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"The effects caused by marijuana do not justify an absolute prohibition on its consumption," the court ruled.

"Even people that might have smoked it 20, 30 years ago, they're being asked, 'Have you ever smoked cannabis?'" Estevan Mayor Roy Ludwig said.

David Dratch, 23, could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.

China bans the consumption, sale and cultivation of marijuana.

Cannabis users have pointed out that some legal marijuana products come with about 70 grams of plastic, foil and cardboard packaging for just one gram of weed.

"I want to buy legally! But the prices are almost double what I pay now," one Canadian cannabis user posted on Reddit.

Weed has not been a major issue heading toward the 2018 midterms, but that could change when it comes to the 2020 presidential election.

"Actions that could happen would be a lifetime ban if someone is entering the U.S. for work related to the marijuana industry," Michael Collins, interim director at the Drug Policy Alliance's Office of National Affairs, told Newsweek.

"As just the second country and the first G7 nation to end marijuana prohibition, Canada has positioned itself as a global leader for cannabis business and development."

"If we don't see something happen in 2019, almost all of us will be takeout targets for Canadian players."

Canadian marijuana stocks are soaring, while U.S. officials warned that foreign investors in cannabis could face a lifetime ban from entering the country.

Former Soviet republic's ruling party introduces legislation that would legalize the growth of cannabis to export for pharmaceutical and cosmetic uses.

Brendan Kennedy, Tilray's president and CEO, said on Tuesday that he sees further rapid growth in the cannabis market moving forward.

"This is the first time a Canadian [licensed producer] has demonstrated to the FDA that a study drug produced in Canada from the cannabis plant can meet its standards."

The Atlanta-based company would be the first nonalcoholic-drink producer to diversify into the growing cannabis market.

The Canadian Medical Association wants to phase out medicinal cannabis, citing concerns over "the lack of clinical research, guidance and regulatory oversight," a report said.

Despite the federal prohibition on cannabis, the majority of Americans—both Democrats and Republicans—support recreational legalization.

The man held off three assailants using only his trusty pipe.

"He's the best thing we've had since Thomas Edison."

The Canadian Armed Forces have assured the U.S., Britain, Australia and New Zealand that legal weed use won't impact troop performance during joint operations.

The STATES bill, which would end federal meddling in marijuana regulation, has some bipartisan support.

Canada may have legalized marijuana, but the sale, possession and distribution of the drug all remain illegal under U.S. federal law, Customs and Border Protection officials said.

Marijuana companies are searching for employees in a wide variety of capacities, ranging from menial labor to scientific research, as well as sales and management.

With legalization set for October, employers from within the cannabis sector have been posting more jobs as well.

Since legalization hit the U.S., the cannabis industry has been assumed to be a bastion of progressive values, but as far as we've come, the women at the top of the industry are here to tell you there's more work left to do.

"When you find THC in breath, you can be pretty darn sure that somebody smoked pot in the last couple of hours," Hound Labs CEO Mike Lynn explained.

Both sides of the debate about combining yoga with cannabis claim there's ancient proof. But each practitioner's decision is his or her own.

In legal cannabis states, it's often the folks renting out warehouses who are making the most money in a booming business.

Representative Earl Blumenauer told Newsweek he sees a legal cross-border North American market as "not just possible" but "probable."

Legalization campaigner Zurab Japaridze, who filed the suit with the top court, hailed the decision as making Georgia "a freer country."