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TORONTO - Smoke it, toke it, vape it, eat it — marijuana, it seems, is going mainstream. View the full article

In a story Dec. 17 about marijuana research, The Associated Press reported erroneously reported Marcel Bonn-Miller's profession. He is a psychologist, not a psychiatrist. Also, while he works with the ... View the full article

CHILDREN with severe epilepsy will be treated with marijuana grown or imported by the NSW government as part of a landmark trial announced yesterday. View the full article

CHILDREN with severe epilepsy will be treated with marijuana grown or imported by the NSW government as part of a landmark trial announced yesterday. View the full article

Please enable Javascript to watch this video One of the common misconceptions people have about marijuana is that it isn’t addictive. Dr. Samuel Ball of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia) explains how marijuana has evolved over the years and debunks the myth that weed isn’t an addictive substance. Produced by Will Wei. Follow BI Video: On ... View the full article

PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has thrown his support behind the NSW government's trial of allowing medical cannabis in the state. View the full article

The car was stopped and searched by gardaí on Friday night. View the full article

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-21/medicinal-marijuana-nsw-govt-to-run-trial-for-epileptic-children/5981648 or for you on your phone... http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-21/medicinal-marijuana-nsw-govt-to-run-trial-for-epileptic-children/5981648 long article here is but a snippet: "Medicinal cannabis will be used to treat children with severe epilepsy as part of a clinical trial in New South Wales. The NSW Government will also fund trials of the drug's use on terminally ill adults and chemotherapy patients who suffer nausea and vomiting as a result of their treatment. Premier Mike Baird said up to $9 million would be spent on at least three trials of cannabis-d…

The rapper doesn't have to pay for the drug after they named a strain after him. View the full article

Some time soon, five men will be taken before dawn from their isolation cells to secret locations. A white apron will be hung carefully around their necks with a red target positioned over their chests. They’ll be given the option of a blindfold, and asked if they’d like to stand, sit or lie down. View the full article

A major drug syndicate that allegedly used commercial airline flights to smuggle tonnes of marijuana between Melbourne and Brisbane has been dismantled by a national police taskforce. View the full article

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil will soon look into the possibility of legalizing the use of a marijuana derivative to treat people suffering from severe seizures. View the full article

A 24-year-old man was arrested and is being held. View the full article

MEDICAL cannabis grew closer to being legalised yesterday although Warrnambool’s chief medical officer has raised concerns, describing the move as the “thin end of the wedge”. View the full article