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About 150 Perth residents threw their support behind the push for the legalisation of medical marijuana at a rally at Supreme Court Gardens. View the full article

Traction is building in Jamaica to decriminalise marijuana, meaning Rastafarians may soon be able to smoke it without fear of arrest. View the full article

ALL Black star Cory Jane and his wife Amie would consider moving their family to the US if it would help with the treatment of their epileptic son. View the full article

Two kilograms of cannabis has been seized in drug raids targeting the entire town of Nimbin in northern New South Wales. View the full article Nimbin targeted in drug raids as police seize 2kg of cannabis September 11, 2014, 6:24 pm ABC Police arrested eight people as part of Operation Oleary in and around Nimbin. Two kilograms of cannabis has been seized in drug raids targeting the entire town of Nimbin in northern New South Wales. Officers arrested eight people after allegedly finding the drugs in a cafe and bookshop in the village. Further raids uncovered cannabis plants at a property in nearby Jiggi. Police allege the stores were being used to sell a range of dr…

A Montreal-based medical marijuana company plans to revive a controversial rooftop greenhouse project that drowned in debt after being embraced by Vancouver city hall. View the full article

Greens minister Shane Rattenbury could reconsider his proposed model for the introduction of medical cannabis in the ACT, as a community consultation period on draft legislation comes to an end. View the full article

COLORADO sold $29.7 million worth of recreational marijuana in July, slightly higher than the $28.9 million worth of medical marijuana. View the full article

London, United Kingdom — Teenagers who use cannabis daily run a higher risk of becoming drug dependent, committing suicide or trying other drugs and are less likely to succeed at their studies than those who avoid it, researchers said on Wednesday. In an analysis of studies on cannabis, the scientists said these long-term health and life effects were important since several countries are ... View the full article

More than 700 cannabis plants have been seized in a police raid on a northwest Sydney warehouse filled with hydroponic equipment. View the full article

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. -- via PRWEB - Florida Buds, in collaboration with ArborSide Compassion, was named the winner of the Best High CBD Edible category with the "Lunch Box" at High Times magazine's ... View the full article

Teenagers who start smoking cannabis daily before the age of 17 are seven times more likely to commit suicide, a study has found. According to the paper, published in the Lancet Psychiatry journal, youths who smoke marijuana on a daily basis are also 60% less likely to finish high school. Researchers led by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales ... View the full article

NIMBIN, Australia’s green capital, was today subjected to a town-wide drug raid as police officers and sniffer dogs searched locals and tourists for marijuana. View the full article

DENVER - Colorado is now selling more recreational pot than medical pot, a turning point for the newly legal industry, tax records released Wednesday show. View the full article

People caught carrying small amounts of marijuana could soon avoid a criminal record. View the full article

OTTAWA - Debating whether to legalize marijuana is one thing, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. View the full article