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The son of Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has been fined $200 for cultivating a cannabis plant. View the full article

There are fears that synthetic drug Kronic is making its way to remote communities in the Northern Territory. View the full article

(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is due to announce an executive order on Wednesday paving the way for New York to become the 21st U.S. state, along with the District of Columbia, to allow medical marijuana. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, though the U.S. Department of Justice says it will not interfere with states' efforts to regulate and tax marijuana provided they are ... View the full article

A naturally occurring hormone acts as spontaneous defence in the brain against the high caused by marijuana. View the full article

A group of Ottawa technology executives has made a bid to get prospective medical marijuana producer Tweed Inc. on the Toronto Stock Exchange. View the full article

It seems only yesterday that Bill Clinton was chewing his lower lip and confessing that yes, he had smoked marijuana in his student years, but he hadn’t actually inhaled. Now everyone – President Obama, columnist David Brooks, Michael Bloomberg, Clarence Thomas for heaven’s sake – admits to being a former stoner, and proud of it. If it weren’t for Amazon, and the huge rise in internet shopping ... View the full article

The Beyond Prohibition Foundation is an independent and non-profit association, advocating for a sensible and transparant marijuana policy. They believe that it's important to cooperate with eachother as much as possible to achieve that goal one day. Attitudes regarding marijuana have changed significantly over the past few years. More and more countries are starting to either legalize cannabis (for both medical and recreational purposes) or decriminalize the posession of cannabis. The rules and lawes concerning cannabis are easing. However, in many countries, cannabis is still a forbidden substance and only one country has fully legalized marijuana; Uruguay.

Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A new survey suggests that Americans do not consider marijuana as dangerous as other legal substances like alcohol and tobacco. The do not consider it as wicked as other illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine, CNN reported. But according to new data released, the percentage is nowhere near as high as the 81 percent who say alcohol should remain legal or the 71 percent who ... View the full article

A GREAT grandmother charged with supplying marijuana only had the drug in her home as "pain control" for her terminally ill daughter, a court heard today. View the full article

Chemicals found in cannabis have the potential to relieve pain and reduce joint inflammation in people suffering from osteoarthritis. Researchers from the Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre at the University of Nottingham have found that natural chemicals found in cannabis – or cannabinoids – can relieve pain in animals suffering from arthritis. Around eight million people in the UK are affected ... View the full article

Washington state could be facing a curious economics problem: too many pot growers. According to updated figures released Tuesday, more than 2,600 applications have been submitted to produce the marijuana ... View the full article

ONE of Tamworth’s leading addiction experts has warned residents the legalisation of marijuana in an American state is not an indication that the drug is safe. View the full article

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's justice minister is facing ridicule for posting a spoof article about marijuana-linked deaths on her Facebook page along with comments about her zero-tolerance against drugs. View the full article

Australia needs take its cues from Colorado and legalise Marijuana, the HEMP Party says. View the full article

It may not be too surprising that New York, bluest of the blue, is finally beginning to inch towards a more liberal policy on pot. In fact, New York has long been one of the most draconian drug law enforcers in the country – and New York City itself has been waging a weed-possession war for nearly 20 years. City cops arrest more people for having marijuana on them than they do for any other ... View the full article