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Indonesia's justice minister has urged Schapelle Corby to show a "willingness to cooperate" with authorities during a snap visit to Kerobokan jail. View the full article

A new advertising company, MarijuanaAdvertising, is set to take the industry by storm and help canna-businesses flourish. Medical marijuana doctors, medical marijuana dispensaries and grow shops will now be able to properly advertise without the usual expensive costs.(PRWEB) March 28, 2013 If there were one industry that suffers the most from its lack of marketing and advertising, it would be ... View the full article

Suspended sentence for pot believerMEAGAN DILLON | March 28th, 2013 A TERRITORY man who believed radiation and chemotherapy treatment killed three loved ones started growing cannabis because it was a "major benefit" to the immune system and "cured" his mother of cancer. Michael Bede Dooley, 59, was given a six-month fully suspended jail sentence in the NT Supreme Court for cultivating 81 cannabis plants. The Batchelor service station owner had been growing the crops for up to seven months when police raided his property in May last year. The court was told that Dooley was growing the plants because he believed cannabinoids were beneficial to the human immune system…

A hospital in Toronto is offering a test to detect the presence of synthetic marijuana in the body. View the full article

Two St. Louis Police officers face disciplinary actions stemming from an incident in which one officer allegedly took pot from the scene of a traffic stop. Not only did the squad car's dashboard camera record what happened, but two state lawmakers were along for the ride as observers. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reveals Missouri state Sens. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis, and Maria Chappelle-Nadal ... View the full article

TAYLOR, Mich. -- Patients who might benefit from Medical Marijuana for cancer treatments and other qualifying medical conditions now have a new resource for information and advocacy. View the full article

Science Matters Program Explores the Scientific and Social Impact of Medical MarijuanaPresented by the California Science CenterLOS ANGELES, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The California Science Center's Science Matters, a speaker's program that explores science issues in the forefront of public concern, will present "Medical Marijuana: Helpful or Harmful?" March 30, 2013 from 1:00-2 ... View the full article

Book about jailed drug trafficker does not suggest members of her family were involved in drug syndicate, court told. View the full article

During the month of April, medical marijuana resource UnitedPatientsGroup.com will explore the federal government’s schizophrenic messages about medicinal cannabis, and how Congress is failing to address health and welfare concerns of Americans living with cancer.San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 Each year, an estimated half a million Americans lose their lives to cancer, and three times ... View the full article

A book about Schapelle Corby does not suggest members of her family were involved in a drug syndicate. View the full article

PotLocator.com, one of the nation's top-tier dispensary, collective, wellness and resource center locators, has implemented a brand new system that geographically targets advertisements and promotional offers for patients searching for a dispensary through their IP address.(PRWEB) March 27, 2013 PotLocator.com, one of the nation's top-tier medical marijuana dispensary, collective and resource ... View the full article

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Legislature has approved a bill that would allow the state to quickly license hemp growers if the federal government ever lifts a ban on the crop. View the full article

UPDATE: SCHAPELLE Corby's sister Mercedes was mugged and assaulted by a group of men trying to rob her of her handbag in Bali. View the full article

A coroner's inquest has heard traces of cannabis were found in the system of a Northland man who died in a quad bike accident in 2010. View the full article

If one lobbying group has its way, Missourians could decide to legalize marijuana during the November 2014 midterm elections. A telephone survey conducted in September shows an even 50 percent of respondents either "strongly" favored or were "leaning towards" legalization of the drug in the Show-Me State. KMOX reports Show-Me Cannabis conducted the survey through a third-party company. View the full article