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An estimated P50 million worth of fully-grown marijuana plants and seeds were destroyed by the police operatives in the mountainous areas of Barangay Banga, Sugpon, Ilocos Sur last Wednesday. Senior Superintendent Nestor Felix, Ilocos Sur police provincial director, said Thursday the that eight Marijuana plantation sites were discovered by the lawmen at the Mounts Salleng and Kinbetnaw with a ... View the full article

It’s worth noting, right off the bat, that no one in this suburban Ontario city, west of Toronto, is looking to rebrand their town as Marijuana Mississauga (tempting as it may be to start a new Twitter trend). View the full article

Health Canada's decision to deny CEN Biotech a licence to open up a medical marijuana facility is now final. The decision was posted on the Health Canada website Wednesday. CEN Biotech then had 20 days to make a written objection on the decision. View the full article

New York, March 12 (IANS) Teenagers who are heavy marijuana users have poor long-term memory, says a new study. The longer the individuals were chronically using marijuana, the more abnormal the shape of their hippocampus, the study reported. The hippocampus is important to long-term memory (also known as episodic memory), which is the ability to remember autobiographical or life events. "The ... View the full article

In an operation dubbed Sunset, Abu Dhabi Police arrested a Gulf national under suspicion he intended to sell 15kg of hashish in Al Ain, authorities confirmed in a statement from the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. Colonel Dr Rashid Mohammad Borshid, Head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), revealed that the Anti-Drug Section in Al Ain had received confidential information ... View the full article

Teenagers who smoke a lot of cannabis may suffer brain damage and experience long-term memory loss as young adults, a study has suggested. View the full article

A MAN with a blood alcohol reading pushing five times the limit has been sentenced to jail after police found him drunk and chopping up marijuana behind the wheel. View the full article

A 54-YEAR-OLD woman was charged with producing dangerous drugs after she planted a cannabis seed out of curiosity to see if it would grow. View the full article

HOMESICK convicted marijuana grower Howard Kerry Lindsay did a runner from a prison work camp but first threw on his thongs, shirt and shorts. View the full article

The judge found that the gardaí investigating the case were also investigating the claims that they had been trafficked. View the full article

Lawmakers in New Hampshire are expected to vote Wednesday on a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and treat it like a traffic violation, in line with laws in the other New England states. The bill, which the state’s House of Representatives is expected to pass, would eliminate criminal penalties for possessing up to a half ounce (14 grams) of marijuana ... View the full article

Mexico City (AFP) - The growing legalization of cannabis in the United States is forcing Mexico's drug cartels to rethink their illicit business model, turning to opium poppy plantations and domestic pot consumption, experts say. View the full article

Mississauga hopes to become one of the first municipalities in Canada to pass specific bylaws governing medical marijuana grow-ops. Ron Starr said the goal is get some control over grow-ops and make them blend into the community better. It would also let people like Jon Messenger, who runs a heating and air conditioning business near a grow-op, to file complaints with the city. Coun. Jim Tovey ... View the full article

More than 100 substances including ecstasy and ketamine have been legalised in Ireland, but not for long. View the full article

US senators on Tuesday introduced the most comprehensive legislation on medical marijuana ever brought before Congress, a bipartisan effort aimed at ending federal restrictions on the increasingly accepted treatment. Twenty-three states already allow the use of cannabis to treat medical conditions like multiple sclerosis (MS) and epilepsy, but federal law still exposes users of the drug to ... View the full article