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Uruguay said that consumers can purchase up to 10 grams of marijuana per week at less than $1 per gram, as the country embarks on a unique experiment in drug regulation. In December, the South American country became the first in the world to regulate the market for cannabis and its derivatives in what was considered a bold move by authorities frustrated with losing resources to fighting drug ... View the full article

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that if enacted would lead to the first marijuana financial system in the United States, potentially granting legal cannabis businesses access to the Federal Reserve's money transaction system. Traditional banks have been wary to knowingly serve legal and medicinal marijuana businesses because the drug remains illegal ... View the full article

The Alberta government is implementing several recommendations aimed at protecting the health and safety of residents from marijuana grow-ops. View the full article

One of the bigger fringe parties is confident it'll hold its share of the vote at this year's election, against political newcomer Kim Dotcom. View the full article

By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida legislators voted on Friday to allow doctors to prescribe a special strain of "non-euphoric" marijuana for treatment of chronic epileptic seizures and some other severe illnesses. Governor Rick Scott said he will sign the bill into law when it reaches his desk. It was historic," said Ron Watson, a lobbyist whose 8-year-old son, Dylan ... View the full article

The RCMP made what they're calling a significant drug bust in St. John's on Thursday. View the full article

The business names and rankings from lotteries for 334 legal marijuana retail licenses were released by the state Liquor Control Board on Friday, but applicants with a high score still have other requirements ... View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- Hemp, Inc.'s (OTC:HEMP) wholly owned subsidiary, The Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana Consulting Company, Inc. (IHMMCC), is pleased to announce that it has signed a consultant agreement ... View the full article

Lebanon's leading progressive politician said growing cannabis for medical purposes should be legalised to boost farmers' incomes. Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt told a Lebanese television station that economic reforms were not working for Lebanon's farmers and the answer lies in cannabis cultivation. "Never in my life have I smoked marijuana, but I support growing cannabis ... View the full article

Congressional lawmakers opposed to the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana have a new punching bag: the nation’s capital. A Republican-controlled House panel with jurisdictional oversight of Washington, D.C.’s government will hold a hearing next week to examine legislation recently signed by the city’s Democratic mayor that would decriminalize marijuana. The measure, passed 10-1 in ... View the full article

A man who sourced 4kg of cannabis and placed it in the spare tyre of his friend's car so he could smuggle it from SA to WA has been jailed. View the full article

A man who sourced 4kg of cannabis and placed it in the spare tyre of his friend's car so he could smuggle it from SA to WA has been jailed. View the full article

A Colorado plan to set up the world's first financial system for marijuana survived less than 24 hours before state lawmakers changed course Thursday night and shelved the idea. The proposal would have ... View the full article

A Colorado plan to set up the world's first financial system for marijuana survived less than 24 hours before state lawmakers changed course and shelved the idea. The proposal would have allowed state-licensed ... View the full article

DENVER - A Colorado plan to set up the world's first financial system for marijuana cleared its first hurdle in the state Legislature Thursday, despite deep reservations from supporters that the plan will ... View the full article