Danica Coto ~ Associated Press ~

 

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's governor on Sunday signed an executive order to authorize the use of medical marijuana in the U.S. territory in an unexpected move following a lengthy public debate.

Sharon Fernandes ~ The Times of India ~

 

Viki Vaurora, a passionate campaigner for medical marijuana, says it is time to bust the myths around the much maligned weed.

Jade Jurewicz ~ Sidney Times ~

 

Lily Poulter vividly remembers the last time her shoulder popped out of its socket.

By the Caribbean Journal Staff ~

 

The first legal cannabis plant in the country was planted on the grounds of the University of the West Indies Mona campus.

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.

Sally Rose ~ Austrailian Financial Review ~

 

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.

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.

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.

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.