Synthetic Cannabis Back on the Market in New Zealand
A synthetic cannabis product is back on the market - and others are on the way - less than three months after the so-called "legal highs" were banned.
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Marijuana Extract Helps Prevent Chemo Pain
Cannabidiol, an extract from marijuana, may be a promising treatment to prevent pain in those getting the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel, U.S. researchers say,
Activist Dana Beal Sentenced, Suffers Heart Attack
Iconic activist Dana Beal suffered a heart attack while in a Wisconsin jail awaiting transfer to a state prison to begin serving a 2 ½ year prison sentence for marijuana trafficking.
Illegal to Sell Guns to Med Marijuana Users Says Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
Firearms dealers in states that allow medical marijuana can't sell guns or ammunition to registered users of the drug, a policy that marijuana and gun-rights groups say denies Second Amendment rights to individuals who are following state law.
Oregon Pot Grower Dazed Over Big Fed Raid
Gold Hill man says site's legal, grew within limits.
Stephen Harper: Tough on Crime, Short on Facts
Last week, I wrote a column on how the right-wing Tea Party movement in the United States is hijacking the Republican Party, moving it further to the right into a terrain where ideology takes precedence over fact, thus the title of my column, "When ideology trumps facts."
Four Americans Get Pot From US Government
Sometime after midnight on a moonlit rural Oregon highway, a state trooper checking a car he had just pulled over found less than an ounce of pot on one passenger: A chatty 72-year-old woman blind in one eye.
Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Supporters Rally for Governor to Open Dispensaries
A Portsmouth dispensary was one of three approved for a license last spring, until the governor put the plans on hold.
New York Has New Marijuana Arrest Policy
A new marijuana arrest policy in New York, America’s largest city, is being applauded by civil rights advocates who say it will reduce alleged discrimination against black and Latino youth.
Crown Seeks Longer Sentence for Dakta Green
The Crown is appealing for a longer sentence for a marijuana activist who set up a "daktory" in West Auckland where cannabis users could smoke in peace.
