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Rome, Sep 16 (IANS) A parliamentary report on drug dependency has showed that a quarter of Italian students aged between 15 and 18 smoke marijuana. According to the report, around 23.5 percent of students said that they had smoked marijuana over the past 12 months compared with 21.6 percent interviewed last year, Xinhua reported. The report said the use of cocaine by the students have declined ... View the full article

Body of Australian found surrounded by drugs after reportedly spending night with three women. View the full article

MEDICAL marijuana laws in NSW are on the cusp of an historic change with Premier Mike Baird today taking a bill to the Coalition party room. View the full article

New laws that will allow for medical trials of cannabis will be introduced into the Victorian Parliament today. View the full article

In 2004, when cannabis was made Class C, cannabis warnings were introduced. Five years later the drug was returned to Class B, but the cannabis warnings remained. This effectively gave the police discretion in how they treated cannabis possession. View the full article

The campaign to legalise medical cannabis for those suffering terminal illnesses is gaining momentum across Australia with state and federal MP's calling for changes to existing laws. View the full article

The campaign to legalise medical cannabis for those suffering terminal illnesses is gaining momentum across Australia with state and federal MP's calling for changes to existing laws. View the full article

Marijuana affects more than just a teen's developing brain and health. Frequent use of the drug can have long-term effects on a teen's life goals. View the full article

DOCTORS have been given overwhelming support from Victorian parents to prescribe medical cannabis to treat children’s illnesses. View the full article

EXCLUSIVE: In a massive turnabout, Health Minister Kim Hames supports a move to legalise medicinal marijuana in WA and Australia. View the full article

New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Adolescents and young adults who smoke marijuana frequently may attempt to manage negative moods by using the drug but end up feeling worse, says a new study. People feel bad, they smoke marijuana and they might momentarily feel better, but then they feel worse. They do not necessarily link feeling bad after using with the use itself," explained lead study author Lydia A ... View the full article

A bill to make it easier to conduct clinical trials of medical marijuana will be introduced to parliament on Tuesday, Victorian Health Minister David Davis says. View the full article

Canberra, Sep 15 (IANS) The Uniting Church has urged the Western Australian government to consider legalising marijuana for medicinal use, media reported Monday. The Uniting Church in Australia was formed June 22, 1977, as a union of three churches: the Congregational Union of Australia, the Methodist Church of Australasia and the Presbyterian Church of Australia. The decision to favour medical ... View the full article

UPDATE: THE harness racing community is reeling at the freak death of a female trainer in Melbourne’s southeast this morning, amid two investigations. View the full article

EXCLUSIVE: In a massive turnabout, Health Minister supports a move to legalise medicinal marijuana. View the full article