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Teen vaping tied to marijuana use
While teen smoking has long been linked to an increased risk of drug use, US adolescents today are more apt to try vaping than smoking traditional cigarettes.
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Beyonce's dad Mathew Knowles moves into marijuana business
The music manager is working with Bangi Inc, which 'buys and leases real estate for weed farms and dispensaries'.
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Jay-Z goes into the marijuana business
Jay-Z is the latest celebrity to get into the marijuana business as its legalisation for recreational use has spread to 11 US states, including California.
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Company acquires land to grow medicinal cannabis in WC
The Canopy Growth Corporation said soft-gel capsules of international quality were some of the products that would be produced at the site.
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Are insurers averse to offering cannabis users life cover?
Kroos says some insurance companies have declined to pay for the costs after the disclose use of cannabis by patients.
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Thailand marijuana festival has visitors on a high
The atmosphere on the festival’s opening day reflected the mix of caution and excitement over the legalisation of medical marijuana in junta-run Thailand.
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In Canada, some moms say cannabis makes them better parents
Canada's health ministry warns parents against consuming cannabis because of the risks of second-hand smoke, while warning it also 'may reduce a person's ability to pay attention (to their child), make decisions or react to emergencies.'
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Washington governor to pardon pot crimes
Voters in Washington state and Colorado in 2012 made their two states the first in the United States to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
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Up in smoke: Indonesia burns mountain of marijuana
Authorities in the Muslim-majority nation's Aceh province took a match to the bricks of pot and also destroyed some 19 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, seized in raids this year.
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Thailand approves medical marijuana in New Year's 'gift'
While countries from Colombia to Canada have legalised marijuana for medical or even recreational use, the drug remains illegal and taboo across much of Southeast Asia, which has some of the world’s harshest punishments for drug law violations.
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New Zealand to hold 'referendum' on legal pot
The ballot was among the demands the Green Party made during talks to join Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's progressive coalition government after the 2017 election.
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Canada legalises marijuana for recreational use
The change was praised by pot enthusiasts and investors in a budding industry that has seen pot stocks soar on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges, but sharply questioned by some health professionals and opposition politicians.
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Legalised pot: a rarity around the world
Uruguay in 2013 became the first country in the world to legalise the production, distribution and consumption of marijuana
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[LISTEN] Getting high, legally? This is what the law says
There are 3.2 million South Africans who regularly consume dagga, according to a 2008 study by the Medical Research Council.
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[OPINION] SA frees cannabis from colonial and apartheid past
The recent Constitutional Court ruling may well undo decades of often racist cannabis law enforcement.
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[OPINION] The private use of marijuana legalised. Why it’s a good thing
The Constitutional Court judgment is to be applauded for doing away with the assumption that marijuana use by adults in private is always wrong.
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[CARTOON] Joint Custody
By Mgobhozi & Curtis.
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[WATCH] ConCourt greenlights the green
The Constitutional Court has ruled that people may use the cannabis plant in the privacy of their own home.
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US Justice Dept ends Obama-era marijuana policy
The Obama administration’s guidelines had "created a safe harbour for the marijuana industry to operate in these states."
