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By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - When New York moves ahead with its planned legalization of medical marijuana for the chronically ill, Missy Miller's epileptic son Oliver will be left behind. For months, his family has pinned their hopes on a strain of marijuana developed in Colorado that has helped children with similar conditions. But under an executive order by Governor Andrew Cuomo on ... View the full article
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(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is due to announce an executive order on Wednesday paving the way for New York to become the 21st U.S. state, along with the District of Columbia, to allow medical marijuana. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, though the U.S. Department of Justice says it will not interfere with states' efforts to regulate and tax marijuana provided they are ... View the full article
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A group of Ottawa technology executives has made a bid to get prospective medical marijuana producer Tweed Inc. on the Toronto Stock Exchange. View the full article
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It seems only yesterday that Bill Clinton was chewing his lower lip and confessing that yes, he had smoked marijuana in his student years, but he hadn’t actually inhaled. Now everyone – President Obama, columnist David Brooks, Michael Bloomberg, Clarence Thomas for heaven’s sake – admits to being a former stoner, and proud of it. If it weren’t for Amazon, and the huge rise in internet shopping ... View the full article
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Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): A new survey suggests that Americans do not consider marijuana as dangerous as other legal substances like alcohol and tobacco. The do not consider it as wicked as other illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine, CNN reported. But according to new data released, the percentage is nowhere near as high as the 81 percent who say alcohol should remain legal or the 71 percent who ... View the full article
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Washington state could be facing a curious economics problem: too many pot growers. According to updated figures released Tuesday, more than 2,600 applications have been submitted to produce the marijuana ... View the full article
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Chemicals found in cannabis have the potential to relieve pain and reduce joint inflammation in people suffering from osteoarthritis. Researchers from the Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre at the University of Nottingham have found that natural chemicals found in cannabis – or cannabinoids – can relieve pain in animals suffering from arthritis. Around eight million people in the UK are affected ... View the full article
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ONE of Tamworth’s leading addiction experts has warned residents the legalisation of marijuana in an American state is not an indication that the drug is safe. View the full article
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's justice minister is facing ridicule for posting a spoof article about marijuana-linked deaths on her Facebook page along with comments about her zero-tolerance against drugs. View the full article
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Nearly a week into Colorado’s unprecedented foray into marijuana legalization, it’s all going smoothly. Possessing and using recreational marijuana has actually been legal for a full year in both Washington and Colorado. At least a couple dozen stores are already operating around the state, legally selling marijuana for recreational use to adults. The biggest concerns of critics – whether the ... View the full article
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It may not be too surprising that New York, bluest of the blue, is finally beginning to inch towards a more liberal policy on pot. In fact, New York has long been one of the most draconian drug law enforcers in the country – and New York City itself has been waging a weed-possession war for nearly 20 years. City cops arrest more people for having marijuana on them than they do for any other ... View the full article
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The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party is applauding the legalisation of cannabis in Colorado and Uruguay from January 1 this year and call on New Zealand to follow their lead. View the full article
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You can walk into a store in Colorado and legally buy marijuana, but you might get fired if you smoke it. A new Colorado state law went into effect January 1, permitting anyone 21 years of age or older ... View the full article
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Foreign laboratories want to open laboratories in Uruguay to study the potential uses of medicinal marijuana now that the weed has been legalized in the South American country. Uruguay's Congress recently ... View the full article
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The growing campaign for legalizing marijuana has a new, unlikely supporter: the conservative National Review. View the full article
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