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THE Royal Australian Navy has taken its tally of illicit drug interceptions in the Middle East to almost $1.75b after it seized 6.2 tonnes of hashish worth $250m. View the full article

A medical marijuana user in Amherst, N.S., says he's concerned about the supply of the drug after waiting almost a month to get a prescription filled. View the full article

The Tasmanian Government has rejected a push for the state to host a trial to determine the medical benefits of marijuana. View the full article

Australian warship HMAS Darwin has seized and destroyed more than six tonnes of hashish, found on a smuggling vessel near Africa. View the full article

US actress Amanda Bynes has been ordered to complete counselling after a drug possession case was dismissed in a New York court. View the full article

Washington, June 30 (ANI): The American Academy of Ophthalmology has again established that they do not recommend using marijuana for treating glaucoma. View the full article

By Ted Siefer CONCORD N.H. (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested 10 men they contended were running a New Hampshire drug ring, and added they were looking for four others suspected of trafficking in marijuana and other drugs. Prosecutors said the move signaled in part they would aggressively combat sales of marijuana, even as a growing number of U.S. states and cities ... View the full article

The provincial officials here are rallying the residents to oppose the move to legalize the use of marijuana. Tarpaulins had been installed by the provincial government led by Governor Rebecca “Nini” Ynares bearing messages of opposition to the legalization of medical marijuana in the country. Ynares announced the province’ stand during the 22nd National Youth Congress on Drug Abuse Prevention ... View the full article

Map shows stages of legality for marijuana use in each state.; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm; View the full article

SEATTLE (AP) — In a story June 28 about the quality assurance testing of marijuana that will be sold at licensed Washington state pot shops, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Analytical 360's facility in Yakima is the only laboratory that has been certified to conduct the testing. The lab is one of two; the other is Confidence Analytics in Seattle. View the full article

WASHINGTON, June 30, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In less than 75 days, the DC Cannabis Campaign has collected more than twice the number signatures required to place Initiative 71 on November's General Election ballot. However, the Campaign is alarmed that members of Congress may prevent District voters from being able to vote on the ballot initiative due to policy riders that were added to ... View the full article

SEATTLE - The nation's second legal recreational marijuana market is opening in Washington state next week, but it might not be what voters expected when they legalized the sale of heavily taxed pot a ... View the full article

Pete O'Neil saw Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012 as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids' college tuition. He's paid tens of thousands of dollars in rent on possible locations for ... View the full article

The raid took place yesterday evening in the Muckross. View the full article

New York state is set to legalize medical marijuana today, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo expected to sign a bill passed by the state's legislature last week. Under the law, doctors can prescribe marijuana compounds for people who have just a handful of life-threatening and serious conditions, such as cancer and epilepsy. Experts say that vaporizing cannabis is probably healthier and less irritating to ... View the full article