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After being stuck in legislative limbo for 14 years, industrial hemp is now a sanctioned agricultural crop in the state of California. The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act (SB 566) was signed into law on Wednesday by Gov. Jerry Brown, after years of deliberation dating back to 1999, a process that included multiple gubernatorial vetoes. The freshly signed law will allow approved California residents to grow hemp for industrial purposes by reclassifying the once-felonious plant as a "fiber or oilseed crop." SB 566, a bill championed since 2005 by Sen. Mark Leno (D), defines industrial hemp as the "nonpsychoactive types of the plant Cannabis saliva L. and the seed pro…
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Lawmakers on Tuesday debated a proposal to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use by adults in Jamaica, where many islanders are expressing weariness with current drug ... View the full article
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the nation's leading hemp grassroots advocacy organization and industry trade group, respectively, each working to revitalize industrial hemp production and processing in the U.S., are excited to report that Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB 566, the California Industrial Hemp ... View the full article
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The new mayor of Berlin’s trendy Kreuzberg district has her eye on legalizing cannabis. The pot topic is causing a buzz in Germany, especially since German federal elections take place on September 22. Mayor Monika Herrmann, who is, appropriately, a Green Party politico, wants to eradicate illegal drug dealing in her district by opening city-run pot stores for cannabis consumers. Under current German law, buying and selling marijuana is illegal, but consumption is more of a grey area; each state sets its own amount of pot a person can possess without fear of arrest. In Berlin, police tolerate possession of up to 15 grams of pot for personal use. Herrmann’s push for legal …
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An elderly man has been charged by Melbourne police after marijuana was found in the boot of his car. View the full article
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Melissa Joan Hart has revealed she used to use ecstasy, magic mushrooms and marijuana. View the full article
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By Julie Gordon (Reuters) - A Canadian start-up wants to turn an empty chocolate factory in eastern Ontario into a production facility for medical marijuana, a possible boost for a local economy that has been hurting since the landmark Hershey plant shut down in 2008. The old factory, which for decades churned out Hershey chocolate bars, has been conditionally sold to a start-up called Tweed Inc ... View the full article
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An elderly man has been charged after marijuana was found in the boot of his car in Melbourne's southeast. View the full article
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An elderly man has been charged after marijuana was found in the boot of his car in Melbourne's southeast. View the full article
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Farmers received a warning Wednesday that if they plant industrial hemp in Kentucky next spring they'll be violating federal law and could be criminally prosecuted. Attorney General Jack Conway issued ... View the full article
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A Canadian company is awaiting approval to bring medical marijuana production to the former Hershey's plant in Smiths Falls. View the full article
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Three men have been charged after a cannabis haul in Melbourne's south-east on Wednesday. View the full article
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The grand opening of New Zealand's first Cannabis Museum will be held at midday on Sunday October 6 in Dunedin. View the full article
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Zac Efron allegedly binged on oxycodone in addition to a cocktail of other drugs while partying in New York. View the full article
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