A request by NORML under the Official Information Act has revealed police had a secret meeting with Internal Affairs departmental heads, and asked them to try to get marijuana law reform magazine Norml News completely banned.

UPDATE: WE HAVE JUST LEARNED TODAY THREE ISSUES OF NORML NEWS HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED R18. THIS APPLIES TO THOSE THREE ISSUES ONLY, HOWEVER A COMPLETE BAN IS STILL POSSIBLE. WE INTEND TO APPEAL THE DECISION, WHICH CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE

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This is what a medical-marijuana class looks like. Twenty-five or so students — men, women, young, middle-aged — listen attentively as an instructor holds up a leafy green plant and runs down the list of nutrients it needs. Nitrogen: stimulates leaf and stem growth. Magnesium: helps leaf structure. Phosphorous: aids in the germination of seeds. Michigan's Med Grow Cannabis College is one of several unaccredited schools to have sprung up in the 14 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized medical use of marijuana. Many of its students suffer from chronic pain. Others are looking to supply those in need of relief.

time.com

The Cook County Sheriff's department says it's one of the largest marijuana seizures in its history.

Some $20 million worth of high-end, uncut marijuana was confiscated from a house in suburban Lyons.

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Teresa Matos, 37, an Angolan-born steward from Contsworth Court, Gateshead, picked up 4.94kg of 100 per cent pure cocaine while HMS Manchester had docked at the port of Cartagena in Colombia, South America, in July last year.

telegraph.co.uk