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An Indonesian man said to be Schapelle Corby's boyfriend has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for possessing 8.2g of marijuana in three packages. View the full article

Wellington Police have today dismantled a well organised commercial cannabis cultivation and distribution network operating in the Wellington and Whanganui areas that has been responsible for the sale of hundreds of thousands of dollars of cannabis over the past few years. View the full article

Over 200 cannabis plants have been seized and 11 people arrested in a drug bust in the lower North Island. View the full article

The parents of a four-year-old Adelaide boy have been jailed for eight years after locking him in his bedroom for 12 days and feeding him only yoghurt and jelly which they slid under the door. View the full article

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Marijuana advocates on Wednesday urged Congress not to use a spending bill to overturn a local referendum that overwhelmingly backed legalizing pot in the District of Columbia. A $1.1 trillion spending bill negotiated by lawmakers on Tuesday barred the U.S. capital from using funds to implement Initiative 71, which legalized possession of small amounts of ... View the full article

Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate reached an agreement on a $1.1 trillion budget on Tuesday. If passed by both houses, it will avoid a government shutdown, sparing Americans the political drama and economic hardship of a rerun from last year. View the full article

Panaji, Dec 10 (IANS) Two persons, including a Nigerian national, were arrested in the past 24 hours in Goa for possessing drugs, police said Wednesday. View the full article

Congress's appropriations bill includes a provision that prevents the Department of Justice, including the Drug Enforcement Administration, from interfering with states' medical marijuana laws. The provision applies to 32 states and Washington, DC, which allow the use of marijuana or a marijuana-based compound, such as the non-psychoactive CBD, for medical purposes. Advocates hope the provision ... View the full article

When residents of the District of Columbia voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana last month, cannabis fans cheered. Then they quickly realized that Congress – which has oversight over D.C.’s affairs – could overrule the will of the voters. View the full article

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- FutureWorld Corp. (OTCQB; FWDG), a leading provider of advanced technologies and solutions to the global cannabis industry, announces today that the Company has received its first ... View the full article

Police in Al-Harth arrested a gang of six people of African nationalities trying to smuggle 100 blocks of hashish into the Kingdom. View the full article

A CANNABIS crop is being blamed for sparking a house fire in Adelaide’s northeast, which caused an estimated $400,000 damage. View the full article

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional negotiators to a $1.1 trillion spending bill on Tuesday undercut the U.S. capital city's referendum to legalize marijuana, prohibiting Washington, D.C., from using federal and local funds to implement the initiative. The full House of Representatives and Senate still must pass the legislation that funds federal agencies that otherwise would run out of money ... View the full article

A 17-YEAR-old American high school student gave his teacher a marijuana-laced brownie. View the full article

Congress won't halt a voter-approved marijuana legalization initiative in Washington, DC, after all, but federal lawmakers will block a bill that would allow the sales of marijuana in the district, reported the National Journal. DC's marijuana legalization measure would allow adults 21 and older to possess up to two ounces of marijuana, grow up to six plants, and give marijuana to other adults ... View the full article