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After Uruguay first moved to legalize marijuana in 2013, the approach has taken root in Latin America with several other countries now considering a revamp of their own drug laws. “Someone has to start in South America,” Uruguayan President Jose Mujica said in late 2013 as he unveiled plans to make cannabis legal in his country. Under Mujica, Uruguay became the first country in the world to ... View the full article

Gov. Bill Walker has suggested that a new board help write the regulations surrounding legalized marijuana as Alaska lawmakers work to implement rules for legal use of the drug. Voters in November approved ... View the full article

Recreational marijuana use has been legal for more than 13 months in Colorado. Amendment 64, which legalized recreational marijuana in the state stipulated the first $40 million would be set aside to for schools. The law mandates that the state treasurer's office must return excess tax revenue to the taxpayers if the amount exceeds a figure that is calculated with a formula that accounts for ... View the full article

Two Calgary men are facing criminal charges in connection to what police say is the illegal operation of medicinal marijuana grow-ops. The two separate operations were discovered in Harvest Hills in the northeast and in Sherwood in the northwest, police said in a release. The investigations were led by the Green Team of the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT). Police say both men, who ... View the full article

Winnipeg police have arrested a 45-year-old man after 572 marijuana plants were seized from an East Kildonan home yesterday. Officers executed a search warrant at the home on Stacey Bay on Wednesday. The marijuana plants that were seized have an estimated street value of $640,640, according to police. View the full article

Summer is a good time for plants, which is why police are welcoming tip-offs from the public about suspicious gardening activity. View the full article

A man in his 50s has been arrested. View the full article

Every stoner’s dream is coming true… well, as long as they have a license to use medical marijuana, that is. USA Today reports that a company called ZaZZZ has brought its pot vending machines to Seattle Caregivers, which is a medical marijuana dispensary. RELATED: Nancy Grace gets humiliated by 2 Chainz in a debate on legalizing pot Because the machines will be housed within the dispensary ... View the full article

Packers defensive tackle Letroy Guion was arrested for possession of marijuana and a firearm. View the full article

In a story Feb. 3 about a legislative hearing about marijuana, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Attorney in one instance. He is Nick Spiropoulos, not ... View the full article

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top doctor said that medical marijuana can help some patients in comments on Wednesday that may boost pressure on the Justice Department to redesignate the drug under federal law. In an interview on "CBS This Morning," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the medical effectiveness of marijuana had to be shown scientifically and much more ... View the full article

Colorado lawmakers struggling to make sense of incomplete scientific evidence about marijuana use by pregnant and nursing women have scrapped a bill to add warnings in pot shops about maternal marijuana ... View the full article

Hamilton detectives and Southern Grampians police have seized $60,000 worth of cannabis from a Merino property in South West Victoria. View the full article

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state legalized marijuana more than two years ago, but in much of the state, there's still no place to get the sanctioned stuff: More than 100 cities and counties have banned pot businesses, making it tough to undermine the black market. View the full article

SHARES in medical cannabis company PhytoTech Medical have plummeted after its founder and boss resigned. View the full article