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Hemp is a fiber that comes from the cannabis plant and is known for its tensile strength. In Amsterdam, it was recently used to make a prototype of the first electric hemp scooter by Dutch developers. View the full article

Ask a Southerner when states in the former Confederacy will legalize recreational marijuana and you’re likely to get a chuckle and a bemused shake of the head. “Not happenin’ soon, son,” is a common reply. View the full article

Investigators probing the massive wildfire in Yosemite National Park are looking into whether an illegal marijuana farm may have triggered the blaze, US media reports said Saturday. View the full article

Investigators probing the massive wildfire in Yosemite National Park are looking into whether an illegal marijuana farm may have triggered the blaze, US media reports said Saturday. As the vast wildfire ... View the full article

CANNABIS from the Northern Rivers is among the most potent in the world, sparking fears users could be at risk of developing mental health problems and dependency. View the full article

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Chairman and CEO Gen. Arthur T. Dean released the following statement in response to the Department of Justice decision to not challenge laws that legalize marijuana use in Colorado and Washington:(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130130/DC51396LOGO)"The Department of Justice ... View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite 75 years of federal marijuana prohibition, the Justice Department said Thursday that states can let people use the drug, license people to grow it and even allow adults to stroll into stores and buy it — as long as the weed is kept away from kids, the black market and federal property. View the full article

The Justice Department issued its long-awaiting guidelines on marijuana prosecutions on Thursday, and it looks like Colorado and Washington state will be allowed to keep its legalized pot laws. View the full article

The trend to legalize marijuana in a growing number of states across the country – as medical treatment and more recently simply to get high – inevitably created a conflict with federal laws listing cannabis as an illegal drug, Washington claiming that its prohibition trumped state authority regarding pot. View the full article

By David Ingram WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a move marijuana advocates hailed as an historic shift, the Obama administration on Thursday began giving U.S. states wide leeway to experiment with pot legalization and started by letting Colorado and Washington carry out new laws permitting recreational use. The Justice Department said it would refocus marijuana enforcement nationwide by bringing ... View the full article

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government said Thursday it won't sue to stop the first two states that allowed recreational marijuana use from letting the practice go forward. View the full article

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has done it. So, have premiers Kathleen Wynne and Darryl Dexter. View the full article

Zander Welton, 5, was born with cortical dysplasia, a genetic defect that disrupts cellular patterns in the brain and is often the cause of epilepsy. Zander had his first seizure when he was 9 months old and now has them weekly. His parents, Jennifer and... View the full article

A St. John's defence lawyer says police chiefs have fallen far short with a call to issue tickets to people caught smoking marijuana. View the full article

Washington, Aug. 29 (ANI): Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used worldwide, according to the first-ever global survey of illicit drug abuse. View the full article