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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

DENVER (AP) — Colorado is now selling more recreational pot than medical pot, a turning point for the newly legal industry. View the full article

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