Here is just one story about a youngsters first high.

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It has recently been reported extensively in the Canadian press that an attempt to challenge the nations marijuana laws has failed.

The tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, in the Himalayas, is seeking to become the first totally smoke free country in the world, but is experiencing some resistance from an unexpected quarter.

It has recently been reported in the New Zealand press that a 72 year old pensioner  has appeared in court, charged with the cultivation and possession of cannabis.

There is a growing movement against the smoking ban in Britain’s pubs and clubs which has been in place for nearly four years and continues to be blamed for the number of pubs that have closed or are facing closure.

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Working men’s club owners and landlords call for smoking ban change.
OWNERS and landlords of working men’s clubs have started a campaign calling for change to the Government’s smoking ban. 

This week, in a number of articles in American newspapers, we learn that more high school seniors are smoking marijuana than cigarettes and that high schoolers viewed weed more favourably than tobacco. 

Apple gives approval for roll your own app.

Criminals turned a house owned by one of the country’s most senior policemen into a cannabis factory.

The increase in the tax on cigarettes in October has reignited sales of loose tobacco in Japan, which is designed to be smoked in old-fashioned pipes known as "kiseru."

There is naturally some confusion amongst travellers as to where it is safe smoke weed in public and where it is forbidden. Hopefully this will clear up some of the confusion.

A recent article in a UK newspaper has highlighted how many institutions are moving away from blanket bans on smoking and are taking a new and more practical approach to the problem of how to deal with smokers on their premises.