OTTAWA — Seizures of Canadian-made marijuana by U.S. authorities have increased 259 per cent since 2001 but still constitute only about two per cent of all such seizures at U.S. borders, says a joint assessment. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1107205565113_102614765/?hub=Canada

A newsclip covering Ganja Eradication in Bhangledesh.

Rep. Elliot Naishtat, D-Austin, filed a bill Friday to allow doctors in Texas to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes. The controversial measure's most outspoken followers are Texans for Medical Marijuana.But there are others who quietly hope the law goes into effect. "Marcia" injured her spinal cord in a car wreck 16 years ago that left her paralyzed. While she can't feel her legs, she does feel pain.

KAAL) -- Federal agents worked with the southeast Minnesota narcotics task force and make Rochester's largest drug bust in the last five years.It started in Nebraska where authorities stopped a man for a routine traffic violation. During the stop, they found more than two hundred pounds of marijuana in his car.The man cooperated with the drug enforcement agency and made a controlled delivery to the final destination, a hotel in south Rochester.Upon delivery, authorities arrested both men and issued a search warrant for the recipient's house

HOPE, B.C. - A Vancouver man has won an out-of-court settlement from the RCMP after an incident in which he says he was illegally searched by an American police officer because the American officer suspected marijuana use. http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/28/texas-bc050128.html

A mental health charity has called for a government inquiry into the effects that cannabis has on users. Rethink wants the Commons Health Select Committee to launch an investigation "to help establish the facts about the link between cannabis and psychosis". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4217609.stm#

An interesting newsclip which demonstrates the normalization of medical marijuana taking place in America today. http://www.calweb.com/kxtv10/news-story/February2004/020204/_video/marijuana.ram

A California computer programer who uses cannabis for back pains is suing hie employer over a dismissal due to a drug test which turned up his prescribed medicine. http://www.calweb.com/kxtv10/news-story/September2002/091902/_video/marijuana.ram

A US University is looking for test volounteers for anew cannabis and the brain study that is being done with card games and brain scans. The gig pays $150 US which will get you a half ounce of buds on most US Campuses.

The image of marijuana as a harmless drug is slowly changing. Today's pot is different from what people smoked in the sixties and seventies. It's stronger and some even say it's dangerous. http://www.wokr13.tv/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=6846DCE5-3A1C-4CC2-8391-8BBD82204393