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By Peter Reynolds The last British politician to have the courage to follow the evidence on drugs policy and introduce radical reform was Margaret Thatcher. Now Norman Baker isn't normally in the same category as Thatcher but they have both … Continue reading → View the full article

BEIJING (Reuters) - The son of Hong Kong kungfu movie star Jackie Chan has been arrested in Beijing for drug use, police said on Tuesday, the latest celebrity ensnared in a nationwide crackdown on nar... View the full article

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is turning up the heat in a high-profile crackdown on drugs that has ensnared a string of celebrities, including the son of Hong Kong kungfu movie star Jackie Chan, as the go... View the full article

File image. As hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene, long-touted as the model material for supercapacitors. View the full article

THE Central Coast council unanimously moved at last night's meeting to suggest Brand Tasmania develop a new marketing strategy. View the full article

Ferguson (United States) (AFP) - Police fired tear gas in another night of unrest in a Missouri town where a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, just hours after President Barack Obama called for calm. View the full article

The parents of a disabled toddler have been left in limbo over his future care after being quizzed by child protection service officers about their use of medicinal marijuana, which they say is essential to keep him alive. View the full article

THE Central Coast council unanimously moved at last night's meeting to suggest Brand Tasmania develop a new marketing strategy. View the full article

NIMBIN has had a consolation to its devastating fire last week after the town's top-shelf tourism offerings netted the town two gold awards at Saturday night's North Coast Tourism Awards. View the full article

Aug. 19, 2014, 5:25 a.m. Beijing: Jaycee Chan, the son of kung fu mega-star Jackie Chan, has been arrested in Beijing on drug-related charges amid an anti-drug crackdown that has already netted thousands - including several celebrity scalps - in mainland China. View the full article

MP Andrew Wilkie is increasing pressure on the federal government to legalise a potentially lucrative market: industrial hemp. View the full article

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia executed four people from the same family Monday for attempting to smuggle "large quantities" of hashish into the kingdom, officials and a rights group said. View the full article

Three different autopsies have been or are being conducted on the body of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was shot by police in Ferguson, MO on August 9th. The first of them was the autopsy conducted by St. Louis County — the jurisdiction conducting the criminal investigation into Brown's death, to see if Officer Darren Wilson should be charged with a crime. There's no link between ... View the full article

It may sound half-baked but a pizza chain is developing a line of pizza sauces made with cannabis for states in the US where weed is legal for medical or recreational use. Unique Pizza and Subs based out of Pennsylvania is adding more to its pizza sauce than just oregano and thyme, as the company is currently working with “marijuana infusion chefs” for a new cannabis-infused sauce. In addition ... View the full article

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Early stage industries always provide a myriad of conundrums for investors. Which companies to buy? Which will survive? What areas will display the most compelling and consistent ... View the full article