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Mykayla Comstock's leukemia is in remission, and her mother thinks it's the cannabis that's saving her daughter View the full article

The battle over the legal recreational use of marijuana may be headed to New England, as officials in Colorado and Washington wait to see how the federal government will react to their new pro-pot laws. View the full article

Humboldt County, California, “the heartland of high-grade marijuana farming” in the Golden State according to The New Yorker, now boasts the first and — for now — only academic institute dedicated solely to cannabis. View the full article

AN AVID marijuana user has agreed to give up his favourite pastime to avoid a jail sentence, but not before asking a judge if he could have just one more toke. View the full article

'allo stoners ..here is the results of the 2012 cannabis cup.. Intresting to note, Barney's chose not to enter this year,no reasons known yet.. wiet 25th High Times Cannabis Cup (2012) Winners And Categories Cannabis Cup Flower Bomb Kush - the Green House Coffeeshop Shoreline - the Green Place Evergrey - the Grey Area Indica Cup Kosher Kush – Reserva Privada True OG - Elemental Seeds SFV OG Kush - Cali Connection Sativa Cup Amnesia Haze - Soma's Sacred Seeds Sour Amnesia - Hortilab Green Shack - Strain Hunters Seedbank Hybrid Loud Scout - Loud Seeds Rock Star - Bonguru Seeds Rug Burn OG - Rare Dankness Seedse Neder Hash Le…

For those who missed it, there were two pot legalization laws passed in the last election, one in Washington State and one in Colorado. These laws do not decriminalize simple pot possession, they legalize it, for adults, for fun. Up to an ounce of pot perfectly legal. More than that, the laws make it the respective states' responsibilities to make that legal pot available in stores in the next year. Which means the state will have to startlicensing commercial cannabis growers, then sell the stuff. It's all pretty remarkable. And here's my take on it, and the potential for a ripple effect that could be a lot more profound than the immediate impact of the laws themselves. …

With pot legalization taking hold in Colorado and Washington after Election Day, marijuana proponents are pushing to make weed legal in New York, Rhode Island, Montana, and a slew of other states. But they'll face stiff resistance from the feds — and ambivalence from growers. View the full article

A public university located in one of California's prime pot-growing regions has formed an academic institute devoted to marijuana.The Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research at Humboldt ... View the full article

President Obama has said he's open to new ideas during his second term. Here's one that at least two states are pushing: legalizing marijuana to help ease government finances. [ Photos: Long Lines, Traffic ... View the full article

A man has been arrested after £2.5 million-worth of cannabis was seized at a ferry port. View the full article

On Tuesday Nov. 27, Illinois NORML, medical cannabis patients and advocates will lobby elected officials at the Illinois State Capitol in an attempt to become the 19th state to legalize the plant for medicinal purposes. The proposed law would create a pilot program for three years, allow doctors to recommend cannabis for very specific conditions and create 59 nonprofit establishments for ... View the full article

Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne says the synthetic cannabis industry "doesn't give a damn" about the safety of its customers. View the full article

1 in 3 Americans admit to having smoked pot. 5 million use it almost every day. And experts say we still know surprisingly little about this drug View the full article

UPDATE 11.30am: THE haul of cannabis seized during a Noble Park police raid is worth more than $300,000. View the full article

Police are puzzled by the discovery of three garbage bags full of freshly-cut marijuana with a sign reading "Free dope. Mull up" dumped by a road on the New South Wales south coast. View the full article Three garbage bags containing 16kg of cannabis were left by the side of a road south of Sydney with a sign inviting passersby to "mull up". View the full article A dopey scheme to give away drugs has left NSW police in possession of three garbage bags full of cannabis. View the full article