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A CoronerâÂÂs Inquest has heard a West Coast skipper had marijuana in his system when he drowned. View the full article

CALLAWAY GARDENS, Ga., Feb. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Kevin Sabet will be presenting on Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana, at the Callaway Gardens' Conference Center in Pine Mountain, Georgia on Monday, March 3. Dr. Sabet will provide an overview of the current drug policy trends in the United States, and debunk some of the most cited myths about marijuana use, for ... View the full article

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - It's the first day in what may be a long legal journey for the owner-operator of a Kamloops compassion club. Carl Anderson and his business partner Wesley Jenkins are each facing a single charge of drug trafficking after RCMP busted their club in 2011. Anderson plans to launch a constitutional challenge to the federal law banning such non-profit clubs from selling unsanctioned ... View the full article

QUEENSLAND convenience stores still selling harmful synthetic drugs will be prosecuted, the state's police commissioner says. View the full article

FOR Nola McGrath anything that can relieve her husband’s pain, or save his life, is a welcome haven. View the full article FOR Nola McGrath anything that can relieve her husband’s pain, or save his life, is a welcome haven The McGrath family have been going through hell for the past seven months as they deal with father-of-three Clem McGrath’s brain cancer, which has spread aggressively. Doctors have given him only a few months to live and Mrs McGrath wants the option of getting him medicinal marijuana, in oil form, to see if it can help. Yet under Australian law the plant’s cultivation, distribution and use is classed as illegal, even if it’s purely for medical purpo…

Smiths Falls (Canada) (AFP) - An hour's drive south of Canada's capital, past snow-covered pine forests and farmland, Chuck Rifici is growing marijuana at an old Hershey's factory. View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is giving banks a roadmap for doing business with marijuana sellers. View the full article

Manila, Philippines --- The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday said it is still weighing in on the medical benefits of the use of marijuana plant to determine as it may cause addiction and may affect memory, learning and behavior. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States, it could cause coughing and breathing problems and becomes addicting if used persistently ... View the full article

A Federal Government MP says he supports decriminalising marijuana and wants some taxes and restrictions on tobacco removed because double standards on the issue gives him the "irrits". View the full article

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and the RCMP have confiscated a significant amount of marijuana that was being trucked across the island from Nova Scotia. View the full article

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Authorities in Jamaica have arrested a police officer and two others accused of transporting 23 pounds (10 kilograms) of marijuana. View the full article

Marijuana growers in Colorado avoided being singled out in an agriculture tax measure that advanced Thursday. The bill codifies tax practices for greenhouses and nurseries, which are considered agricultural ... View the full article

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- PMX Communities Inc. (OTCQB:PMXO), a precious metals incubation company welcomes MMJ professional Grayson Garner's help for the deployment of the LXIV Marijuana terminals into Colorado.... View the full article

KILLER dad Greg Anderson was an angry and confused man who smoked marijuana and resented his ex-partner for not allowing him to see their son, friends say. View the full article

LAS VEGAS -- Hemp, Inc. (OTC:HEMP), through its subsidiary, The Industrial Hemp and Medical Marijuana Consulting Company, Inc. (IHMMCC) and joint venture partner, Resource Ventures, Inc. (REVI), announced ... View the full article