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Objections by police were partly behind the Tasmanian Government's rejection of a medical cannabis growing trial, Parliament has been told. View the full article

The federal government is still assessing whether to allow police to ticket people caught with small amounts of marijuana instead of pursuing charges, says Justice Minister Peter MacKay. Currently, anyone convicted of possessing under 30 grams of pot can face fines of up to $1,000 or as much as six months in jail, while convictions for larger amounts can carry a maximum penalty of five years in ... View the full article

Adam Davies Brisbane Newsdesk Reporter I was born in New South Wales and was educated at Sydney's prestigious Scots College. I have worked both in Australia and United Kingdom for some of the largest newspaper in the two respective countries. View the full article

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TWO-YEAR-OLD Katelyn Lambert can suffer up to 1400 seizures a day. She has Dravet syndrome — a rare and catastrophic form of epilepsy. View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC Pink:MJNA) is extremely proud to announce that its subsidiary company, HempMeds, is being featured in a groundbreaking documentary on industrial hemp cannabidiol ... View the full article

Las Vegas -- Terra Tech Corp (TRTC) is pleased to announce their subsidiaries MediFarm, MediFarm I and Medifarm II have submitted their applications to operate Medical Marijuana Enterprises (MME) to the ... View the full article

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