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...
CA Supreme Court Rejects Medical Marijuana Case
A legal victory for a local medical marijuana advocate could have a major impact on sales and distribution across the state. The Supreme Court of...
Medical Cannabis To Be Legalized In Ireland
The Department of Health is bringing in legislation to legalise the use of medicinal marijuana in Ireland. The push for the legislation is a...
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...
Mom Gives 7-Year-Old Medical Marijuana To Combat Chemo, Against Dad’s Wishes
A seven-year-old girl suffering from leukemia is one of Oregon's youngest medical marijuana patients. Her mother says she gives her daughter marijuana pills to...
On Marijuana, Massachusetts Voters Say ‘Legalize It’
Massachusetts voters chose to legalize the medical use of marijuana on Tuesday. A large turnout of voters went to the polls today, Nov. 6...
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...
Medical Marijuana Becoming Election Hot Button In Presidential Race
Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson today praised Rep. Paul Ryan for his willingness to let states decide whether to allow the use of medical marijuana, but added, “Don’t get too excited until we know where Mitt Romney stands.” Responding to a question on a Denver radio show over the weekend, Ryan stated that, while he is
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...
Sick Judge On Medical Marijuana: It’s A “Human Rights Issue”
A New York state supreme court judge has written an impassioned plea to legalize medical marijuana in the state, potentially taking New York one...
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....
Oaksterdam Was Educational Institution Not A Dispensary
On April 21, I taught what may have been my final class at Oaksterdam University. For the better part of the past 3½ years,...
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:...
Weed Wars Is Nothing To Blow Smoke At
'Weed Wars' on Discovery Channel, about the medical cannabis industry, is part of reality TV's growing interest in shows revolving around illicit substances.
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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 ...
New Jersey Gets Legal Medical Marijuana Program
Gov. Chris Christie gave the green light to New Jersey's medical marijuana program on Tuesday, saying he believes the state's narrow ...