Which Europeans are most likely to have tried cannabis?

OVER a fifth of Europeans have taken cannabis at some point in their lives, according to new report on illegal drug use from the EMCDDA, the EU's drug-monitoring arm.

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Last week, employees at a goodwill store in Ohio opened a donated water jug and found almost a pound of pot. The donation was anonymous, and police estimate the amount to be worth around $1,500.

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People who smoke potent skunk are more at risk of psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia than those who use other types of cannabis, scientists suspect.

According to new research, regular users double their risk of psychosis but heavy skunk users increase theirs seven-fold.

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They say cannabis is a healthier option while detoxing from alcohol, illegal or prescription drugs, by offering fewer negative side-effects or problems withdrawing.

Britain is the perfect place to try the ‘radical’ approach because of our ‘heavy alcohol use’, according to researchers at the University of California.

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The movie star legend, Marilyn Monroe, is shown in a silent home movie that dates back to 1958 or 1959. Read more below and see the video of Marilyn Monroe smoking marijuana below.

The friend of Marilyn that took the video did not wish to be identified but confirms that Marilyn Monroe was smoking marijuana.

“I had it up in my attic all this time,” says the woman who reg

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World class athletes have been caught using recreational drugs for years but what makes the recent cases of Tim Lincecum, Michael Phelps, and Santonio Holmes remarkable is that they have been outed at the peak of their careers. In these three instances, law enforcement has helped obliterate the mainstream myth that marijuana smokers cannot be overachievers in amazing physical conditions.

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These days, medical marijuana clinics are popping up like weeds in California. Los Angeles alone has nearly 1,000 places where, with a doctor's note, you can legally buy pot.

But the illegal side of marijuana is also thriving. Authorities say it's partly because all those pot clinics have boosted the demand. That means the state spends millions of dollars trying to wipe out a plant that's already sanctioned.