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The federal government has confirmed it's working on legislation to change the law on small amounts of marijuana possession which could make it a ticketable offence. What would that mean for Canadians? Here are five points to consider. View the full article

New York, March 7 (IANS) The anxiety-relief effects of marijuana are well known but scientists have found for the first time, how the controlled use of the drug may help people in distress. Sachin Patel, a professor of psychiatry and molecular physiology at Tennessee-based Vanderbilt University identified cannabinoid receptors in the brain through which marijuana exerts its effects. The ... View the full article

A humourous commercial that recently aired in New Jersey, advocating for better, safer access to marijuana, has echoes of relevance north of the border, as Canada continues to mould its position on medicinal and recreational weed. In the commercial, released … Continue reading → View the full article

Residents in a small Northern B.C. community are crying foul over plans to turn an elementary school into a medical marijuana grow-op. View the full article

Police have cracked an alleged drug syndicate smuggling methylamphetamines from NSW after charging a ringleader with large-scale cannabis dealing. View the full article

TASMANIA could grow its economy by legalising cannabis, same-sex marriage and voluntary euthanasia, according to Tasmanian Nationals Braddon candidate Ken Dorsey. View the full article

His company's name celebrates being too stoned to get off the couch, and he hopes to bring an ultra-potent "super joint" to market. Meet Sean Green, chief executive of Kouchlock Productions and ... View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- CannaVest Corp. (OTC:CANV), the world's leading hemp-based investment company spearheading the development of cannabidiol (CBD)-rich hemp oils and other hemp industry-related products and ... View the full article

SAN DIEGO -- Medical Marijuana Inc.'s (OTC Pink:MJNA) HempMedsPX -- a corporate portfolio company of Medical Marijuana Inc. and the exclusive master distributor and contracted marketing company for ... View the full article

Three third-grade students have been caught smoking weed in the bathroom of an elementary school in Sonora, California, Reuters reported. The three boys - two aged eight and one nine - were caught by another student who immediately informed the school administrators. The students were questioned by officers, who also seized a pipe and a very small amount of marijuana. Sonora police chief Mark ... View the full article

A SCHOOL bus driver in North Carolina has been charged for allegedly allowing middle school children to smoke marijuana on his bus. View the full article

Montevideo (AFP) - Uruguay lashed out at the United Nations, labeling the world body "old school" for its criticism of the country's world-first marijuana law. View the full article

Police have seized and destroyed $2 million dollars worth of outdoor cannabis plants in a major operation this week. View the full article

It regularly hosts meetings and conventions of staid and proper groups like the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, and concurrent with a meeting of that organization at the hotel last winter was the first National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference. The speaker was Steph Sherer, founder and executive director of Americans for Safe Access, a medical marijuana lobbying group. Standing at the ... View the full article