Uruguay plans to begin legal marijuana sales of pot grown under government control by year’s end, using cloned plants, President Jose Mujica said Wednesday. Mujica, speaking to a local newspaper during a visit to Chile, said the process was complex because it was regulated by the market. “We try to use what we have,” Mujica told La Tercera daily, referring to land where the marijuana would be grown.

As one of the largest producers of marijuana-infused edibles in Colorado, Dr. J's Hash Infusion makes chocolates, caramels and candies. But many of the company's products contain only a minute fraction of the THC promised on Dr. J's labels, according to independent tests organized by The Denver Post.

An international group led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found cannabinoid receptors, through which marijuana exerts its effects, in a key emotional hub in the brain involved in regulating anxiety and the flight-or-fight response.

The nation's top researchers concluded that you can't hide how stoned you are and that you should be freaking out if you aren't already.

The teenager's brain has a lot of developing to do: It must transform from the brain of a child into the brain of an adult. Some researchers worry how marijuana might affect that crucial process. "Actually, in childhood our brain is larger," says Krista Lisdahl, director of the brain imaging and neuropsychology lab at University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. "Then, during the teenage years, our brain is getting rid of those connections that weren't really used, and it prunes back.

Past use of cannabis, as identified by the presence of the inert carboxy THC metabolite on a standard urine test, is not positively associated with workplace accidents, according to data published online in the Journal of Addictive Diseases.

IT WOULD have seemed a lot more revolutionary just two years ago but for Jamaica, it is still a welcome whiff of sense. The island’s energy minister, Philip Paulwell, who also leads government business in parliament, has said he will find time this year to decriminalise possession of small amounts of marijuana. At a stroke, the move will cut the number of criminal offences by as many as a million a week. It will also make a Jamaican break somewhat less nervy for ganja-puffing tourists.

You don’t need a MBA to know that the key to sales is to know your demographic. That’s why Girl Scout Danielle Lei should earn a merit badge in business for setting up shop outside of a medical marijuana dispensary in San Francisco. Lei sold 117 boxes of Dulce de Leches and Tagalong Girl Scout cookies during a two-hour stint outside The Green Cross pharmacy over Presidents Day weekend.

Terpenoids and terpenes are aromatic compounds that are found in thousands of plant species, and are responsible for the various flavours and fragrances of cannabis. We have known about their presence in cannabis for decades, but it is only recently that awareness of their potential therapeutic properties has begun to expand.

MONTPELIER, Vt. - The Legislature will begin exploring what legalizing cannabis could look like in Vermont. Sen. Jeanette White first proposed the formation of a study last year. The bill is set to be taken up in committee Wednesday and would look at potential legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana in Vermont, similar to how cannabis was legalized in Colorado and Washington.

Missouri lawmakers and supporters are working to legalize and decriminalize marijuana in 2014. House Bill 1324 would legalize the medical use of marijuana in Missouri, while House Bill 1325 aims to decriminalize penalties for possession of pot. Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, also filed House Bill 1659 in late January, which would tax and regulate marijuana in Missouri. The organization "Show-Me Cannabis" has...

In Tennessee, 75% of those polled supported legalizing medical cannabis in the state. Thousands of Tennesseans and their families and friends have seen firsthand that marijuana is safe and effective medicine. Science shows how it works. And we have the history of the states that have approved it.

In Washington, placing an order for a pot delivery is now as easy as dialing up for a pizza. Only with marijuana orders, deliveries are made by characters named Otter, Wombat, and Possum.

It’s legal for adults to possess pot in Washington state. But legal pot stores are months from opening, leaving recreational consumers in limbo. Delivery services are trying to meet the need without getting busted.

Alaska is poised to become the 3rd state to legalize retail marijuana after pro-pot advocates this week cleared the signature hurdle to place an initiative on the August ballot.

While many Florida entrepreneurs stand along the sidelines waiting to see if medical marijuana will be voted in during the November election, Jeremy Bufford has already lauched Medical Marijuana Tampa, a cannabis college aimed at educating students about the many facets of the budding marijuana industry. "Let's bring this medicine out of the darkness and into the light," Bufford told ABC News. "We're doing something innovative... We're trying to educate people.”

The D.C. Council voted 11-1 to decriminalize marijuana in the District, WUSA9's Bruce Johnson reports. There will be a second and final reading and vote on the marijuana decriminalization bill before the entire Council as early as February 18th, officials said.

Justin Bieber Plane Detained Due to Pot Smell

These hummingbird pics were originally been posted by an unknown person on Overgrow.com before it was shut down several years ago. There doesn't seem to be a lot of evidence that hummingbirds eat cannabis for their THC, but it is possible these hummingbirds were interested in the (mostly sans-THC) sugary sap that is occasionally produced by cannabis buds. Other animals which have been spotted eating cannabis plants include deer and house cats.

Many of the Colorado shops that are licensed to sell marijuana have installed ATMs, for the convenience of their customers. What could possibly go wrong?