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A Perth judge has sentenced a paraplegic drug dealer nicknamed "Hot Wheels" to at least six years behind bars. View the full article

THE Victorian Law Reform Commission is reviewing the changes needed to legalise medicinal cannabis. View the full article

A bill to legalise medical marijuana could be put to Victorian parliament before the end of next year. View the full article

DENVER (AP) — Colorado was poised Wednesday to award more than $8 million for medical marijuana research, a step toward addressing complaints that little is known about pot's medical potential. View the full article

A 66-YEAR-OLD man accused by police of trafficking in marijuana had charges against him adjourned in Toowoomba Magistrates Court yesterday. View the full article

Paris (AFP) - France sought to stamp out a new electronic cigarette containing cannabis, launched Tuesday with the claim it provides all of the relaxation but none of the mind-altering effects of marijuana. View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's easy for Congress to meddle with the District of Columbia's decision to legalize recreational use of marijuana, but taking on the states is a different matter. View the full article

Advocates who helped persuade Alaska voters to legalize recreational use of marijuana last month are lining up against a measure to ban pot sales in the state's largest city. The Anchorage Assembly will ... View the full article

Uruguay is holding its first marijuana fair with workshops, information stands, product sales and conferences with national and international experts. View the full article

VANCOUVER - Here are some facts about Canada's medical marijuana system, which was overhauled earlier this year as the federal government moved production out of basements and into commercial facilities: View the full article

Two vulnerable, poorly educated immigrants were recruited from Sydney to work on a sophisticated cannabis grow house in Canberra for free, a court has heard. View the full article

Two illegal Chinese immigrants will be deported after being sentenced for growing a secret drug crop in a Canberra home. View the full article

By John Tilak TORONTO (Reuters) - PharmaCan Capital, a holding company focusing on the Canadian medical marijuana market, is set to go public next week, opening up for investors a basket of licensed producers and signaling the appetite for a growing industry. The Toronto-based company has significant stakes of eight medical marijuana producers, including five licensed by regulator Health Canada ... View the full article

Campaigners vowed Friday to pursue the legalisation of marijuana in Washington, after language intended to prohibit pot in the US capital slipped through Congress. Riders to the $1.1 trillion federal spending bill approved Thursday by the House of Representatives bars the District of Columbia from enacting or implementing laws to legalise cannabis. "It's kind of interesting how these riders ... View the full article

In the federal spending deal passed Thursday, Congress attempted to block Washington, DC's marijuana legalization ballot initiative, which was backed by seven in ten voters. Advocates, particularly the Drug Policy Alliance and the DC Cannabis Campaign, argue that the language in the congressional spending deal is ambiguous. View the full article