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NEW YORK (AP) — A low-level marijuana case against 1980s subway shooter Bernie Goetz has been dismissed after a judge concluded the clock ran out for trying it. View the full article

New York City's "Subway Vigilante," who made headlines in the 1980s for shooting four teenagers on a train, has had charges dismissed in a recent marijuana-dealing case, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Bernhard Goetz, 66, was arrested in December for allegedly selling a small amount of pot to an undercover police officer in Manhattan's Union Square Park. A Civil Court judge dismissed the ... View the full article

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Management of QED Connect Inc. (OTC Pink:QEDN) today released a video for its wholly owned subsidiary, Emerald Med Farms Inc.. The tour offers a look at the facilities, current crop ... View the full article

Mayor Michael Nutter and City Councilman James Kenney have reached a deal to decriminalize marijuana possession and use in Philadelphia. The bill could set the city on a course for full legalization. View the full article

While calling for the decriminalization of drugs, Sir Richard Branson tells CNBC he does not see the Virgin Group getting into the business of legalized pot. View the full article

Washington, September 10 (ANI): A new study has found that daily use of cannabis affects teenagers' educational attainment. View the full article

The governing ANC chief whip Stone Sizani on Tuesday tabled a motion in the National Assembly to have the Medical Innovation Bill processed again by parliament. The bill makes it legal to use marijuana for medical purposes. If the bill is passed in its current form, the minister of health Aaron Motsoaledi must “within three […] View the full article

A study published today also found they are less likely to finish secondary school or get a degree. View the full article

Paris (AFP) - Teenagers under 17 who use cannabis daily are 60 percent less likely to complete high school or get a degree than peers who have never taken the drug, researchers said on Wednesday. View the full article

An Australian-led research report studying the effects of marijuana on adolescents has painted a hairbrained picture of the nation’s school-aged potheads. According to the study, teens who toke daily are 60 per cent less likely to complete high school or university compared with those who have never used. In addition, the researchers claimed there was no “safe” level of cannabis use, although ... View the full article

Paris (AFP) - Teenagers under 17 who use cannabis daily are 60 percent less likely to complete high school or get a degree than peers who have never taken the drug, researchers said on Wednesday. View the full article

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - 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 ... View the full article

Frequent pot use by teens is linked to a greater likelihood of incomplete education, suicide attempts and other harmful effects, say researchers in Australia and New Zealand, who suggest their findings should be considered as countries move to decriminalize or legalize cannabis. Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide, and statistics suggest that adolescents in some countries ... View the full article

The owner of Halifax's first medical marijuana lounge stayed true to his word and reopened part of his store Tuesday morning, despite being shut down in a police raid and charged with trafficking marijuana. Christopher Enns — who owns Farm Assists — and his fiancée Sherri Reeve were charged with drug trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, breach of an undertaking, proceeds of ... View the full article

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tests of pilots killed in plane crashes over more than two decades show an increasing use of both legal and illegal drugs, including some that could impair flying, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. View the full article