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London, July 15 (IANS) Marijuana's success in shrinking tumours has remained a mystery till now. Researchers have now revealed the existence of previously unknown signalling platforms which are behind the drug's success in arresting tumour growth. They found that two cell receptors in particular were responsible for the drug's anti-tumour effects. The researchers used samples of human cancer ... View the full article

CHARGES against a man accused of being found with 1kg of marijuana and $53,000 in cash at his Drayton home were mentioned before court yesterday. View the full article

A Los Angeles judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the operation of an outdoor medical marijuana farmers market. City News Service reports the judge ruled Tuesday after attorneys for ... View the full article

UPDATE: KEN Lay says police were just doing their job when they entered a Melbourne mum’s home and confiscated the marijuana oil she used to treat her sick son. View the full article

Washington, July 15 (ANI): A new study has revealed how the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis could reduce tumour growth in cancer patients. According to the study by researchers at University of East Anglia, the findings, suggest the existence of previously unknown signaling platforms which are responsible for the drug's success in shrinking tumours, which could help develop a synthetic ... View the full article

Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) Paras Shah, Nepal's former crown prince known for his flamboyant lifestyle, was arrested by Thai police July 10 with 12 gm of marijuana, it was confirmed Tuesday. Top diplomatic sources confirmed to IANS that Thai police had informed the Bangkok-based Nepal embassy the same day. Shah, 43, is still in custody and local Thai police have not shared much details with Nepali ... View the full article

The discovery was made at a house in Granard yesterday. View the full article

Boomer entrepreneurs, investors, growers and retailers hope to catch a share of a $1.43 billion industry that’s projected to grow to more than $10 billion by 2018. View the full article

Secret police agents on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle 136 hashish bricks, according to Khalid Abdullah Qazeez, Secret Police spokesman. The bricks were confiscated in three separate operations. The suspects had stashed hashish inside their vehicles. © Copyright 2014 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). View the full article

SEATTLE - William "Jackrabbit" Large pulls his SUV onto the side of a downtown Seattle street, parking behind an Amazon Fresh delivery truck and carrying a product the online retailer doesn't ... View the full article

William "Jackrabbit" Large pulls his SUV onto the side of a downtown Seattle street, parking behind an Amazon Fresh delivery truck and carrying a product the online retailer doesn't offer: marijuana. ... View the full article

Scientists have discovered how marijuana can be used to help treat cancer, specifically by slowing tumor growth. This ingredient, Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has been reported to help slow the growth of cancer cells, according to The Independent. The research done by the University of East Anglia team “has shed light on the still ‘poorly understood’ theory” that THC has “anti-cancer properties ... View the full article

US Rep. Dana Rohrabacher ® of California says he backs legalizing recreational marijuana, the first Republican member of Congress to publicly support such a shift. View the full article

A Canadian marijuana breeder company has launched what it calls "the world's first marijuana commercial," and it's ... something. The Vancouver-based Crop King Seeds has not aired the spot yet, but posted the commercial-slash-PSA to YouTube with the message: View the full article

Lyft’s New York City launch party became a pre-launch party in a matter of hours as New York State’s attorney general slammed the breaks on the ridesharing app. View the full article