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'Grown in Washington': the marijuana farms near US power hub
AFP, Published on 02/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - Security cameras and barbed wire suggested this was the right place -- the old warehouse on a dead-end street not far from the White House that hosts one of the handful of legal marijuana farms in the US capital.
Israel sees heady future for medical marijuana
AFP, Published on 27/03/2016
» KFAR PINES (ISRAEL) - With its moat, wall, barbed wire, armed guards and security cameras, the facility could be mistaken for a military base if it weren't for the pungent odour of marijuana in the air.
Australia introduces medicinal cannabis legislation
AFP, Published on 10/02/2016
» SYDNEY - Australia introduced legislation into parliament to legalise the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes on Wednesday, with the government calling it "the missing piece in a patient's journey".
'Grandma's magic remedy:' Mexico's medical marijuana secret
AFP, Published on 14/12/2015
» MEXICO CITY - When her legs ache, this Mexican grandmother rubs them with marijuana-infused alcohol. She is well aware the homemade remedy defies the country's cannabis ban, but her family has used the concoction to treat ailments since she was a child, handing it down the generations.
Canada likely to legalise, market marijuana
AFP, Published on 09/12/2015
» OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau raised eyebrows when he admitted to having dabbled in marijuana while a member of parliament, but his pledge as prime minister to legalise pot has been broadly cheered.
Australia set to legalise growing of medicinal cannabis
AFP, Published on 17/10/2015
» SYDNEY - Australia Saturday announced plans to legalise the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes, saying those suffering debilitating illnesses deserved access to the most effective treatments.
Smartphone app promises medical pot delivery
AFP, Published on 30/07/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Startup Eaze on Tuesday released a smartphone application promising prompt, professional delivery of medical marijuana at the doors of patients in San Francisco.
America's first marijuana stores open in Colorado
AFP, Published on 01/01/2014
» Marijuana users celebrated Wednesday as Colorado became the first US state to allow retail cannabis sales, putting it in the vanguard of efforts across the country to legalize the drug.
Blazing cannabis trail, US states eye tourism surge
AFP, Published on 29/12/2013
» Marijuana users in Colorado and Washington are counting down the hours before the western US states become the first to legalize recreational pot shops on January 1.
Up the magic tree
Life, Published on 22/10/2013
» At the back of his house by a canal, the old man takes us to see his home-grown krathom tree. Standing more than 2m tall, the plant sprouts green leaves of different sizes, the biggest larger than a person's palm, their shape vaguely resembling those of the bodhi tree. Nearby, goats bleat and cows moo, mixing with the occasional roar of passing long-tailed boats.