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BELLEVUE, Wash. -- mCig, Inc. (OTCQB:MCIG) has updated its investor presentation for the month of May 2014. This presentation also known as an "Investor Deck" summarizes the most recent developments ... View the full article

VANCOUVER,B.C. -- A hundred and fifty years ago, Harry Barr's (President and CEO of Next Gen Metals) (CSE:N) (OTC Pink:NXTTF), ancestors began farming in the Ottawa Valley. As far back as pre WWII, the ... View the full article

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- FutureWorld (OTCQB: FWDG), a U.S. Diversified Holding Company formed to capitalize on the burgeoning technology markets globally, announces today that it has closed the acquisition ... View the full article

NEW YORK — Marijuana reform has been on the lips of politicians in the Empire State lately. In Albany, state lawmakers have been battling over the Compassionate Care Act, a law that would allow the medical use of marijuana. A group of historians and drug experts gathered here at The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) Thursday night (May 1) to revisit that history. Their panel discussion kicked ... View the full article

Canada criminalized marijuana in 1923, one of the first countries to do so. There was no parliamentary or public debate and the government gave no explanation. And there were few pot smokers. View the full article

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's attorney general says investigators have seized 44 tons (39 metric tons) of marijuana in Tijuana across the border from San Diego, California. View the full article

Sydney, May 5 (IANS/EFE) New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key Monday ruled out testing legal drugs, including synthetic cannabis, on animals, days after parliament banned the drugs' sale until proven as low-risk. "As far as I'm concerned if a product needs to be animal tested and is the only way for the Health Department to confirm it is low-risk, then it cannot be manufactured in New Zealand ... View the full article

QUEENSLAND is the “cannabis capital” of Australia but the Premier has rejected the pot of gold legalising the drug could bring the Government. View the full article

A WOMAN detained in Bali after a drug raid is "doing it tough" and is relying on her family to keep her fed, clothed and healthy while she waits for her day in court. View the full article

A GERMAN international student has been expelled from a New Zealand school and faces being kicked out of the country because he had one puff on a joint in his free time. View the full article

Canada criminalized marijuana in 1923, one of the first countries to do so. There was no parliamentary or public debate and the government gave no explanation. And there were few pot smokers. View the full article

Authorities in Uruguay have revealed how the drug will be produced and retailed legally. Last year, Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalise the production, sale and consumption of the drug. Uruguayan president Jose Mujica, who proposed the bill, argued that the global war on drugs is failing, and the legislation would allow authorities wrestle control of the business from drugs ... View the full article

Consumers in Uruguay will be able to buy up to 10 grams of marijuana a week at less than a dollar a gram, as the country embarks on a unique experiment in drug regulation. View the full article

Mia Mia parents Cheri and David O'Connell fear their daughter 'will die' if the supply of medical cannabis she relies on to control her severe epilepsy is stopped. View the full article

London, May 3 (IANS) The Uruguayan government has unveiled plans to legalise the production and sale of marijuana, a media report said Saturday. The measure has been proposed by Uruguayan President Jose Mujica and is expected to come into force by next week, the BBC reported. Licensed pharmacies will be allowed to sell one gram of marijuana for 20-22 peson (85-95 cents) and consumers will be ... View the full article