia's justice minister. View the full article

A MAN who was using marijuana for pain relief after being assaulted has been fined $200. View the full article

HOWEVER 4.2 kilograms of marijuana made its way into Indonesia in a body board bag in 2004, the story of Schapelle Corby's arrest, conviction and subsequent jailing for drug smuggling is known by every Australian. View the full article

The man was arrested yesterday at the scene where cannabis herb worth an estimated €120,000 was found. View the full article

French police in the northern Nord-Pas-de-Calais region have opened an investigation after residents reported an increasing number of thefts of hydrangeas. View the full article

Venezuelan armed forces seized 3.6 tonnes of marijuana when they intercepted a truck near the border with Colombia, narcotics police said. View the full article

BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The new $1 trillion federal farm bill, just signed into law by President Obama, is giving Boston based Hempest.com high hopes. Within the bill is an amendment that relaxes a 75 year old restriction on growing and researching industrial hemp. With medical marijuana's historic progress over the last 2 years, government restrictions are now being eased ... View the full article

The highest court of the land demands order in the bedroom. … A musical comeback begins... in the kitchen. … View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- Hemp, Inc.'s (OTC:HEMP) wholly owned subsidiary, The Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana Consulting Company, Inc. (IHMMCC), is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Resource ... View the full article

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico lawmakers are preparing to debate whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. View the full article

A MONSTER 4m marijuana plant was among the crops destroyed as police revealed hippies are using dope proceeds to fund their lifestyles. View the full article Police reveal hippie communes are using proceeds from plantations to fund their lifestyleby: MARK MORRI crime EDITOR February 05, 2014 12:00AM A MONSTER 4m high marijuana plant was among thousands being grown by hippy communes in the state's national parks to fund their lifestyles. Drug squad officers have found a large number of crops next to communes dotted around the nsw north coast. Small plantations of 100 plants can make the growers up to $250,000 dollars - more than enough to sustain them. "Many o…