Czech Republic Passes Medical Marijuana Law
On January 30, by a 67-2 vote, the Czech Senate approved a bill allowing for the medical use of marijuana. The measure affirms the...
Mexico Enacts Law To Help Drug War Victims
The Mexican government on Wednesday enacted a controversial law aimed at giving recognition and recourse to tens of thousands of victims of the drug-related...
German Court Approves Some Medical Marijuana Growing
A German court ruled earlier this month that seriously ill patients can grow their own medicine, but the ruling won't apply to all medical...
Amsterdam’s Cannabis Cafes Will Remain Open To Tourists, City’s Mayor Says
Tourists visiting Amsterdam will not be banned from using the city’s famous cannabis cafes, its mayor has said. Eberhard van der Laan believes that...
Netherlands Marijuana Ban On Tourists
A policy barring foreign tourists from buying marijuana in the Netherlands went into effect in parts of the country Tuesday, with attention focused on...
Bangladeshi Man Sentenced To Life For Attemping To Smuggle Cannabis
The Criminal Court has sentenced a Bangladeshi national to life, after the court found him guilty of attempting to smuggle cannabis into the Maldives....
President Obama’s Puzzling Silence on Marijuana
"Dance with the One that Brought You" is the title of a well-known song. But the Urban Dictionary offers a deeper meaning:...
Colombia Supreme Court Decriminalizes Drugs
Colombia's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that carrying small doses of drugs is not a punishable offense, torpedoing years of effort by the ...
Griffith Mafia Returns To Its Grass Roots
Organized crime is back in business in Griffith as the mafia returns to its traditional ''grass-roots'' operation in the Riverina district.
More than 30...
Mexican Drug Lord Officially Thanks American Lawmakers For Keeping Drugs Illegal
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera reported head of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, ranked 701st on Forbes' yearly report of the wealthiest men...
Thousand March for Marijuana in Buenos Aires
About a thousand people took to the streets of Buenos Aires last Saturday to celebrate a year of marijuana activism and call for...
Petition to Reschedule ‘Marijuana’ to Recognize Medical Benefits in Final Stages
As scientists and researchers from Israel, Brazil, Canada and the US participate in the Sixth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, a...