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Cannabis can increase the connectivity in the brain even as it shrinks the brain, but prolonged use has damaging effects, a study says. View the full article

By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police will begin issuing a summons rather than making a misdemeanor arrest for most people caught carrying small amounts of marijuana, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said on Monday. The new policy does not apply to smoking marijuana in public, which will continue to trigger a misdemeanor arrest, warned Bratton, who suggested the best way ... View the full article

A sophisticated cannabis growing operation has been uncovered in the tiny South Island town of St Arnaud. View the full article

CANNABIS can increase the connectivity in the brain even as it shrinks the brain, but prolonged use has damaging effects, a study says. View the full article

Cannabis can increase the connectivity in the brain even as it shrinks the brain, but prolonged use has damaging effects, a study says. View the full article

Sweden has asked the European Union for the right to speed up a ban on substances contained in a synthetic marijuana sold as "Spice" after two apparent fatal overdoses, the health ministry said Monday. View the full article

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people carrying small amounts of marijuana may no longer be arrested or face criminal charges in New York City under a new policy. View the full article

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Police Commissioner William J. Bratton announced Monday that people found in possession of small amounts of marijuana will get tickets rather than be arrested. View the full article

The targeting of "high-end" drug dealers in Canberra has led to a jump in the number of dealing, manufacturing and trafficking charges, police say. View the full article

The legal cannabis industry is run by minnows.... View the full article

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As more states approve the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, an Oklahoma-based electronic cigarette retailer is looking to build a national franchise. View the full article

VANCOUVER - When Elaine Alec started door knocking in her First Nation community to ask families and respected elders if they would approve of an on-reserve medical marijuana grow-op, she braced herself for the worst. View the full article

The US has probably overtaken Australia in two areas of law reform: same-sex unions, and the decriminalisation of cannabis. View the full article

MORE than 90% of The Northern Star’s online readers support changing drug-driving laws, according to an informal poll. View the full article

A SENIOR lecturer in medical science at Central Queensland University has added his voice to the growing call for the government to consider medical cannabis legislation. View the full article