Teen cannabis use may damage brain for life, warns major study

Fears that drug 'rewires' adolescent minds as scientists find persistent smoking reduces IQ Teenagers who smoke cannabis regularly could be permanently damaging the development of their brain and are likely to...

Richard Branson calls for Cannabis to be Taxed

The market for cannabis in Britain should be regulated and taxed, and responsibility for drug policy moved from the Home Office to the health department, Sir Richard Branson has told MPs. The Virgin Group head...

Long Beach City Council Evaluates Medical Marijuana Ban

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Legalize Cannabis Hemp Petition on We the People

Four out of the first six petitions submitted to the newly created We the People government petition site, are about ending the federal prohibition on hemp and cannabis. This was in addition to the one I submitted, titled: End federal prohibition of hemp. Cannabis is too...

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens in Vancouver on Broadway

Westcoast Medicann Society has opened in Vancouver on Broadway and Cambie St. Two blocks from Vancouver General Hospital, in the center of the medical practictioners area, right next door The Canadian Cancer...

NORML WOMEN’S ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES FIRST MAJOR FUNDRAISING WEEKEND

December 8, 2010 - Beverly Hills, CA. -- Cannabis has captured the attention of the world.  From December 17 thru the 19th of 2010, the Colorado Convention Center will be buzzing with thousands of medical marijuana experts and enthusiasts in the largest Cannabis...

Mexico forces seize huge marijuana haul in Tijuana

" Mexican security forces have seized 105 tonnes of marijuana with a street value of at least $340m (£214m) - the biggest such haul in the country in years. Heavily armed troops and police raided several homes in the city of Tijuana, on the border with the US, exchanging...

What if Cannabis Were Legal: See "The Flower", An Animated Short.

Sometimes a simple cartoon gets a message across more clearly and effectively than any number of scholarly tomes. Watch Here In this short, 3 1/2 minute animation, graphic artist Haik Hoisington nails virtually every issue in that comes up in any serious discussion on...

Senate 258 Bill Aims to Destroy Edible Medical Cannabis Options

In another misguided attempt to tell the American People that that are too stupid to know what is good for them, Dianne Feinstein (D), Senator from California introduced a bill (S258) that would force medical cannabis patients to smoke marijuana by doubling the federal...

Utah Law Review Joins AMA in Call for Marijuana Rescheduling

Fear of "the other" is at the core of marijuana prohibition. At least that is the conclusion that may be drawn from a review of its history, as outlined in a 70 page article in the 2009 Volume of the Utah Law Review. The article, entitled Medical Marijuana: The Conflict...

Prisoner Grows Pot Plant in Jail Convinces Guards It's Tomato

28 year-old Mohamed Jalloh, a prisoner at Verne Prison, grew a pot plant in his cell for five months after convincing the guards at the facility it was merely a tomato plant. Jollah, who is serving an eight year sentence for supplying class A drugs, garnered admiration from...

First Cannabis Café in United States Opens in Portland, Oregon

The United States' first-ever Cannabis Café opened in Portland, Oregon last Friday, November 13, at 4:20 p.m. The concept behind the cafe, located at 700 N.E. Dekum St., is to serve as a catalyst for the...

Daniel Radcliffe Photographed Smoking: The Philosopher's Stoner

At a recent flat-party Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was photographed smoking some herbs of an illegal, or decriminalized depending on jurisdiction, variety. The party was at the flat of Radcliffe's off-and-on...

Police Donate 25 Pounds of Weed to Prisoners in Fruit Crate

Prisoners at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Segovia Unit were in for a treat when they received a donated fruit crate from the Edinburg Police Department. Among a variety of fruits prisoners came...

Britain's Youngest Mother Grows Marijuana 'To Escape Stress'

A teenage girl once dubbed "Britain's youngest mom" has been caught growing marijuana in her home. Amy Crowhurst became Britain's youngest mom when she fell pregnant at the age of 12. Now 19 and the single mother of two from Crawley, West Sussex, Crowhurst admitted producing...

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