A PLYMOUTH Tory MP says cannabis will never be made legal under his watch.

This comes as a significant debate was held at Westminster Hall earlier this week detailing the positives and negatives of the drug's potential legalisation.

Oliver Colvile, MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, was hoping to speak at the debate but maintains his views "are against recreational cannabis".

However Mr Colvile, who has questioned in the past whether marijuana should be available on the NHS to ease the pain of those suffering from multiple sclerosis, says there is still a case for its medical use.

He said: "I'm very sympathetic to people with neurological issues and I think they should have access to it.

Canada's new justice minister has questions about the recent Nanaimo RCMP crackdown on pot shops, after 10 shops received letters from police, asking them to cease sales within seven days or risk criminal charges.

Jody Wilson-Raybould was asked if the RCMP's move to stop marijuana dispensaries ran counter with the government's direction on pot. One of Justin Trudeau's campaign promises was to legalize pot.

"We were very clear in our platform and certainly we will be moving forward with this. I will be having discussion with my colleague [Public Safety] Minister Goodale on this matter," Wilson-Raybould told CBC's Early Edition this morning.

HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) – As the state’s medical marijuana fight stalls in the statehouse, activists haven’t given up pushing for public support.

One of those demonstrating Saturday in York County was more recognizable than most: Chuck Homan was arrested on marijuana charges last year.

“I just don’t know what else to do,” he said Saturday.

He says he uses it to treat manic depression; last month, a York County judge said that’s okay and found him not guilty.

But it’s “not a real comfortable position to be in,” he said with a laugh. “I still live in fear.”

He hasn’t stopped using pot, which means he could be arrested again. But he still petitioned the streets of Hanover over the week, rallying support for medicinal cannabis.

I have a special place in my heart for marijuana reform activists in Idaho. One side of my family (maternal) is from Idaho, and I have hundreds of relatives that live there. I don’t visit very often. It’s not because I don’t like the view. Idaho is a very beautiful state. And it’s not because I don’t want to see my family, because I love them all very much. It’s because Idaho is a very, very scary place to be when you are a marijuana consumer. The laws there are harsh, and many law enforcement officials in Idaho absolutely love to enforce marijuana prohibition.

Marijuana, both medical and recreational, has been a constant feature of legislative and legal controversy over the past few years. More than 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medicinal usage, and four states—Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon—now regulate sales for recreational purposes. All the while, these states are in major conflict with federal law enforcement. Understanding the states’ tax regimes and regulatory structures is vital for companies involved in the marijuana trade and the companies with which they associate.

Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of more than $1 million have been found growing inside two homes in Sydney's inner-west, police say.

Police said officers raided two neighbouring properties on Bland Street at Ashfield about 10:00am today.

The inside of the houses had undergone extensive modifications to cultivate the cannabis indoors.

In one of the homes, police found 173 cannabis plants, and in the other, 182 plants were discovered.

The combined estimated potential street value of the plants is $1,046,000 police said.

No-one was home at the time of the raids and police said investigations are continuing.

The Florida Supreme Court is cancelling a Dec. 8 hearing it had scheduled to consider a measure to legalize medical marijuana.The court announced the decision on Friday. The move comes a few days after Attorney General Pam Bondi said she will not ask the court to block the latest medical marijuana amendment.The Supreme Court is currently reviewing the ballot initiative. Justices must decide whether or not the amendment is misleading and whether it complies with single-subject requirements.Supporters tried to pass a similar amendment during the 2014 election. That ballot measure failed because it did not meet the 60-percent threshold needed to pass.Backers of medical marijuana will need to collect more than 683,000 signatures by next February in order to go before voters in 2016.

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas -- An all-terrain vehicle sits empty now that U.S. Border Patrol agents nabbed 700 pounds of marijuana and 20 roosters from the Rio Grande Valley early Wednesday morning where the drugs were found.

Agents say it all started when they spotted an ATV driving north from the Rio Grande. That's when Border Patrol agents and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers approached the area only to find the ATV abandoned. They say the ATV was loaded with 700 pounds of marijuana and 20 roosters.

Border Patrol agents seized an ATV carrying 700 pounds of marijuana and 20 roosters from the Rio Grande Valley. (Photo: U.S. Border Patrol)

The marijuana is worth $550,000, agents said.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -

With Attorney General Pam Bondi declining to launch a challenge, the Florida Supreme Court on Friday called off a hearing scheduled for next month on a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana.

Justices still need to sign off on the wording of the ballot initiative before it could go to voters in November 2016. But without opposition to the wording, backers of the amendment appear likely to clear a key hurdle in the initiative process.

WAYNESVILLE, MO (KTVI) - A Missouri group trying to legalize marijuana rallies around a sick veteran who is facing a drug charge. The vet says hemp helps him cope with his Leukemia.

Members of the Missouri Cannabis Restoration and Protection Act gathered in front of the Crocker Police Department on Friday. They`re here to support Delpert McKinnon, he`s has leukemia and says he uses marijuana to feel better, that led to a felony charge against him.

"I get dizzy sometime, and I smoke a little bit, I get dizzy." said Delpert McKinnon.

While several states have approved weed for use as a medicine, these folks want every Missourian to be able have it.