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Belfast Telegraph ~ Northern Ireland ~
Vulnerable people are missing out on medical treatment due to governmental refusal to treat cannabis the same way as alcohol, a newcomer to election campaigning has claimed.
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Jenna Valleriani ~ Huffington Post Canada ~
The 2011 Global Commission on Drug Policy's opening declaration - "the global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies [...] fundamental reforms in national and global drug control policies are urgently needed" - could hardly be more definitive.
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Tasmania is set to give the green light for Australia's first legal medical marijuana grower, in what is expected to be the start of a new industry for the state.
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Danielle Street ~ VICE ~
New Zealand is suffering its worst weed drought in recent history, and so far pot-starved kiwis have no one to point the finger at.
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Eva Vergara ~ Associated Press ~
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean municipality harvested legal medical marijuana Tuesday as part of a government-approved pilot project aimed at helping ease pain in cancer patients.
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Sunny Freeman ~ The Huffington Post ~
Canada is now home to its first publicly-traded recreational marijuana company, despite the fact that pot for non-medical use is illegal in this country.
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