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$3 Million of Marijuana Seized Off Shore of Puerto Rico

$3 Million of Marijuana Seized Off Shore of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican officials have announced that a seizure of 3,500 pounds of marijuana occurred off their shores. According a US Coast Guard statement released on Friday, the seizure occurred...
Poll Shows Canadians Support Marijuana Reform

Poll Shows Canadians Support Marijuana Reform

A new poll conducted by Forum Research shows that over 60% of Canadians favor either decriminalizing low-level marijuana possession or marijuana legalization.  The other third want to keep marijuana...
Dutch Government Looking to Ban Marijuana Strains with High THC Levels

Dutch Government Looking to Ban Marijuana Strains with High THC Levels

On Monday, Dutch justice minister Ivo Opstelten told parliament that the government is attempting to classify strains of marijuana with a THC level above 15% as a Class A...
Amsterdam Marijuana Coffee Shops to Remain Open Next Year Despite Law

Amsterdam Marijuana Coffee Shops to Remain Open Next Year Despite Law

In an interview published Thursday, Amsterdam’s mayor Eberhard van der Laan announced that he had made the decision to allow Amsterdam’s marijuana coffee shops to remain open for business...
Israel Considers Medical Marijuana Distribution to Pharmacies

Israel Considers Medical Marijuana Distribution to Pharmacies

Israel currently has over 10,000 patients who have been given government permission to use medical marijuana.  This number has grown dramatically in recent years– there were only a few...
Australian Marijuana Grower Loses Appeal for Longer Sentence

Australian Marijuana Grower Loses Appeal for Longer Sentence

In March, Michael Bennett Gardner Sr. pleaded guilty to one count of drug trafficking.  Authorities had seized 3.6 metric tons of dried marijuana as well as 22,000 marijuana plants...
Study Finds Marijuana Withdrawal is Real

Study Finds Marijuana Withdrawal is Real

A study conducted by the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre at the University of New South Wales in Australia has found that regular marijuana users who decide to...
Police Conduct Rome’s Largest Marijuana Bust

Police Conduct Rome’s Largest Marijuana Bust

In Rome, Italy, police officers discovered the city’s largest marijuana growing site of all time below the vaults of the Bank of Italy.  The Bank of Italy is the...
Legalization Proposal Sent to Parliament in Uruguay

Legalization Proposal Sent to Parliament in Uruguay

On Wednesday, Uruguayan President Jose Mujica submitted a proposal to Parliament to make Uruguay the first country in the world where the government would directly sell marijuana to its...
Chilean Politicians Face Removal From Office for Drug Use

Chilean Politicians Face Removal From Office for Drug Use

In Chile, a bill is being proposed that would have politicians removed from office if they are found to use illegal drugs. The previously proposed bill was brought to...